L06 - History of NZ Residential Architecture Flashcards
True or False:
Wealth rather than class determined how people were housed
True
Although the main roof of Victorian villa or cottage was a hip or gable the most utilitarian portion of the house at the rear typically featured a
Lean to
A villa’s main roof tended to be hip or gable, while the utilitarian back of the house often had a “________roof”.
Lean to, shed, lean-to, single pitched
Victorian villas and cottages are mainly characterised by:
Bays (typ. 1+ in various shaped and will almost always feature some kind of finial);
Central hallway from main entrance;
Highly ornate verandahs;
Finials (tall, narrow projection at the peak of gable roofs); and
Lack of dormers
True or False:
Victorian Villas often featured ornamental wooden fretwork located under the fascia of the verandahs
True
The most public portion of a villa/cottage was a __________
parlour
True or False:
The rest of the house decreases in its privacy as you go back towards the rear of the house
False, it increases in privacy
________ and _________ are common details at the verandah
Fretwork, ironwork
What is fretwork made of?
wood and produced by a factory using a thin bladed saw
What is ironwork made of?
typ. cast iron but sometimes wrought iron
True or False:
The larger, more expensive homes had more fretwork/ironwork; simple Victorian cottages typ. had none at all
True
Finials are derived from what style?
Gothic style
The NZ state house was a combination of BUNGALOW and “____________________”
English cottage
Early NZ houses featured ‘plain board’ weatherboards but in the 1880s ______________ became popular
rusticated weatherboard
Original windows in Victorian Villa and Cottages tended to be ____ type
Double hung
True or False:
English cottages were commonly single storey with low pitched roofs and deep overhangs
False
True or False:
To reinforce the horizontal lines in Modern style houses, outside corners were often rounded.
True
The NZ Bungalow did not adopt all the characteristics of the Californian original. Kiwis were reluctant to entirely remove the formal, central ___.
hallway
(central hall/corridor)
An ornamental ________ was commonly installed at the peak of most Victorian Villas’ gable-over bays
finial
Victorian Villas often featured ornamental wooden ____________ located under the fascia of the verandah.
fretwork
True or False:
Prior to 1900 roofs in Victorian Villas and Cottages tended to feature centre gutters which were notorious for causing leaks.
True
What NZ house style is strongly associated with eaves that have no fascia or soffit and feature exposed rafter endings?
bungalow, California bungalow, Californian bungalow, New Zealand bungalow
Which of the following is NOT a common feature of a Californian BUNGALOW?
Exposed rafter endings
Deep overhangs
All of these are common BUNGALOW features
Bow windows
All of these are common BUNGALOW features
True or False:
Victorian Villas commonly feature boxed eaves and bay windows with finials above.
True
Exposed rafter endings and scalloped bargeboard endings are architectural feature of
Bungalows
True or False:
Bungalows commonly feature boxed eaves and bay windows with finials above
False
