Window, Door, Roof and Housing Styles

Windows and Doors Why do we have windows? Light Ventilation Beauty Energy (heat and cold, in and out) View

Building Codes 8% of floor area in a room is required for natural light. 4% of floor area in room is required for ventilation (open window)

Types of Windows Sliding Swinging Fixed

Types of Windows Double-hung window Gliding Sash window Hinged-casement window

Types of Windows French window Bay window Bow window Jalousie window Awning window Hopper window

Parts of a Window Frame Sash Casing Glass Sill Apron Now, go back to number 3 on page 1 and sketch six different windows or doors.

Door Styles Transom window Sliding doors Sliding doors Folding door Screen door Batten door

Door Styles Flush door Stile and Rail Louvered door Dutch doorFrench doorJalousie door

Accents Portico – open space covered with a roof that is supported by columns. Pediment – architectural rooflike decorations that are above porticos, windows, or doors.

Accents Dormers - structures that project through a sloping roof and contain a window in the 2 nd story. Balustrade – railing covering the flat part of the roof

Turret A small tower

Roof Styles Gable – great for snow and rain, cheaper Hip – ok for snow and rain, more expensive, great for wind Mansard – attic space, easy construction, watch the flat part Flat – cheaper, easily assessable, more maintenance Gambrel – handle wind well, extra space Flat Gambrel Mansard Gable Hip Shed or Saltbox

Housing Styles Native American Styles

Housing Styles Seventeenth Century

Housing Styles Eighteenth Century

Housing Styles Nineteenth Century

Housing Styles Victorian Period

Housing Styles Twentieth Century

Housing Styles Current

Housing Styles Assignment Design the front of a house using the back of this paper. Choose a style that we reviewed last week Create the house in that style using at least 2 different window styles and at least one type of door. Take your time and draw with a pencil and ruler. Below the drawing, discuss what style of home you have chosen, and what your choices were for door and window styles and why.