American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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Page 66
... overall design by shape , placement , and relationship to fenestration . Dormers may reinforce design , as when their placement echoes the symmetrical placement of windows , or they may be used for contrast or accent . The latter is ...
... overall design by shape , placement , and relationship to fenestration . Dormers may reinforce design , as when their placement echoes the symmetrical placement of windows , or they may be used for contrast or accent . The latter is ...
Page 75
... overall shape and the implied cen- ter axis that runs from the apex of the gable to the base . Most gable ends will center an element on this axis . Windows or ventilators are the most common element used in this way . The broad face of ...
... overall shape and the implied cen- ter axis that runs from the apex of the gable to the base . Most gable ends will center an element on this axis . Windows or ventilators are the most common element used in this way . The broad face of ...
Page 81
... overall impact on a building starts with the assembly of parts . The assembly creates a pattern that , when repeated , becomes a rhythm , perhaps a module . DOUBLE - HUNG CASEMENT FIXED SASH AWNING HOPPER SINGLE PAIRED TRIPLE CORNER ...
... overall impact on a building starts with the assembly of parts . The assembly creates a pattern that , when repeated , becomes a rhythm , perhaps a module . DOUBLE - HUNG CASEMENT FIXED SASH AWNING HOPPER SINGLE PAIRED TRIPLE CORNER ...
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accent arcades arches ASHLAR bay window block boards brackets brick BUILDING TYPES built bungalow CHARACTERISTICS 2 STORIES CLADDING MATERIALS CLAPBOARD CLIPPED GABLE colonial color columns commercial buildings CORBELING corner CORNERBOARDS cornice COTTAGE WINDOW decorative DENTILS design elements door DORMER eaves END-WALL CHIMNEY entablature entrance FACADE FLARED FLAT floor frame FRIEZE front gable roof GABLED COTTAGE GAMBREL HEADER HIP ROOF HIPPED COTTAGE historic horizontal house types included interior light lintels mansard masonry ments millwork moldings motifs muntins organization ornament overall PAIRED PALLADIAN WINDOW PARAPET pattern pediment piers pilasters placement planes porch porch roof PORTE-COCHERE portico prairie projecting rails rowhouse rustic SASH SASH WINDOWS shape shingles side elevations sills SOMETIMES space stack STEEPLE STICKWORK stone stretchers structure stucco style SYMMETRICAL FENESTRATION tent roof terra cotta texture tion tower TRANSOM treatments TYPICAL FAĆADE usually vernacular architecture vernacular buildings vernacular design vertical visual wall wide wood