#planimetry of chiswick house vs chiswick manor in endless sunlight

[zoyalannister]

So here comes the post where I feel entitled to bore you to death, aka

The planimetry of Chiswick Manor

(Differences between the real Chiswick House in London and the Manor in Endless Sunlight)

For this post I have to thank my friend who is an architect and really helped me, I will refer to her as A (for architect) in this post.

So, Chiswick House is basically a copy of the Villa Rotonda in Verona, and at some point it had two annexes at the side that were later destroyed. Since in my fic I want the Manor to be bigger and have many rooms, there are the annexes.

Since A told me that the upper floor was the most important, I will talk about upper floor, ground floor and basement in this order.

Upper floor

The black recrangles are the annexes where Grace didn’t go, but from her own world she knows it's where the bedrooms are located.

The blue recrangle is where Christopher’s office is located, but as you can see in the real House there is a wall: in the fic, Christopher tore down that wall to have a bigger and more symmetric office.

This room is referred to as "the blue velvet room" and this is why:

When I saw this pic I decided this is where I wanted Thule!Kit's office.

The red rectangle is the red room that Grace and Lizzie cross to arrive in Christopher’s office, and you can guess why the name...

The violet rectangle is the bedroom that Grace mentions in the chapter, and the green rectangle is a room called green velvet room, you’ll never guess why.

The two circular rooms on the top of the planimetry are two galleries that look like this:

The octagonal room in the center, also referred as saloon in some old planimetries, was the main place for balls and parties where the owners flexed how rich they were.

Lastly, what I circled in orange is the hidden staircase from Christopher’s office to Grace’s room. I don’t know if in real life it’s actually hidden or not, but in my fic it is because I like the idea of Christopher having his secret way to meet Grace.

Ground floor

As for the upper floor, since Grace didn’t explore the annexes they are in black rectangles, but here there are other rooms that she didn’t see.

(Small spoiler: Christopher tore down some walls to get more space).

For this part I won’t have pictures because, despite respecting (mostly) the original structure of the house, with the help of A, I changed or created by zero all the functions of each room.

The green rectangle is where I located the staff quarters, where some of the house maids and guys live 24/7 (the rest of the staff lives in the outbuilding in the garden).

The light blue rectangle is the facility room with the cistern and the electric generator, the yellow one is the bathroom for guests that Grace mentions and the red redtangle is the dining room.

Finally, the purple rectangle is Grace’s room: small, in an uncomfortable position and right next to the facility room; her bed is against that wall indeed.

Basement

I am honest: I have no idea if the real Chiswick House has a basement or not, but since I found nothing I assume it doesn’t exist and it’s all my imagination.

There are some storage rooms, the staff bathroom and A told me that I could add the kitchen with the condition that there is a ventilation system, and I added it because Christopher is both a genius and filthy rich in this fic, so he planned and built it himself.

That's all for now, maybe I will also do another post about the external part of the Manor because this post is already long enough.