Pro forma Scheme Plan

Scheme: Georgian Ireland

Palladianism-Castletown House No. of Lessons: 4 Group: 5th
Neo-Classicism-Casino at Marino Total Time: 2 hours 40mins No. of Pupils: 15

Aims

To help pupils to:

1) Gain an understanding of Irish architecture by studying and identifying the difference

between Palladianism and Neo-Classicism with reference to key buildings of this style found
in Ireland.

2) Gain an understanding of the particular architects who worked on these particular

buildings in Ireland during the 18th century.

3) Identify the interior and exterior architectural features of the various Palladian and Neo-
Classical buildings throughout the Georgian Ireland Period.

4) Develop a sense of personal identity and self-esteem through conversing about Irish
architecture in an expressive and communicative manner.

Overall Learning Outcomes for the Scheme

On completion pupils should be able to:

1) Describe both styles of architecture (Palladian and Neo-classical) making reference to
key Palladian style country houses and public buildings-Castletown house, Co.
Dublin, Florence Court, Co. Fermanagh and the Irish House of Parliament, Co.
Dublin and key Neo-classical style houses-The Casino at Marino, Co. Dublin and
Castle Coole, Co. Fermanagh.
2) Identify the architects who worked on the key Palladian Style building (Castletown
House)-Alesandro Galilei and Edward Lovett Pearce and the architects who worked
on the key Neo-classical style building (The Casino at Marino)-William Chambers
and Simon Vierpyl.
3) State and describe the key exterior architectural features of Palladian style country
houses and public buildings such as Castletown house and The House of Parliament
and the interior architectural features of Castletown house (including various rooms
and their purposes) and the exterior and interior features of a Neo Classical style
house such as The Casino at Marino.
4) Converse with one another in a confident, expressive and communicative manner
about Irish architecture, in particular Castletown House and The Casino at Marino.

Investigating/Exploring/History and Critical Studies

Subject matter: Palladianism/Castletown House (Over 2 lessons)

Slide 1&2
Georgian Ireland The development of the Georgian
architectural style occurred in Britain and
Ireland during the reigns of King George I-
IV (1714-1830)
The style was heavily influenced by the
architecture of ancient Rome and by
Andrea Palladio, the Italian Renaissance
architect (1508-1580).
Palladios published book of his designs
was called The Four Books of
Architecture

Slide 3&4
Palladianism Villa Rotunda
A particular style of architecture which
arose in eighteenth century Ireland and
England
The Palladian style was used for both
large country houses and public buildings.
Occasionally it was used for large town
houses as well.

Slide 5&6
Villa Barbaro Hazelwood House Sligo
Slide 7&8
Russborough House Wicklow Castletown House

Slide 9&10
Who built the house? William Connolly 1722

Slide When and why was Castletown Alesandro Galilei was asked to design the house.
Galilei had a great knowledge of the Italian Renaissance
11&12 House built? architects including that of Palladio.
The house is extremely important in the history of Irish
architecture as it was the first Palladian building in the
country.
His design was inspired by Italian town houses or
palazzos of the Rennaissance.
He is responsible for the design of the main block/front
faade.
Galilei, however, did not stay to finish the work on the
house and the job was taken over by Edward Lovett
Pearce, who was responsible for the design of the
entrance hall and it was he who added the colonnades
and terminating pavillions.
Slide
13&14 Palazzo Farnese, Rome Edward Lovett Pearce
Edward Lovett Pearce was from an influential
Anglo-Irish family.
He received his architectural education in
England.
He was one of the most important Palladian
architects working in Ireland.
As well as being involved in the design of
Castletown House, he also designed Bellamont
Forest in Co. Cavan and House of Parliament,
Co. Dublin

Slide Irish House of Parliament, Co.

Bellamont Forest, Co. Cavan, 1730
15&16 Dublin

Slide Anglo-Irish Palladian style of

17&18 The exterior-Castletown House
Architecture
A central block is flanked by colonnaded
wings terminating in a square pavilion.
Slide
The Exterior
19&20
The thirteen bay central block has many of the
features we would expect to see in a house of
this period.
The centrally placed portico is approached by a
flight of steps and flanked by engaged Ionic
columns. Like the twelve ground floor windows
it is crowned by a flat top cornice.
The windows on the piano nobile have
alternating triangular and round-headed
pediments and the top floor windows are
significantly smaller.
The building is topped by a balustrade as are
the colonnades and pavilions. On the
pavillions stone urns furnish decorative detail.
The main block is divided horizontally by string
courses between the different storeys.
The collonades which form the arms of the
building are of the Ionic order and black niches
punctuate the walls behind.
The effect of the exterior of Castletown is a
wonderful balance and symmetry, and it is true
to say that this is one of the most important and
identifiable traits of Georgian architecture

Slide
21&22 The Interior Layout
Key features:
Axial Corridor
Entrance Hall
Ionic Collumns (inside as well as outside)
Gallery
Tapering square pillars
Capitals
Engaged Collumns
Pilasters
Niches
Pediments
Triangular Pediment
Semi-curricular Pediment

Slide To the right of the hall id

23&24 the staircase hall.
Unusual for the
staircase to be housed
in a separate hall.
Special staircase-
cantilevered stair
Plaster work of
particular importance-
will be covered at a later
stage
Key Rooms
The Dining Room
Butlers Pantry
The Drawing Rooms-Red and Green
The state bedroom
The Print Room
* The Long Gallery *
Slide
25&26 The Long Gallery Connollys Folly/Obelisk

Neo-Classicism-The Casino at Marino (1

Lesson)

Slide What is the difference between

1 Palladianism and Neo-Classism?

Slide Neo-Classicism
(New Classism)
2
Slide Florence Court, Co. Fermanagh-
3 Palladian

Castle Coole,Co. Fermanagh-Neo

Slide Classical
4

Slide
Palladianism
5
More severe in style with less fussy
decorative detail
Plasterwork-shows change in taste very
clearly;
The overblown high decorative style by the
Francini brothers is replaced by the more
restrained and elegant style of English
stuccodore Robert Adams-called the
Adams style.

Slide The Casino at Marino

6
Slide
7 James Caulfield,
Lord Charlemont, Owner
William Chambers,
Architect

The Meaning
What does Casino and Marino mean?

Slide
8

Slide The Function

9 Decoration
To show off
Entertainment
 Slide
The Exterior
10

Structure and Layout

Slide
11

Slide
The Interior
12

Vestibule with apsidal end

Keywords/phrases:
Georgian period, Palladianism, Neo-Classicism, architecture, Alesandro Galilei, Edward
Lovett Pearce, Richard Castle
Central block, square pavilions, colonnaded wings, balustrade, attic storey, pediment, frieze,
rustication, string course, urn, doric columns, ionic columns

Teaching/Learning Strategies:
Students will be brought on a field trip to Dublin where they will view both
Castletown House and The House of Parliament-The Casino at Marino is fully booked
so students will not be able to view. (Unsure if I can go on the trip)
Provide students with a booklet which they will use a reference point throughout the
course of the four lessons. This will save students from taking notes and they can
underline key points as we move through the 4 lessons.
Students will be taken through a series of 2 powerpoint presentations as it has been
requested that Castletown house must be covered in detail following on with the
Casino at Marino.
 The 1st lesson will be an introduction to Palladianism following with Castletown
House. There will be questioning and discussion throughout the course of the lesson
as students will have returned from their trip and I will get a sense of what they have
learned. There will be significant wait time for questioning.
The 2nd lesson will be a follow on lesson where students will continue to learn about
Castletown house but we will also cover a Palladian public building specifically the
Irish House of Parliament. Students will be shown a short video on the interior of
Castletown house which will be re-watched for homework as well as filling in a
response work sheet to the video.
In the 3rd lesson students will be introduced to Neo-Classicism. Firstly we will run
through a short compare and contrast session where we will talk about the
differences between a Palladian building and a Neo-Classical building. We will start
off with Florence Court and Castle Coole in Co. Fermanagh the reason being that
students will be able to recognise the differences in any Palladian or Neo-Classical
building not just Castletown House and The Casino at Marino. We will then proceed
to go through The Casino at Marino in detail. The students will answer a worksheet
sheet for homework to reinforce learning.
The 4th lesson will consist of a short questions test based on Palladianism/Castletown
house and Neo-Classicism/The Casino at Marino.

Use of Digital Media:

Use of laptop and overhead projector

Differentiation:
Firstly students will be brought to Dublin to see the various buildings in person. The powerpoint presentations
will be reinforced with a booklet which students can refer to during the lessons. Questioning and discussion
will help the weaker student to understand the content in more detail. The Castletown house video will also
reinforce learning. The worksheets will also help the weaker student to identify the key content. The compare
and contrast session will help the weaker student to identify that the content can be used over a broad
spectrum.

Visual Learning
-Trip to Dublin-viewing the buildings
-Power point presentation to teach students about Palladianism and Neo-Classicism

Auditory Learning
-Didactic teaching to inform students about Irish architecture

Kinaesthetic Learning
-Viewing and touching the buildings during the visit

Literacy: Literacy:
Oral Literacy
Students will read booklet
Students will read questions on worksheet
Students will read test questions

Visual Literacy
Students will be shown visual imagery through powerpoint as well as seeing the various buildings in
 person.

Digital Literacy
Students will use a computer to carry out any research necessary throughout the lessons.

Aural Literacy
Students will watch and listen to video-worksheet

Numeracy:
Working out angles while drawing features such as collumns, pediment, balustrade etc.
Materials/Renounces/Facilitates:
Georgian Ireland Booklet, worksheets, test

Safety Precautions:
N/A

Timeline/Sequence of Lessons:

Lesson 1
Palladianism/Castletown House
Lesson 2
Castletown House- video worksheet
Lesson 3
Neo-Classicism-worsheet
Lesson 4
Test (short questions)

Assessment Rubric: