Right now the plan for Minas Tursiops has a requirement for 4 full columns and two half (split vertically) columns. These are part of a balcony (20' x 15') over the garage. According to one of the manufacturers of the stone columns, for a standard Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian column its about $3k (10ft tall, hollow for concrete and rebar, and made of a selection of marbles). Part of the problem is that I am not seeking a standard design if I can help it.
Imagine a round top and bottom of the capital of a column. There is something akin to a rounded edge plate at the top of the capital and a 'collar' at the bottom where the main body of the column meets the capital: the top is about a foot wider than the bottom and the bottom is about two inches wider than the column itself. There are six fern leaves evenly space around the capital. They start at the bottom collar and arch outwards such that the tips curl under the top plate. The ferns produce a string of inverted diamond shapes around the capital. The 'traingles' above where the tips meet would be filled with celtic knotwork. Below, in the smaller triangles there'd be small eagles in a semi bas-relief.
Now as if I could afford that. ;)
Maybe in house 2 or 3, eh?
This time it'll prolly jsut be Corinthian.
Imagine a round top and bottom of the capital of a column. There is something akin to a rounded edge plate at the top of the capital and a 'collar' at the bottom where the main body of the column meets the capital: the top is about a foot wider than the bottom and the bottom is about two inches wider than the column itself. There are six fern leaves evenly space around the capital. They start at the bottom collar and arch outwards such that the tips curl under the top plate. The ferns produce a string of inverted diamond shapes around the capital. The 'traingles' above where the tips meet would be filled with celtic knotwork. Below, in the smaller triangles there'd be small eagles in a semi bas-relief.
Now as if I could afford that. ;)
Maybe in house 2 or 3, eh?
This time it'll prolly jsut be Corinthian.
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