Architectural Styles
This type of framing, usually seen in log cabin homes, is resistant to fire and aesthetically pleasing, but it typically quite expensive.
What is Post and Beam
Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Freedom Tower
What is NYC?
This city is home to the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa
What is Dubai?
This is the actual dimension of a typical wall stud.
What is 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"?
The sun sets in this direction
What is west?
This architectural style is known for featuring large, wraparound porches, turrets, and ornate, brightly painted woodwork.
What is Victorian?
Capitol Building, White House, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
What is Washington DC
Anne Frank House, Van Gogh Museum, EYE Film Institute
What is Amsterdam?
While studs can be spaced at 12" or 24" o.c., most wall studs are spaced this far apart?
What is 16" o.c.
This is a requirement made by the town that limits how close you can build to the outside boundary of your site.
What is a setback?
This style of home, which also goes by the name "Arts and Crafts" or "Bungalow", typically features low pitched gable roofs, large front porches, and squat front columns.
What is a craftsman?
Willis Tower (formally Sears Tower), John Hancock Center, Water Tower Place
What is Chicago
This city, former home of Ms. Bruno, features the cathedral known as The Duomo, an octagonal dome that was the highest and largest ever built at the time.
What is Florence?
This is the topmost point of framing in the house and is typically used to connect both sides of rafters
What is the ridge?
If you cannot meet the requirements of local building ordinances, you can apply for one of these.
What is a variance?
This style of home, featured in movies like Beetlejuice, was a reaction against the austerity and clean lines of the mid-century modern aesthetic and featured bright colors, ornamentation, and curved forms.
What is Post Modern?
Space Needle, Bullitt Center, Experience Music Project (Museum of Pop Culture)
What is Seattle?
Palace of Versaille, the Louvre, The Pompidou Center
What is Paris?
This is typically supported by lolly columns, and comprised of a series of (3) 2x12's.
What is the girder?
These areas are home to various forms of wildlife and contain soil that is unfit for construction
What are wetlands?
This "royal" style of home may feature a combination of stucco, brick, or stone, high pitched roofs, half timbering and multiple gables.
What is Tudor Style?
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Capital Records Building, Griffith Observatory
What is Los Angeles?
Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Jing'an Temple, Bund Center
What is Shanghai?
This is a notch in the concrete foundation wall that is used to hold either side of your girder
What is a beam pocket?
These are the curved, dashed lines on a site or plot plan that connects areas of the same elevation.
What are contours?