7 Stairs design

Double L Stairs

-Two Landings

-Two 90 degree turns

Spiral Stairs

-Used where little space is available
-Not very safe

L Stairs

-One Landing

-One 90 degree turn

Circle Stairs

-Irregular curve or Arc

-Trapezoid Shaped Steps

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winder Stairs

-No Landing
-Pie Shaped Steps

 

U-Stairs

-One Landing
-Flights are parallel

Straight Run Stairs

-Most Common
-No Turns

Floor Plan

Floor Plan

Roof Designs

HIP ROOF
         sheds rain well
         allows a large upstairs




Hip and Valley
        eves all around, shades walls
        having the shade rudeuces power use needed



Gablet Roof
          usually low piches
          low pitches not good in snow climates



Gambrel roof
        steep pitches allow more head room
        hard to manage





Winged Gable
          bad for hurricane regions
          end of roof pulled our, creates more shade




butterfly roof
     bad in snow climates
     easy to build




Shed roof
         Sheds weather well
         easy to build, generally one slope




mansard roof
          steeps sides
          doubled pitched




Jerkinhead Roof
         section of roof hiped for only part of its height
         forming a truncated gable on the wall below





Gable Roof
       simplest type of roof to create
       sheds weather well

Windows

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Architectural Designs



BEACH HOUSE

many windows
pitch roofs
siding

CRAFTSMAN

Visable sturdy structure

Clean lines and natural material

handcrafted wood, window, and metal work

EUROPEAN

Luxury

European style

Solid structures

FARM HOUSE

Usually in Rual areas

one or two storys

Shape in a 'T'

LOG CABIN

simply made out of logs

Suppose to show simple living

Steeply pitched had 2-3 gabble logs

MEDITERRIANIAN

Generaly one story but can be two

large over hangs for shady spots

Big, open windows throughout place

MODERN

Cape Cod design

Generally One 1/2 house

Cost efficent

RANCH

Long, close to ground profile

Attached garage

Generally 'L' or 'U' shape

TRADITIONAL

Upscale design

Luxory

Steep Pitches

VICTORIAN

Encorporated steel into bulding Components

Generally steep Pitches (depending on what specific style)

Many Windows