Thursday, April 25, 2013

Housing Styles

 
Tudor

This is an example of a Tudor style home. It has a steep pitched roof, chimney, and bay window. Another key detail to being a tudor home is the wood half timbers and stucco visible from the outside.

Neo-Classical

 
 
Neo-classical homes are known for their four white coloumns and a portico. They also are symmetrical in design like in the photo above.
 
Queen Anne
 

The Queen Anne style homes have porches, bay windows, and baloconies. They are known for their turrets, intricate woodwork, gables, and bay windows like the example above.

Bungalow


This is an example of a bungalow style house. They are known for there low pitched roof with an overhang and gables style dormers. Usually they are meant to naturally stained wood showing and feel and be as natural as possible.
 
Ranch/Split Level
 
 


This is an example of a ranch/split level home. The house has a prominent attached garage and a gable above the small patio.

Prairie Style


 Prairie style homes are known for wide eaves, casement windows, and a hipped roof. They are considered organic blending in with their surroundings like the photo above.

Colonial Revival

 
 
This Georgian style is known for is symmetry, columns, and a temple like portico. The house above is also known for being formal.
 
 
International school
 
 



 
This photo of International School style housing uses  geometric lines and space and is considered simple and functional.
 
Cape Cod Style
 
Similar to the Colonial Revival style this home has symmetry and a simple box shape. Some differences include a larger porch that gives the home an overall more cozy feel.

Colonial Revival (Dutch)


This home stands apart from the rest with a gambrel style roof and a front shed dormer.

 
Neo-Eclectic


This Neo-Eclectic homes have palladian windows, decorative front gables and a front porch. The example of above demonstrates a neo- eclectic style home.
 



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