Carport - A roofed area attached to the house designed to protect the car.
Breezeway connecting carport to living quarters
Open floor plans
Three-quarter high wall partitions
Fiberglass or iron screens and walls with decorative cutouts
Idiosyncratic rooflines: Flat, slanted, or butterfly-shaped
Exposed ceiling beams ...
Carports front and center with a recognition of the car as a symbol of social status
Flat roofs
Open-beam ceilings
Glass walls and atriums
Wood cabinetry
Open flour plans with living/dining areas separated from kitchens by breakfast bars ...
One-story wings, porches, or carports are clearly subordinate to the principal two-story mass
Double-hung sash windows common
Most commonly built in frame and stuccoed frame, but they are also found in stone or brick.
Carports
Modules
Zoned plans (three primary living areas: living spaces, kitchen-dining areas at the intersection, and small bedrooms)
Open living areas
Adjacent cooking-dining areas
Service cores
Concrete slab floors ...
The Mid-century Modern house with its large picture windows and sloping roof to create a carport was perfect for the family on the go.
 See also: Floor, House, Architecture, Concrete, Ceiling
  
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