Elastic, Pure, and Invigorating: A Cottage Row for Yellow Sulphur Springs

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dc.contributor.authorAlbright, Dustin Grahamen
dc.contributor.committeechairRott, Hans Christianen
dc.contributor.committeememberGartner, Howard Scotten
dc.contributor.committeememberThompson, Steven R.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:39:25Zen
dc.date.adate2008-07-22en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:39:25Zen
dc.date.issued2008-04-29en
dc.date.rdate2008-07-22en
dc.date.sdate2008-06-05en
dc.description.abstractSituated between Blacksburg and Christiansburg in Montgomery County, Virginia, the Yellow Sulphur Springs Resort began in 1810 as a collection of rustic cabins and closed in 1923 with two hotels, numerous cottages, a bowling alley, and a springhouse gazebo. In the interim, the resort hosted summer travelers seeking refreshment and leisure. Whether drinking the medicinal spring waters or catching up with last summerâ s acquaintances, guests found Yellow Sulphur to be a peaceful and rejuvenating stop on the springs circuit. Currently, the property is privately owned and its owners have expressed interest in renovating the remaining hotel and opening a restaurant on its first floor. Presupposing this renovation and a subsequent reopening of the Yellow Sulphur Springs Resort, I proposed a new series of seasonal cottage rows to house resort visitors and have designed one row in particular that overlooks a small spring on the site. Each cottage was divided into public, private, and most private spaces, both formally and systematically. Additionally, a distinction was made between the sulphurous spring water below and fresh rain water, which is collected above, to reflect summer light into the bathrooms following afternoon showers.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.format.extent24 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06052008-121715en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06052008-121715/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/33432en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartAlbright_thesis.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 24438504en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectresorten
dc.subjectcottageen
dc.subjectyellow sulphur springsen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 2008.A437en
dc.titleElastic, Pure, and Invigorating: A Cottage Row for Yellow Sulphur Springsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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