Style Guide: Mediterranean

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As the name suggests, the Mediterranean style originated in European countries north of the Mediterranean Sea - Greece, Spain, and Italy.  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Graphite MM';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Most of the preeminent architects of the age were primarily known for painting and sculpture, skills which </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">they often put to good use in the decoration of the palaces they were designing for their wealthy patrons.  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Bramante was to distinguish himself in ecclesiastical architecture enjoying papal patronage for his long career.  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Sangallo, Michelangelo, Rafael, Michelozzi and others executed many domestic designs for palaces in both </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">urban and rural environments to complete a resume that includes both public and private architecture.  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Private courtyards were a defining feature of the urban </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">palaces of the time in an effort to reproduce in miniature the grand gardens of the country estates.  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The style is characterized by visual elements like arched windows and doorways, low-pitched roof lines covered in tiles, and stucco walls. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Intricate stone details can also be found throughout interior and exterior elements.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Take a look at a few famous modern day mediterranean style homes you may recognize....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwwoX8kWewbVbbBQy193glIMQjOn9s5YpcAKZ4oH9zPqPhhflVbhhgSRcbZxOophyhFXobzmq81qAx43V4VN1gctQVLuIlMpPcZERNIWdRFPn9gEyHATbIt2BSraGbuB_L7sNZQOVBXYq/s1600/01_item0.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl01_cher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwwoX8kWewbVbbBQy193glIMQjOn9s5YpcAKZ4oH9zPqPhhflVbhhgSRcbZxOophyhFXobzmq81qAx43V4VN1gctQVLuIlMpPcZERNIWdRFPn9gEyHATbIt2BSraGbuB_L7sNZQOVBXYq/s320/01_item0.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.hosl01_cher.jpg" width="320" /></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2010-10/malibu_homes_slideshow_slideshow_item2_3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">via</span></a></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Okay, so maybe this isn't exactly "attainable," but Cher's massive Italian Renaissance Malibu estate is a good example of modern day Mediterranean architecture.  It was up for sale a few years back for a whopping $45 Million.</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6tCq0EEAAQJbrNYRfxZDME1YhxmT5q0XCdN7rwHE1WDJYo_8F2b7-BoT1i-GD_FDh9H9_xKqRz1WCTplOeIJ969Qo60F1pUKVz8xGMCNJnKEdOVqq4J3bZh2HnVsE_S3B67OCRxSiP_M/s1600/02_0113171-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6tCq0EEAAQJbrNYRfxZDME1YhxmT5q0XCdN7rwHE1WDJYo_8F2b7-BoT1i-GD_FDh9H9_xKqRz1WCTplOeIJ969Qo60F1pUKVz8xGMCNJnKEdOVqq4J3bZh2HnVsE_S3B67OCRxSiP_M/s320/02_0113171-15.jpg" width="320" /></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><a href="http://www.luxist.com/2010/02/01/diandra-douglas-in-montecito-estate-of-the-day/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">via</span></a></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Michael Douglas' ex-wife Diandra Douglas resides in the Mediterranean style home built in the 1920's that the couple had purchased in 1979 for $275,000 in Montecito. </span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e145WTSKzReKSKedJ0IF_3EGPmiISwj4Puftkmg7JInNE5a6enNMSIhb29MftpeVEOWyFLOg1R12O02wchsqUf1pKAg4stM6ByJw2dEv0HcsRLppunE3WUNtGmZQ2xjVAe_wFmEsuubm/s1600/03_111332869180837.peg.txt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7e145WTSKzReKSKedJ0IF_3EGPmiISwj4Puftkmg7JInNE5a6enNMSIhb29MftpeVEOWyFLOg1R12O02wchsqUf1pKAg4stM6ByJw2dEv0HcsRLppunE3WUNtGmZQ2xjVAe_wFmEsuubm/s320/03_111332869180837.peg.txt.jpeg" width="320" /></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.deasypenner.com/property/photos/2923/1369-east-altadena-drive"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">via</span></i></a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">A villa-style home designed by Reginald Johnson in 1915, the renowned architect of the Biltmore Hotel.</span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And here are a few <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Architects</a>' designed Mediterranean abodes...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcX9ddCWs2ujYEy0iEqmBMT3EQvcMAdqv2ePkoaNUPmQzzDsW2RwIe0zQKSf_wipmOZmi9klUL16IisF6AYmgX6Qe7F1ZzflW36dVmY3BQFI63q-SPKs9RPuK2leoMSdOFB7RCP3hiLxV/s1600/04_Domenico+LR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcX9ddCWs2ujYEy0iEqmBMT3EQvcMAdqv2ePkoaNUPmQzzDsW2RwIe0zQKSf_wipmOZmi9klUL16IisF6AYmgX6Qe7F1ZzflW36dVmY3BQFI63q-SPKs9RPuK2leoMSdOFB7RCP3hiLxV/s320/04_Domenico+LR.jpg" width="320" /></span></i></a></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> The <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2012/10/grand-rapids-magazine-building-your.html">Domenico</a></span></i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl3hKI6HpIGPSjSpZ99WaaodMoqoqx7OdtyY7n3bxOAaTIozOXePpfWZg5JMQLjlAkNxLVG1RdoB2FYoFM6x-k2w5cypNyiLayGSGHpAuZ0I_D6ToeahmaLxTMOJXyKADynoV3AU9RDtT/s1600/05_Legacy+Woods.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl3hKI6HpIGPSjSpZ99WaaodMoqoqx7OdtyY7n3bxOAaTIozOXePpfWZg5JMQLjlAkNxLVG1RdoB2FYoFM6x-k2w5cypNyiLayGSGHpAuZ0I_D6ToeahmaLxTMOJXyKADynoV3AU9RDtT/s320/05_Legacy+Woods.jpg" width="320" /></span></i></a></div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> Legacy Woods</span></i><br /><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nf9Y9XAkPss9nNB8T8jaif270SYr56WcHnfWp1_vuP2BlGQT50cAJ3DDonA2Wo4wYFM4IvdFk29F0Hv_Ejn_2kopWXBvNAxpK4xJ9toWwpO4DUyX8zvXrjR8ygHewvXkw87OMY7cuArd/s1600/06_Star+Coast+Villas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2nf9Y9XAkPss9nNB8T8jaif270SYr56WcHnfWp1_vuP2BlGQT50cAJ3DDonA2Wo4wYFM4IvdFk29F0Hv_Ejn_2kopWXBvNAxpK4xJ9toWwpO4DUyX8zvXrjR8ygHewvXkw87OMY7cuArd/s320/06_Star+Coast+Villas.jpg" width="237" /></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Star Coast Villas, a development in China</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you are looking to achieve the Mediterranean style, here are a few great products to consider:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><b>Roofing</b></i>: <a href="http://www.gaf.com/">GAF Roofing</a> has a designer shingle line called <a href="http://www.gaf.com/Roofing/Residential/Products/Shingles/Designer/Monaco">Monaco</a>.  It gives you the look of a genuine European tile roof at a fraction of the cost with the added bonus of a lifetime ltd transferable warranty with Smart Choice Protection for the first ten years.</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMK3OdDel4XTAE5geht2_OG5Szfowxo8s7mXEBQq878BpBkxAp6rUNFKBOSGHD1pixTX6iXBZtsQ8CRazhd1VQnM9xYiWFNUvnplfHPifWppfkmrLSq9R19mbk0lPqXLdMd5G3SsLU2z_/s1600/07_Monaco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQMK3OdDel4XTAE5geht2_OG5Szfowxo8s7mXEBQq878BpBkxAp6rUNFKBOSGHD1pixTX6iXBZtsQ8CRazhd1VQnM9xYiWFNUvnplfHPifWppfkmrLSq9R19mbk0lPqXLdMd5G3SsLU2z_/s200/07_Monaco.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Fireplace / kitchen hood details</i></b>: <a href="http://tartarugadesign.com/">Tartaruga Design Inc.</a> offers historical European-inspired mantelpieces and kitchen hoods, impeccably crafted and hand-sculpted.  They offer nearly unlimited combinations of design variations, material choices and hand finishes, making each piece as unique as the properties they are made for.</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41NTPNWmlTiq01NOITLF4ZgEboHX-mwfJa5cT5oreFnuxmW-5pjR9VxeHMmZdfdkzeG9Fjtjud_5LuE0ao--NquHn83SEky7MeNBIFNnpzHiigid5501vihwFoGxR3w1shWZmK2DjPTo-/s1600/Tartaruga.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41NTPNWmlTiq01NOITLF4ZgEboHX-mwfJa5cT5oreFnuxmW-5pjR9VxeHMmZdfdkzeG9Fjtjud_5LuE0ao--NquHn83SEky7MeNBIFNnpzHiigid5501vihwFoGxR3w1shWZmK2DjPTo-/s200/Tartaruga.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Stone details</i></b>:  <a href="http://www.haddonstone.com/Default.aspx">Haddonstone</a> is the leading manufacturor of cast stone building materials, making elements like quoins, keystones, balustrades, coping and capping, etc.</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9MHhqKWivF7pnKlUxMJKLV9-wez9VS6gdnWhdyAxbYi8t1-d_429AYLqA0e9d1vwDKiob5_xxL1aiwIpkw_lOiJhTbu4CTLA39oVK-vqiPc0mpS6sk2yufHIwprV6vwa5aYiIlo5j4dB/s1600/AI055ACS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9MHhqKWivF7pnKlUxMJKLV9-wez9VS6gdnWhdyAxbYi8t1-d_429AYLqA0e9d1vwDKiob5_xxL1aiwIpkw_lOiJhTbu4CTLA39oVK-vqiPc0mpS6sk2yufHIwprV6vwa5aYiIlo5j4dB/s200/AI055ACS.jpg" width="163" /></a></span></span></div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><i>Windows</i></b>: <a href="http://www.loewen.com/">Loewen</a> windows offers a variety of window lines and even custom designs to perfectly fit every architectural style, including Mediterranean.</span></li></ul><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEIT82G7neeTltuZ4n3OPlICbMwsjyFc4QXUNBRbQ8pVO3PmUOK-mQqrvhfUSIa5hu3ajI4CJ9BHX4ysLm_UgEK-nR77AZ5GbD4wLrg6QZQ41fgznnkNLU-3QIb0UPGlG4tsf1JGwuzeZF/s1600/black-2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Style Guide: Mediterranean

As the name suggests, the Mediterranean style originated in European countries north of the Mediterranean Sea - Greece, Spain, and Italy.   ...

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