别墅风格概略.pptx

EXTERIOR HOUSING FEATURES VOCABULARY TERMS HOUSING STYLES GABLE ROOF A pitched roof cut into a triangular shape by the sloping sides of the roof GAMBREL ROOF A ridged roof with two slopes on either side, the lower slope having the steeper pitch (French for horse’s hind leg) MANSARD ROOF A roof with two slopes, the lower almost vertical to allow extra roof space for the attic rooms HIPPED ROOF A roof with four sloped sides PEDIMENT A triangular gable across a portico, door or window; any similar triangular decorative piece over a doorway, fireplace, etc. PILASTER A shallow rectangular column projecting only slightly from a wall HALF-TIMBERED Having a timber framework with the spaces filled with masonry or plaster CORNICE  A wide, molding with beveled edges that is used at the junction of an interior wall and ceiling or following under the slope (the angled sides) of a gable, pediment or roof PORTICO A roofed entrance porch supported on at least one side by columns FANLIGHT A window above a door, usually semicircular or semielliptical, with glazing bars radiating out like a fan GINGERBREAD Heavily, gaudily, and superfluously ornamented wood trim TURRET A small tower that is part of a building, usually round and from a corner QUIONS Dressed stones at the corners of buildings usually laid so their faces are alternately large and small DORMERS A window in a sloping roof, usually that of a sleeping-apartment, hence the nameA structure projecting from a sloping roof usually housing a vertical window that is placed in a small gable SIDELIGHTS  A framed area of fixed glass alongside a door or window opening  BALUSTER / BALUSTRADE A turned or rectangular upright supporting a railing or handrail, a series of such being called a balustrade PALLADIAN WINDOW A window with a central arched section flanked by two narrow rectangular sections FRIEZE Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building FEDERAL STYLE GEORGIAN STYLE DUTCH COLONIAL STYLE TUDOR STYLE VICTORIAN ST