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What is the style of a home?
A home’s style is the architectural features and design that make up the home, such as its form, construction, and stylistic details. When identifying a home’s style, you can consider things like:
- Form: The home’s overall shape and proportions, such as whether it’s one or two stories, or has a flat or pitched roof
- Construction: How the home was built and what materials were used
- Stylistic details: The aesthetic decisions made in the design phase, such as columns, trim, or moldings
What is the facade of a home?
The word “facade” comes from the French word meaning “frontage” or “face”
A house’s facade is the front exterior of a house, or the way it looks when viewed from the street. It’s a key part of a home’s style and design and can include:
- Windows
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- The type, color and materials of the window all might indicate the style of a home.
- The type, color and materials of the window all might indicate the style of a home.
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- Doors
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- The type, color and materials of the doors all could indicate the style of a home.
- The type, color and materials of the doors all could indicate the style of a home.
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- Roofing
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- The pitch and design of a roof as well as the type and color of the materials used could indicate the style of the home.
- The pitch and design of a roof as well as the type and color of the materials used could indicate the style of the home.
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- Cladding
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- The type and color of the cladding could indicate the style of them home.
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- Decorative Features
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- Shapes/Symmetry
- The placement of windows and doors.
- Straightlines
- Arches
- Shapes/Symmetry
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- Color
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- Paletter of colors
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- Color
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- Number of colors used
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- Trims
- Mouldings
- Shutters
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- Architectual/Structural Features
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- Number of stories.
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Other Architectual Features:
| Balcony:A balacony is a platform enclosed by a wall or balustrade on the outside of a building, with access from an upper-floor window or door |
| Columns: A structural element in architecture Columns are often used to support beams or arches, and can be decorative or structural. Columns can be round, tapered, straight, or square, and can be engaged, meaning they are part of a wall. A series of columns joined by an entablature is called a colonnade |
| Corbels:A corbel is a weight-bearing architectural element that projects from the wall and supports a structure above it. Corbels have been used by many cultures and in many styles throughout history; they are often used in architecture as structural and decorative elements |
| Courtyard: A courtyard is an unroofed area that is completely or mostly enclosed by the walls of a large building. |
| Cupola: A Cupola is a small structure built on top of a roof. |
| Decks :A deck is a wooden platform built above the ground and connected to the main building. |
| Dormers:A dormer is a roofed structure that projects vertically from a sloping roof, often containing a window |
| Patios:A patio is an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc. |
| Porches: A porch is a covered area adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof. |
| Porticos:A portico is a covered porch or walkway that extends from a building’s entrance and is supported by columns or walls. |
| Shutters:Shutters are a pair of hinged panels, often louvered, fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out light. |
| Turret: A turret is small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle. |
A homes features may nod toward the style of the home. or the style of the home may mandate the homes features.
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