With so many types of houses, from cottages and townhomes to ranches and lofts there’s something for every style and need. A house is a structure, but a
As the name suggests, French Country-style houses take inspiration from homes found in areas like Provence, France. These types of homes share traits with the Farmhouse style by incorporating distressed wood, subdued color palettes and window shutters. They differs in their stone exterior and firepl...
This type of stone masonry is very cheap and is useful for areas of low income for constructing traditional huts and mud houses especially in villages. But sometimes, the architect, in order to render some traditional look of the building, prefer to use rubble wall look. Although the sizes ...
D'Ayala, D.: Correlation of fragility curves for vernacular building types: Houses in Lalitpur, Nepal and in Istanbul, Turkey. In: Proceedings of the 13th World Conference of Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver Canada, 2004.D'Ayala D (2004) Correlation of fragility curves for v...
Tower Houses A tower house is a type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation Tower houses appeared since the Middle Ages, especially in mountain or limited access areas, in order to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces. At the same time, ...
Stone Flooring onurdongel Stone flooring can add value to your home. Like wood, stone is another timeless flooring material that almost always adds value to the home. Three types of stone are used for flooring. Sedimentary stones like travertine and limestone are formed by layers of dissolved ...
Country properties can command high prices, especially in the more remote areas. Masias are large stone properties which originally belonged to a local dignitary. They are spacious and usually have a substantial amount of land around them. Located in villages or in the countryside, many have beco...
It is popularly known as the "Gold Pavilion” for its elegant and dignified. Terrace (Chinese: 台) The Tai was an ancient architectural structure, an elevated terrace with a flat top. In most cases be built of earth, stone and surfaced with brick, they are used as a belvedere from ...
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A few specific sub-types of buildings are also always "tall" buildings. Tall buildings are useful for committing suicide and using binoculars. Tall buildings are: Hotels/Motels Towers Any buildings labeled "___ Building" * (* This includes Necrotech buildings)Large...