1. Architectural Features
Objective 6.01

2. Bell Ringer /1
Sketch the exterior of YOUR House… Describe the roof on your house.

3. Objective
Recognize Architectural Features

4. Outline/Vocab (on your course outline sheet)
A. Roof styles 1. Flat roof 2. Gable roof 3. Gambrel roof 4. Hip roof 5. Mansard roof
B. Architectural Elements
1. Gingerbread
2. Turret/circular tower
3. Clapboard
4. Ell/lean-to
5. Dormers
6. Pediment
7. Pilasters
8. Fanlight
9. Portico

5. Roof Styles
Flat- Most economical; not covered in traditional roofing materials.

6. Roof Styles
Shed- More slope than a flat roof

7. Roof Styles Gable- Comes to a point and slopes on both sides
Most popular; simple and economic with good ventilation

8. Roof Styles
Gambrel- Two-pitched roof with lower slope steeper than upper slope
“Barn Roof”; Dutch Colonial Homes; Permits more room on top level.

9. Roof Styles
Mansard- Variation of Gambrel roof where lower slope encircles the house.
Two slopes on all sides, with a steep lower slope and a flat upper slope
Most complex; Provides extra space on top floor; “Double Pitch”; often has dormers

10. Roof Styles Hip- Roof with sloping ends and sloping sides
More complicated than gable; Cornice on all 4 sides of house; poor ventilation
Dutch Hip- Has a gable added to each end of the hip; good ventilation

11. Roof Styles

12. Architectural Elements
Gingerbread
Ornate, decorative molding and trim

13. Architectural Elements
Turret (circular tower)
Italian for “little tower”
Small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building

14. Architectural Elements
Clapboard
Boards with one edge thicker than the other
Laid in overlapping rows to protect exterior walls 

15. Architectural Elements
Ell
Wing of a building that lies perpendicular to the length of the main portion (forms an “L”)
Lean-to
Any structure built with one sloping roof line

16. Architectural Elements
Dormers
A window that projects through the roof
Adds light and ventilation

17. Architectural Elements
Pediment
An architectural roof-like decoration that can be segmental or triangular and is usually found over porticos, windows, or doors.

18. Architectural Elements
Portico
An open space covered with a roof that is supported by columns and added to the main entrance

19. Architectural Elements
Pilasters
Slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall

20. Architectural Elements
Fanlight
A semi-circular window with glazing bars radiating out like an open fan
Placed over another window or doorway

21. Activity #1
Complete Roof Style Worksheet! Be ready to share your answers!
Keep in your notebooks – I will take them up one day this week!!!! Get them ready!

22. Gingerbread Houses Get in your groups and start working on houses!
DUE FRIDAY!!
Remember cleaning up is part of your grade!!!