final Flashcards
golden rectangle
perfect ratio 1:3
living unit
household, all the people living together in a unit
basic lifestyle
living simply without modern technology, may be concerned with pollution
eclectic
type of decor based on a mixture of different periods and countries
diffused light
indirect lighting reflected off ceilings and walls, softer
cove lighting
next to the ceiling directs light upward
value
lightness or darkness of a hue
rhythm by radiation
parts are balanced and repeated around a central axis ex. daisy and its petals
blended fam
parents and children from previous marriage living together
human ecology
study of people and their environment
free form
random, untraditional, sense of freedom
space
area around or inside a form
jacobean
rectangular lines, large pieces, folding down tables
will and mary
gilded designs
queen anne
cabriole legs, simple, wing shaped cut out backs
chippendale
more pronounced cabriole legs, carvings like lions paws, shells, roses, dolphins, scrolls, seat wider in front than in back, ladder backs or ribbon backs-never solid
adam
faces, upholstered
hepplewhite
shield like back
sheraton
square seat, not upholstered
federal
plain, no chairs
duncan phyfe
lyre, x feet
empire
cleopatra-like, pyramids
gable roof
pitched, steep
hip roof
trapezoids on both sides, triangles on both ends
gambrel roof
barn like
mansard roof
2 slopes on all four sides, lower almost vertical & upper almost horizontal
dormer roof
window made in the roof of a house
dutch colonial
gambrel roof, dormers
salt box
extended gable roof
southern colonial
colonnade across the whole front
cape cod
gable roof
georgian
symmetrical, central entrance, inset door, stone masonry to form patterns
federal
flat roof, plain, symmetrical
greek revival
gable roof, columns
gothic revival
asymmetrical, pointed church-like arches, doors and windows often pointed too, gable roof with arched protruding windows
swiss chalet
gable roof
second empire
mansard roof, dormers in mansard, decorative iron to support massive cornices, stained glass, french doors into porches
queen ann
asymmetrical, quirky irregular shapes, ornate gingerbread homes, turrets
california ranch
low to the ground, front porch replaced by private back entrance and garages