Architectural Styles
By: Molly Melloan and Ryan Ullman
Mediterranean Style
Characteristics
-Structure can stay cool and breezy in the hot baking sun
-Shallow Sloping Roofs
-Roof is made of bright terra cotta roof tiles
-The roofs overhang the walls-- a feature that is used in the Mediterranean to provide shade
-Employs a courtyard in the front of the house, as part of the driveway, or inside the floor plan.
-Large open arches
-Constructed with stucco walls
-The walls remain unpainted to give a clean, traditional look
Newport Beach, California
French Eclectic
Characteristics
-steeply pitched, hipped, and the eaves are often flared on the roof
-embraces the various regional styles found across France as well as American adaptations
-Rounded towers with conical roofs were frequently built
-Roof dormers
-Massive chimneys
-Masonry wall cladding of stone or brick; often stuccoed
-Windows may be casement or double hung and French doors are used
-Range of architectural detail including quoins, pediments, pilasters
Common Features
-Both are commonly made using stucco
-Both use earth tone colors on the exterior of the house
-Arched Doorways
-Over hanging Roofs