Architectural Styles
A-frame and Octagon
Octagon House
Definition- octagon houses were a unique house style briefly popular in the 1850s in the United States and Canada. They are characterised by an octagonal plan, and often feature a flat roof and a veranda all round
Characteristics
- Environmentally friendly
- Octagonal shape
- designed in 1850
- pitched roof style
-common flat roof
-8 sides( often times the sides are glass)
-cheaper to build
-" A home for all"
stiner house-NY
Maine
The Zelotes Holmes House in Laurens, South Carolina
PA
Unknown
A frame
Definition- architectural house style featuring steeply-angled sides (roofline) that usually begin at or near the foundation line, and meet at the top in the shape of the letter "A"
Features:
- forms an "A" shape
- very steep roof pitch
- ancient form of construction in Europe, China, and the South Pacific Islands
- used for utilitarian purposes up until the 1950s
- structure is very adaptable and can be easily changed to fit needs
- often used as vacation homes
- roof can withstand more weight than most because of the shape
- design is easily managed because of the general design
Louisville, Tennessee
Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Similarites between the two
- Windows on the top level
- large use of natural light for illumination
- geometrically based shape/building
- generally contains second story decks