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Soil, water, and straw make up the adobe house. Mud walls form the house and the light that reflects on the house, transfers/provides heat and insulation.
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External and internal walls are constructed of timber frames and the spaces between the structural members are filled with such materials as brick, plaster, or wattle and daub.
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flat front central chimney
asymmetry roof
low rear roofline -
only one room
was only 10-12 feet wide to 20 feet long
had a stone fireplace -
more than one story
tall roof
dark wood -
Delicate, dignified appearance
Symmetrical
Windows are a dominate part of the design
Tops of windows break into eaves -
Many shapes (rounded, square, exc), bark roof, timber or stone walls.
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Steep roof
Center chimney
Shingle
Windows often go to the roofline -
- Gable Roofs, symmetrical, Framed doorways, shutters, porches, and columns
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Gable roofs
Groupings of windows
Decorative half-timbering
Stucco -
low pitched roof lines
overhanging eves
front porch
small interiors
single story -
tall, steeply pinched hipped roofs
arched door opening
mixed material
large chimney
brick
stone
stucco wall cladding witb half timbering -
Balances symmetrical proportions, brick exterior, steep roofs, arch tops, tall second story windows, porches
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boxlike shape
2 stories
flat roof
symmetrical
porch with columns
pediments
rooflike decorations -
Made of Brick, Stone, & Wood, Large Front Porch, Rectangular shape, Four Front Columns
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Large wrap around porches
broad hipped roof with no interruption -
Asymmetrical
Brick or stone covered in stucco
Arched shaped doorways and windows
enclosed
courtyards -
horizontal lines
low roofs
one or two story
central chimney -
Large porches and many windows covering all sides of the home.
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Have simple exterior lines
Dignified appearances and symmetry
Windows with small panes of glass and either gable or hip roofs. -
2 story hipped roof
centered gable
windows -
Decorative Trim
High Porches
Steep roofs
tall windows
Dark Stairways
Long halls -
Floor levels are staggered. There are typically two short sets of stairs, one funning upward to a bedroom level, and one going downward toward a basement area
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gambrel roof
grand entrances
sidelights -
long
close to the ground
wide and open layout -
windows, natural light, glass and steal, open interior space, technology, artistic expression, new archtecture, geometrical shapes
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The second floor is larger than the first
stacked
many windows
exterior chimney -
Panels installed on the roof, fans and pumps Active Solar: fans and pumps move heated air or liquid to stored area or wherever heat is needed. Passive solar: no working parts, has design that makes maximum use sun for heating-might include large areas of windows on southern side of house, and dark colored walls to absorb the sun to gradually transfer it inside
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partly underground
built into a hill or have soil compacted against the side of the building
many are solar powered
