spandrel
spandrel, spandril [ˈspændrəl]
n Architect
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an approximately triangular surface bounded by the outer curve of an arch and the adjacent wall ...
Spandrel / spandril panel
In a multistory building, a wall panel filling the space between the top of the window in one story and the sill of the window in the story above
Found in almost all styles of architecture ...
Spandrel
The area between the curve of an arch and the adjacent wall, or between two consecutive arches.
Fes - Morocco ...
spandrel - space between an arched opening and the rectangle formed by the outer moldings above and to one side - often filled with painted decoration (p.40-spaces between door and window arches. ( p.38-space between the arches on first floor).
Spandrel
The space between the head of an arch and the frame in which it is set; also, the space left between two adjoining arches, typically triangular.
Squint ...
spandrel - The triangular space between the outside of an arch and the rectangular space surrounding it
spindlework - Lathed turned wood ornaments used in gable trim or porches and staircases ...
Spandrel: An area between two adjoining arches, often decorated.
Stained glass: Colored windows of Gothic cathedrals made from a combination of many pieces of colored and semi-transparent white glass joined together with lead strips.
spandrel
The roughly triangular surface between two adjacent arches. or the portion of wall between the top of one window and the window sill above it.
spanish clay tile ...
Spandrel
the more or less triangular space between an angle and a contained curve.
Splat ...
Spandrel The part of a porch facade that reflects the balustrade.
Spanish Clay Tile A roofing material made from clay soil into red brick; common to Mediterranean Revival houses.
Spandrel - 1. A panel between the top of one window and the sill of another window on the story directly above it. 2. An irregular, triangular wall segment adjacent to an arched opening.
Spandrel: Space above and to the sides of an arch; also the space below a staircase.
Stud Partition: Lightweight, sometimes non-load bearing wall construction comprising a framework of timber faced with plaster, plasterboard or other finish.
SPANDREL The almost triangular area contained by the outer curve of an arch, the horizontal line drawn from its apex, and the vertical line drawn from its springing.
Spandrel
The wedge-shaped area of wall next to the curved 'shoulder' of an arch.
Spire
The pointed top of a tower.
Spandrel - Area between top of a column or pier and the apex of the arch springing from it.
Splay - Chamfer, or sloping face.
Spring - Level at which the springers (voussoirs) of an arch rise from their supports.
spandrel: (1) the triangular space between the tops of two arches; (2) the space between the shoulder of an arch and the surrounding rectangular moulding.
spherical triangle: a triangle with convex curving sides.
Spandrel. Triangular surface between the vault of a dome and the supporting elements. Also the triangular surface, with curved sides, between two adjacent arches and the horizontal moulding above.
SPANDRELS
Roughly triangular spaces between and arch and its containing rectangle, or between adjacent arches. Also non-structural panels under the windows in a curtain-walled building.
Spandrel
the triangular area between (a) the side of an arch and the right angle that encloses it or (b) two adjacent arches.
Sphinx ...
Spandrel
In architecture, this is the roughly triangular space that is enclosed by the curves of adjacent arches and a horizontal member running between their apexes.
Spandrel
The area of wood or stone that lies above an arch or a vault.
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Spandrel - Triangle between the side of an arch, horizontal with its apex and vertical from its springing. Also, the triangle between two arches, in an arcade.
Spandrel panel
- see arch. A spandrel panel is a decorative panel, usually triangular fitted into the corner formed where a vertical meets a horizontal member. Common in cast iron work eg bandstands.
Spandrels : The semi-triangular space formed by arches and the moldings surrounding them.
Spandrel
The triangular area between the sides of two adjacent arches.
Spire
A tall, tapering, pointed roof on a tower, as in the top of steeple.
SPANDREL - Space above and to the sides of an arch; also the space below a staircase.
STANCHION - Vertical support beam, generally steel today.
STRETCHER - Brick laid sideways.
spandrel: The roughly triangular wall space between two adjacent arches See also arcade
spire: An elongated, pointed structure which rises from a tower, turret, or roof Compare with pinnacle.
springer: Needs definition ...
Eastern Spandrels on the North and South Walls
The eastern spandrel on the south wall shows the mission of Moses who appears first at the bottom tending the sheep of Jethro and again above with the calling of Moses by God in the Burning Bush to lead ...
SPANDRIL, or Spandrel (formerly splaundrel, a word of unknown origin), in architecture, the space between any arch or curved brace and the level label, beams, &c., over the same.
Related architectural elements: arcade, cusp, hood moulding, spandrel, tympanum. Architrave: The lintel or flat horizontal member which spans the space between columns; in classical architecture, the lowest member of an entablature.
A pediment can also be a similar feature above doors and pictures PENDENTIVE: a concave spandrel leading from the angle of two walls to the base of a circular dome; the structural means of support for a circular dome to rest on a square dome, ...
spandrel - If there is not another flight of stairs immediately underneath, the triangular space underneath the stairs is called a "spandrel". It is frequently used as a closet.
Spandrel - Triangular section of masonry above the junction of two arches in the sequence.
Stair - Series of steps from floor to floor.
Stepped Gable - Particularly Dutch form of gable with stepped sides.
Pendentive - A concave spandrel leading from the angle of two walls to the base of a circular dome.
It is lavished with carved buttresses, spires, and lacy spandrels. However, these details are merely frosting, applied to the facade of a refined brick home in the Federal style. Paired chimneys flank a low, hipped roof.
The iwans are all composed of four centre-pointed arches with pietra dura decoration in the spandrels. The corners of the building are cut off or chamfered with projecting pillars marking the change from one face to another.
The vault of the Abbaye aux Dames may be considered either as a ribbed quadripartite vault of square plan, bisected and strengthened by a transverse arch with solid spandrels, or as a series of transverse arches, one on each pair of nave piers, ...
decoration; ribbon windows, corner windows a hallmark of the style; bands of glass as important as bands of "curtain wall"; balance and regularity admired and fostered; flat roof, without ledge. Often with thin, metal mullions and smooth spandrel ...
Large areas of floor-to-ceiling glass or curtain walls of glass
Use of thin metal mullions and smooth spandrel panels
Plain doorway entrances set flush to the wall
Open interior spaces; modular furniture ...
canopy over a pulpit; also called a tester.SouterrainUnderground stone-lined passage and chamber.Space frameA three-dimensional framework in which all the members are interconnected, designed to cover very large areas.Spandrels ...
Lace-like spandrels are common and turned balusters are used as porch railings. Balusters are also used in suspended form (in the frieze) from the porch ceiling. Eaves may be open rafter tails or boxed with brackets along the cornice.
spandrel The walling above and around the curve of an arch. spire An elongated, pointed structure that rises from a tower, turret, or roof. squinch Small arched vault supporting each corner of a dome over a square space.
Spandrel - panelling above and to the sides of an arch; also the space below a staircase.
Spindle - a balluster. Often a decorative series of timbers infilling between the bannister and stairs.
 See also: Architecture, House, Masonry, Frame, Arches
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