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In looking at vernacular houses , one should consider not only the wall planes
but also the roof planes and the planes of any secondary elements such as
dormers , back or side porches , and porte - cocheres . In a well - designed house
, all ...
In looking at vernacular houses , one should consider not only the wall planes
but also the roof planes and the planes of any secondary elements such as
dormers , back or side porches , and porte - cocheres . In a well - designed house
, all ...
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Thus the house faced the street with contiguous and receding planes . The shell
of the bungalow was not always boxlike : the juncture of the porch with the main
body produced a break in the box , as did a bay window and a rear porch .
Thus the house faced the street with contiguous and receding planes . The shell
of the bungalow was not always boxlike : the juncture of the porch with the main
body produced a break in the box , as did a bay window and a rear porch .
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To tie the planes to the same structure , the second cornice — that of the nave
roof - may incorporate a return , so that the building ' s lines move back toward
the center . The focus of this kind of design is on orderly , rational design ; a great
...
To tie the planes to the same structure , the second cornice — that of the nave
roof - may incorporate a return , so that the building ' s lines move back toward
the center . The focus of this kind of design is on orderly , rational design ; a great
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442230672, 9780442230678 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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