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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.
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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 Gliding Sash window Hinged-casement window Double-hung window
Types of Windows Hopper window French window Awning window Jalousie window Bow window Bay 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 door French door Jalousie 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 2nd story. Balustrade – railing covering the flat part of the roof
Turret A small tower
Roof Styles Mansard Flat Gable Gambrel Hip Shed or Saltbox • 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
Housing StylesAssignment • 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.