Attic base
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ATTIC BASE, the term given in architecture to the base of the Roman Ionic order, consisting of an upper and lower torus, separated by a scotia and fillets.
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In classical architecture, the term attic refers to a story or low wall above the cornice of a classical façade. This usage originated in the 17th century from the use of Attica style pilasters as adornments on the top story's façade.
Attic: the upper story, situated above the cornice, which served as basis for statuary, especially on monumental arches
Balteus: a broad passage around the cavea of a theater or amphitheater, dividing them into sections ...
ATTIC
Small top storey within a roof. Also the storey above the main entablature of a classical façade.
AUMBRY
A small cupboard recessed into the wall of a church near the altar. Used for keeping sacred vessels and vestments.
Attic. Decorative architectural element situated above the cornice of a building and concealing the roof from view.
Attic
in Classical architecture, a low story placed above the main entablature.
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attic : The part of the entablature above the cornice, serving to hide the roof.
Attic stories and parapets are popular
Statuary along roof line never employed
Arch and enriched moldings are rare ...
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In contrast with the Tuscan base, the Attic base is more commonly used with decorative columns, such as the Ionic or Corinthian orders.
Attic base
- the base of an Ionic column, which consists of two convex mouldings, the top one being smaller, separated by a concave moulding. See Classical Architecture ...
Attic Base
A common base used for columns in classical architecture, the Attic base is made up of an upper and lower torus, separated by a scotia with fillets.
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Attic - (external) raised store above the cornice of the building or the entablature of the temple, serving an ornamental function; (internal) small room above the adyton or cella.
Attic
The story above the cornice of a building.
Baldachin
An ornamented canopy over an altar, tomb, or throne.
On the attic level is a series of windows with alternating triangular and Florentine pediments in the Renaissance style. The parapet on the corner door has a small ziggurat pattern.
Odeum of Herodes Atticus
Œil-de-bœuf window - A small round or, more usually, oval window as in the Salon de l'Œil de Bœuf at Versailles. There are three ranges of them in the dome of St Peter's, Rome.
Fibreboard - lightweight board material of little strength, was used in ceilings, or as insulation to attics. Considered to be a fire risk and usually best removed. Some of the paper backings to fibreboard can contain asbestos.
Traditionally, the Cape Cod design is one and a half storeys high and just above is a livable attic area. In order to do this a high pitched roof was used to allow space for the dormers and double hung windows.
Influential type of Roman Imperial monument, free-standing, with a square attic or top section and broad sections to either side of the main opening, often with lesser openings or columns.
Centered dormer in an unfinished attic with a roof line that mirrors main roof
Full width porch with wide stairs and low hipped roof; sometimes the porch wraps around the house ...
Usually small, these windows are found in roofs lighting attic rooms. They emerge out of the sloping angles of the roof, and usually have their own small gable. Dormer windows are found extensively in medieval and Tudor architecture.
A roof with two slopes, the lower slope almost vertical to allow extra roof space for the attic rooms. A defining feature of Second Empire-style homes.
Mantel
The frame surrounding a fireplace, often with a shelf above the opening.
FIBREBOARD - Cheap, lightweight board material of little strength, used in ceilings or as insulation to attics.
FILLET - Sealing of joist and corners between surfaces, generally cement mortar.
FINLOCK GUTTERS - Interlocking pre-cast concrete gutters.
designed for occupancy by one or more persons for study, living, sleeping, eating and kitchen if it is used as a living room, but not including bathroom, water closet compartments, laundries, serving and storage pantries, corridors, cellars, attics ...
The Second Empire style is an example of a roof style which identifies a house type! Mansard roofs increase the head room in the attic space; hence providing an additional story.
Rafter - A roof beam sloping from the ridge to the wall. In most houses, rafters are visible from the attic. In styles such as a craftsman bungalows and some "rustic" contemporaries, they are exposed.
quadriga: sculptural group of a chariot drawn by four horses. Often used on top of the attic of a Roman gateway.
quadripartite vault: vault in which each bay contains four cells, divided by groins or ribs.
Dormer: A dormer is a window housed in a gable or similar structure affixed to the sloping part of a roof, providing natural light and ventilation to the rooms beneath the roof. Since such attic or garret rooms have traditionally been used for ...
Light shaft: An insulated shaft built to direct the light from a roof window or skylight through the attic to the room below.
See for example the frieze on the exterior of the Pantheon or the attic of the Arch of Titus. It is only rarely found in manuscripts. The extant manuscripts with square capitals are all copies of Virgil dating from the 4th or 5th centuries.
Four adjoining rooms - one room in each corner of the house
No interior halls
Small storage spaces at the rear
A sleeping area in the attic
Hipped or gabled roof
Main roofline extends over the porch or sidewalk ...
Acroteria Decorative galvanised iron pieces attached to the corners of roof guttering Architrave The moulding around a door or window Attached Two or more structures joined together by a common wall Attic A room within the roof of a ...
GARRET A room on the top floor of a house, typically under a pitched roof. May also be used as a synonym for an attic.
These smaller homes became very popular in the 1920's and allowed thousands of people the opportunity to own a home. Many of these homes were left unfinished in the attic and later finished as families could afford it.
mansard roof - a roof having two slopes on each of its four sides; the lower slope is steeper than the upper. Mansard roofs have dormers in them so that a usable third floor is created as opposed to an attic. (p. 22).
Similar fans or fanlights are often found in the gable end in the attic area of the building. Very stylish buildings may have a three part window, called a Palladian window, on the second floor above the door.
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