SM Adam volume 36/12

[17] Axial section of a house from east to west, c1783, unexecuted

Axial section from east to west of a two-and-a-half-storey building with a part-sunken basement, and a stepped entrance to the east. Above this, at the first-storey level there is an Ionic pilaster screen. At the basement-storey level there is a barrel-vaulted room to the west, and this and the adjoining room contain wine bins. There is a central spiral staircase that extends from the basement-storey to the first-storey level. At the ground-storey level the room to the east contains paired Tuscan columns. Beyond the staircase there is a barrel-vaulted hall, with Tuscan columns flanking a further staircase to the south. To the west there is a balustraded portico entrance, with a Tuscan colonnade and niches. At the first-storey level to the east there is a room with a central chimneypiece, flanked by entrances. Beyond this an entrance links to the spiral staircase below, and there is a space with a central entrance, set within a relieving arch articulated by Ionic columns. To the west of this there is a balustraded balcony, with an Ionic screen, and an additional entrance to the south. In the attic storey there is a central light well formed with an oculus, with additional windows providing light for the rooms to the east and west