Architecture Terminology
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Arch
May be defined as mechanical arangement of wedge shaped blocks of stones or bricks mutually supporting each other and supported at the end by abutments.
Brackets
Buttress
It is similar to a pier built on the exterior of a wall and properly binded to it. Buttresses are placed at intervals along wall to make it stable for resisting outward.
Chair rail
any material in a horizontal trim installed on the wall in a room, usually 30" / 762mm off the floor; used in large walls, further adorned with bead board, trim, wallpaper, or contrasting colors below and above
Chimney
Chimney flues visible from the exterior of a house, and sometimes very decorative.
Column
may be defined as an isolated vertical load bearing member the width of which is neither less than the thickness nor more than four times its thickness.
Column capital
Corbel
It is the extension of one or more courses or brick or stone from the face of a wall.
Cupola
Dormer
Eaves
The lower edge of the inclined roof surface of a pitched roof is termed as eaves.
Finial-
Floor Plan-The arrangement of rooms in a building.
Fluting-decorative parallel grooves, concave, and semi-circular in section on classical columns and friezes
Lintel-a piece of wood or stone that lies across the top of a door or window and holds the weight of the structure above it
Masonry-Being of stone, brick, or concrete.
Molding
Mullions
It is the central member usually used in the revolving doors, which is attached with ball-bearing at the bottom and bush bearing at the top so as to enable the door to revolve smoothly without producing jerks.
Parapet
A low wall or railing built along the edge of a roof or a floor.
Pediment
Pilaster
Pillar
Porch
Portico
Quoins
The exterior angle or corner of a wall is termed as quoin. The brick or wedged shaped stone used for the corner of walls is also known as quoin.
Rafters
Roof
A roof may be defined as a covering provided over the top of a building with a view to keep out rain , snow and wind and to protect the building from the adverse effects of these elements.