Housing and Interiors I 6.01 Architectural Features Sherry Brooks David W. Butler HS

Roofs: What’s your style?

Flat Roof One of the most economical roofs to build. Usually not covered with traditional roofing materials. There will be some slope for drainage and is usually found on commercial buildings

Gable Roof Most popular residential style roof. Simple and economical to build, allows good ventilation. Can be high or low pitched

Hip Roof More complicated than the gable. Provides a cornice on all 4 sides of the house. Ventilation is not good as a general rule

Gambrel Roof Often called a “barn” roof. Common with Dutch Colonial style. Permits headroom on top level of home.

Mansard Roof Provides extra space on top floor of house. 2 slopes on all sides, with lower slope being steep and upper slope almost flat.

Shed Roof Has more slope ELL: extension built at right angles to the length of the structure

Architectural Features

Shingles Thin, oblong pieces of material, usually wood, that are laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof and sides of structure

Clapboards Boards with one edge thicker than the other laid in overlapping rows

Dormers Structures projecting through a steeply pitched roof. Windows are called “dormer windows”

Stucco Plaster material made of cement, sand, and lime used on siding of house

Pilasters Decorative flattened columns that frame an area

Pediment Triangular or arched decoration above a door or window Broken pediment

Cornice Decorative strip at the area where the roof and walls meet. Can be interior or exterior.

Fanlight Small, semicircular, round, or oval window with fan-shaped panes of glass above a door

Portico Tall, open porch supported by columns over the front entrance

Gingerbread Lacy looking cutout wood trimming

Gingerbread (con’t)