Architectural Styles in Housing
Sydney Blaas - 5th Period - 11/11/2014
Brackets
A bracket is a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or
the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice.
the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice.
Buttress
A buttress is any external prop or support built to steady a structure by
opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built
into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built
into or against the outside of a masonry wall.
Chair Rail
A chair rail is a molding on an interior wall for preventing the backs of
chairs from rubbing against plaster.
chairs from rubbing against plaster.
Chimney
A chimney is a structure, usually vertical, containing a passage or flue
by which the smoke, gases.
by which the smoke, gases.
Column
A column is a decorative pillar, most often composed of stone and
typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and
usually a base.
typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and
usually a base.
Cupola
A cupola is a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry,
lantern, or belvedere.
lantern, or belvedere.
Fanlight
A fanlight is a window over a door or another window, especially one
having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
having the form of a semicircle or of half an ellipse.
Finial
A finial is a relatively small, ornamental, terminal feature at the top
of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
of a gable, pinnacle, etc.
Floor Plan
A floor plan is a diagram of one room, apartment, or entire floor of a
building, usually drawn to scale.
building, usually drawn to scale.
Frieze
A frieze is any decorative band on an outside wall, broader than a
stringcourse and bearing lettering, sculpture, etc.
stringcourse and bearing lettering, sculpture, etc.
Lintel
A lintel is a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above
an opening, as a window or a door.
an opening, as a window or a door.
Masonry
Masonry is cement blocks, clay blocks, brick blocks, that form the exterior of a building
Molding
A molding is a strip of wood, stone, uniform cross sections for the full
length and a strikingly modeled profile that casts strong shadows:
used on frames, tables, etc., and certain architectural members, as
cornices, stringcourses, or bases.
length and a strikingly modeled profile that casts strong shadows:
used on frames, tables, etc., and certain architectural members, as
cornices, stringcourses, or bases.
Mullions
A mullion is a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights
of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
Parapet
A parapet is an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a
permanent fortification.
permanent fortification.
Pediment
A pediment is typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking
cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of
a façade.
cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of
a façade.
Pilaster
A pilaster is a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall,
having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
Pillar
A pillar is an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other
material, any upright, supporting part; post.
material, any upright, supporting part; post.
Porch
A porch is an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered
approach or vestibule to a doorway.
approach or vestibule to a doorway.
Portico
A portico is a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or
piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
Quoins
A quoin is a wedge-shaped piece of wood, stone, or other material, used
for any of various purposes.
for any of various purposes.
Rafters
A rafter is a series of timbers, usually having apronounced slope, for
supporting the sheathing and covering of a roof.
Stoop
A stoop is a small raised platform, approached by steps and sometimes
having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house; a small porch.
having a roof and seats, at the entrance of a house; a small porch.
Stucco
Stucco is an exterior finish for masonry or frame walls, usually
composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid
on wet.
composed of cement, sand, and hydrated lime mixed with water and laid
on wet.
Tower
A tower is a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral
dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
Transom Light
Transom light is a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a
window or fanlight above it.
window or fanlight above it.
Wainscot
Wainscot is wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling,
for lining interior walls.
for lining interior walls.