Interior Design

  • 3800 BCE

    Adobe

    Adobe
    Soil, water, and straw make up the adobe house. Mud walls form the house and the light that reflects on the house, transfers/provides heat and insulation.
  • 1400

    English-Half Timber

     English-Half Timber
    External and internal walls are constructed of timber frames and the spaces between the structural members are filled with such materials as brick, plaster, or wattle and daub.
  • 1500

    English- Saltbox

    English- Saltbox
    flat front central chimney
    asymmetry roof
    low rear roofline
  • Swedish-Log Cabin

    Swedish-Log Cabin
    only one room
    was only 10-12 feet wide to 20 feet long
    had a stone fireplace
  • German

    German
    more than one story
    tall roof
    dark wood
  • French-Provincial

     French-Provincial
    Delicate, dignified appearance
    Symmetrical
    Windows are a dominate part of the design
    Tops of windows break into eaves
  • Hogan

    Hogan
    Many shapes (rounded, square, exc), bark roof, timber or stone walls.
  • English-Cape Cod

     English-Cape Cod
    Steep roof
    Center chimney
    Shingle
    Windows often go to the roofline
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial
    • Gable Roofs, symmetrical, Framed doorways, shutters, porches, and columns
  • Tudor

    Tudor
    Gable roofs
    Groupings of windows
    Decorative half-timbering
    Stucco
  • Bungalow

    Bungalow
    low pitched roof lines
    overhanging eves
    front porch
    small interiors
    single story
  • French- Normandy

     French- Normandy
    tall, steeply pinched hipped roofs
    arched door opening
    mixed material
    large chimney
    brick
    stone
    stucco wall cladding witb half timbering
  • French-Manor

     French-Manor
    Balances symmetrical proportions, brick exterior, steep roofs, arch tops, tall second story windows, porches
  • Adams

    Adams
    boxlike shape
    2 stories
    flat roof
    symmetrical
    porch with columns
    pediments
    rooflike decorations
  • Early Classic Revival

     Early Classic Revival
    Made of Brick, Stone, & Wood, Large Front Porch, Rectangular shape, Four Front Columns
  • Tide Water South

    Tide Water South
    Large wrap around porches
    broad hipped roof with no interruption
  • Spanish-Stucco

    Spanish-Stucco
    Asymmetrical
    Brick or stone covered in stucco
    Arched shaped doorways and windows
    enclosed
    courtyards
  • Praire

    Praire
    horizontal lines
    low roofs
    one or two story
    central chimney
  • Greek Revival

     Greek Revival
    Large porches and many windows covering all sides of the home.
  • Georgian

    Georgian
    Have simple exterior lines
    Dignified appearances and symmetry
    Windows with small panes of glass and either gable or hip roofs.
  • Itailianate

    Itailianate
    2 story hipped roof
    centered gable
    windows
  • Victorian

    Victorian
    Decorative Trim
    High Porches
    Steep roofs
    tall windows
    Dark Stairways
    Long halls
  • Split level

    Split level
    Floor levels are staggered. There are typically two short sets of stairs, one funning upward to a bedroom level, and one going downward toward a basement area
  • Dutch Colonial

    Dutch Colonial
    gambrel roof
    grand entrances
    sidelights
  • Ranch

    Ranch
    long
    close to the ground
    wide and open layout
  • International

    International
    windows, natural light, glass and steal, open interior space, technology, artistic expression, new archtecture, geometrical shapes
  • English- Garrison

    English- Garrison
    The second floor is larger than the first
    stacked
    many windows
    exterior chimney
  • Solar

    Solar
    Panels installed on the roof, fans and pumps Active Solar: fans and pumps move heated air or liquid to stored area or wherever heat is needed. Passive solar: no working parts, has design that makes maximum use sun for heating-might include large areas of windows on southern side of house, and dark colored walls to absorb the sun to gradually transfer it inside
  • Solar

    Solar
    partly underground
    built into a hill or have soil compacted against the side of the building
    many are solar powered