Basic Site Details | Name: | House for an Art Lover | | City or county: | Glasgow | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Design competition staged by Darmstadt-based German publisher Alexander Koch for the design of a large country house for an art-lover or connoisseur. Announced in December 2000 wih a deadline of 25 March 1901. Mackintosh and Macdonald failed to provide a complete set of drawings (three perspectives of the interior were required), and so could not be considered for the prize. In the event no first prize was awarded; the English architect M H Baillie Scott was given second prize; and third prize was split three ways. Koch published several of the sets of designs, including Mackintosh & Macdonald's, as lavish portfolios in 1902. A building was constructed in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow to Mackintosh's competition designs in 1989-96, under the supervision of Professor Andrew McMillan. | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Haus eines Kunst-Freundes | Yes | |
Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | House | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | December 1900 | | | Competition announced | | 25 March 1901 | | | Deadline for competition entries. | | 1989(?) | 1996 | | Mackintosh's designs built |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | | 1900 | 1901 | Competition designs in collaboration with his wife, Margaret Macdonald - failed to provide complete set of drawings and so could not be considered for prize | | Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott | | | 1900 | 1901 | Competition designs - second prize |
Clients| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | | Name | Notes | | Koch, Alexander - publisher based in Darmstadt, Germany | |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Billcliffe, Roger | 1979 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings & Interior Designs | | Guildford & London: Lutterworth Press | pp97-102 | | Crawford, Alan | 1995 | Charles Rennie Mackintosh | | London: Thames and Hudson | pp81-4 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Keppie Design (David Stark) | Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie | | No 308 |
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