residential architecture
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Domestic architecture, also known as residential architecture, pertains to the design and construction of single or multiple dwellings. It serves the fundamental needs of individuals, families, or clans by providing shelter and security. The basic requirements include a place for sleeping, food preparation, eating, and protection from the elements.12
Group housing, a type of domestic architecture, accommodates multiple units or families, seen in modern mass housing developments like apartment buildings. This can be driven by various societal factors, including communal living standards, labor force management, or social stratification. Architects plan these structures considering the environment, intended use, and economic constraints, influencing how activities are performed within them. Interior finishes in residential buildings utilize materials like gypsum board, wood, and vinyl, with flooring options ranging from carpeting to hardwood and tiles.3456
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Aegean civilizationsNeolithic (New Stone Age)Some Aegean communities, however, may have lived in circular huts of the kind found in predynastic Egypt and in early Syria and Cyprus. By the Middle Neolithic, there existed independent walled acropolis towns with specialized industries like potteries; Sesklo is an important site several acres in extent,ā¦
Read MoreSome Aegean communities, however, may have lived in circular huts of the kind found in predynastic Egypt and in early Syria and Cyprus. By the Middle Neolithic, there existed independent walled acropolis towns with specialized industries like potteries; Sesklo is an important site several acres in extent,ā¦
Read More- Aegean civilizationsEnd of the Early Bronze Age on the mainland (c. 2200ā2000)
ā¦3rd millennium, many of the settlements on the mainland, such as that at Lerna, were destroyed by fire, and the houses built afterward were of a different type and more primitive. These new houses were long and narrow, only one story high, and apparently gable-roofed. The entrance was at oneā¦
Read Moreā¦3rd millennium, many of the settlements on the mainland, such as that at Lerna, were destroyed by fire, and the houses built afterward were of a different type and more primitive. These new houses were long and narrow, only one story high, and apparently gable-roofed. The entrance was at oneā¦
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African architectureGeneral characteristicsStone-corbeled shelters and circular huts with thatched roofs were also recorded in the 20th century among the southern Sotho. Rectangular and circular stone farmhouses, unusual in being two stories, have been built by the Tigre of Eritrea and Sudan for centuries, while in Niger some Tuareg build square housesā¦
Read MoreStone-corbeled shelters and circular huts with thatched roofs were also recorded in the 20th century among the southern Sotho. Rectangular and circular stone farmhouses, unusual in being two stories, have been built by the Tigre of Eritrea and Sudan for centuries, while in Niger some Tuareg build square housesā¦
Read More- Anatolian art and architectureNeolithic and Chalcolithic periods
The houses, already built of sun-dried brick, were contiguous, each having several rectangular rooms similarly planned and accessible only by a wooden ladder from a flat roof. These interconnected roofs provided space for the communal life of the inhabitants. Religious shrines were elaborately ornamented with animalā¦
Read MoreThe houses, already built of sun-dried brick, were contiguous, each having several rectangular rooms similarly planned and accessible only by a wooden ladder from a flat roof. These interconnected roofs provided space for the communal life of the inhabitants. Religious shrines were elaborately ornamented with animalā¦
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Egyptian art and architectureDomestic architectureMud brick and wood were the standard materials for houses and palaces throughout the Dynastic period; stone was used occasionally for such architectural elements as doorjambs, lintels, column bases, and windows.
Read MoreMud brick and wood were the standard materials for houses and palaces throughout the Dynastic period; stone was used occasionally for such architectural elements as doorjambs, lintels, column bases, and windows.
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Western architecture17th centuryThe regularized residential city square received its greatest development in France with the planning of the royal squares. The Parisian Place des Vosges (1605), with its well-proportioned facades, shadowed arcades, and balanced colour scheme, was the beginning of a series that culminated with the circular Place desā¦
Read MoreThe regularized residential city square received its greatest development in France with the planning of the royal squares. The Parisian Place des Vosges (1605), with its well-proportioned facades, shadowed arcades, and balanced colour scheme, was the beginning of a series that culminated with the circular Place desā¦
Read More- Western architectureEarly Renaissance in Italy (1401ā95)
An outstanding example of secular architecture was the Medici Palace (1444ā59; now called the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi) at Florence by Michelozzo, a follower of Brunelleschi. Created for Cosimo deā Medici, a great political leader and art patron of Florence, the palace was arranged around a central court, the traditional Florentineā¦
Read MoreAn outstanding example of secular architecture was the Medici Palace (1444ā59; now called the Palazzo Medici-Riccardi) at Florence by Michelozzo, a follower of Brunelleschi. Created for Cosimo deā Medici, a great political leader and art patron of Florence, the palace was arranged around a central court, the traditional Florentineā¦
Read More - Western architectureUnited States
ā¦especially in university buildings, whereas domestic architecture in the suburbs could be neo-Tudor or neo-Georgian. With the aid of technology, buildings in the style of Spanish estates were built in Florida, French farmhouses in Philadelphia, Georgian and colonial houses in New England, and pueblos in the Southwest. Georgia revived itsā¦
Read Moreā¦especially in university buildings, whereas domestic architecture in the suburbs could be neo-Tudor or neo-Georgian. With the aid of technology, buildings in the style of Spanish estates were built in Florida, French farmhouses in Philadelphia, Georgian and colonial houses in New England, and pueblos in the Southwest. Georgia revived itsā¦
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PompeiiDescription of the remainsā¦are the hundreds of private homes. These are unique, for only at Pompeii is it possible to trace the history of Italic and Roman domestic architecture for at least four centuries. The earliest houses date from the first Samnite period (4thā3rd century bce). The House of the Surgeon is theā¦
Read Moreā¦are the hundreds of private homes. These are unique, for only at Pompeii is it possible to trace the history of Italic and Roman domestic architecture for at least four centuries. The earliest houses date from the first Samnite period (4thā3rd century bce). The House of the Surgeon is theā¦
Read More- Western architectureResidential architecture
Private houses, even palaces, were usually of the style that emphasized interior courts and gardens rather than external facade; this tradition was even maintained so far as possible in Roman settlements in northern Europe and Britain, where elaborate arrangements for heating had toā¦
Read MorePrivate houses, even palaces, were usually of the style that emphasized interior courts and gardens rather than external facade; this tradition was even maintained so far as possible in Roman settlements in northern Europe and Britain, where elaborate arrangements for heating had toā¦
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mass transitThe automobile and mass transportationA demand for housing, particularly single-family homes, was met in the United States with government loans and other incentives to expand housing in suburban areas. Life in the suburbs became feasible with the automobile, which provided mobility everywhere, anytime. Thus, after World War II, at least in theā¦
Read MoreA demand for housing, particularly single-family homes, was met in the United States with government loans and other incentives to expand housing in suburban areas. Life in the suburbs became feasible with the automobile, which provided mobility everywhere, anytime. Thus, after World War II, at least in theā¦
Read More- security and protection systemTypes of security systems.
Sizable housing or apartment complexes, especially if under one management, can employ sophisticated security measures, including, for example, closed-circuit television monitoring of elevators and hallways and trained security guards. Relatively simple equipment for houses or small apartment buildings, as, for example, exterior lighting and alarms, isā¦
Read MoreSizable housing or apartment complexes, especially if under one management, can employ sophisticated security measures, including, for example, closed-circuit television monitoring of elevators and hallways and trained security guards. Relatively simple equipment for houses or small apartment buildings, as, for example, exterior lighting and alarms, isā¦
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