ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES

Objective 6.01

Bell Ringer 12/1Sketch the exterior of YOUR House…

Describe the roof on your house.

Objective

Recognize Architectural Features

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

Roof Styles

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

Roof Styles

Shed- More slope than a flat roof

Roof Styles

Gable- Comes to a point and slopes on both sides

Most popular; simple and economic with good ventilation

Roof Styles

Gambrel- Two-pitched roof with lower slope steeper than upper slope

“Barn Roof”; Dutch Colonial Homes; Permits more room on top level.

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

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

Roof Styles

Architectural Elements

Gingerbread Ornate, decorative molding and trim

Architectural Elements

Turret (circular tower) Italian for “little tower” Small tower that projects vertically from the

wall of a building

Architectural Elements

Clapboard Boards with one edge thicker than the other Laid in overlapping rows to protect exterior

walls 

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

Architectural Elements

Dormers A window that projects through the roof Adds light and ventilation

Architectural Elements

Pediment An architectural roof-like decoration that

can be segmental or triangular and is usually found over porticos, windows, or doors.

Architectural Elements

Portico An open space covered with a roof that is

supported by columns and added to the main entrance

Architectural Elements

Pilasters Slightly-projecting column built into or

applied to the face of a wall

Architectural Elements

Fanlight A semi-circular window with glazing bars

radiating out like an open fan Placed over another window or doorway

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!

Gingerbread Houses

Get in your groups and start working on houses!

DUE FRIDAY!!

Remember cleaning up is part of your grade!!!