Project Matrix- The Burrow/ Weasley House
THE BURROW/ WEASLEY HOUSE from HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Design by Stuart Craig Architectural Precedent 1 The Burrow/ Weasley House - Exterior a) Key Concept The concept behind the design is a wizard-built ramshackle multi-story dwelling that clearly needs magic to keep it from falling apart. The house is meant to have the idea of extra houses(or rooms) stacked upon one another with a Tudor structure acting as the foundation - holding up the houses. This is due to the fact that the builder (Arthur Weasley) decided to build it upwards instead of laterally as his family expanded over the course of time. Furthermore, due to his interest in “ Muggle ” (non-wizard/human) things , the house is built from architectural salvage or “ muggle salvage ” s uch as the roof being made of salvaged timber and is cladded with slates, tiles and wooden shingles- anything he could acquire. Despite the mad and magical concept behind the design, Stuart Craig decided th