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Friday, September 24, 2010

Bay and Gable
Characteristics: 
















         1) V
ery long and narrow lots 





















































         2) 
High ceilings and large windows 








































































         3) S
teep roofs and sharp vertical lines







































































































































































Bungalow
Characteristics: 

















         1) 
low-rise (single, or one-and-a-half story)








         2) 
living areas are on a single story




















         3) Costs more to construct than 2 story houses










Castle
Characteristics: 

















         1) Very Large, fortified structure
         2) Made of stone
         3) more than 3 stories

 Deck House









Characteristics: 


















         1) custom built
         2) made of wood
         3) can be on second story or roof

 Duplex









Characteristics: 








         1) Two living unites with a common wall
         2) Simple homes
         3) 1-2 stories

 Earth Shelter

Characteristics: 








         1) House built in a hill or slope
         2) Faces the equator
         3) walls are dirt

 McMansion
Characteristics: 









         1) Judged as pretentious, tasteless, or badly designed for its neighborhood
         2) multi-story house
         3) replaces an existing, smaller structure in an older neighborhood

 Momodome
Characteristics: 









         1) Home is 












spherical
         2) 








Reinforced concrete foundation 




















defines the shape of the base of the structure


















































         3) The dome 


















is earthquake, tornado and hurricane resistant









Shotgun
Characteristics: 









         1) 


















narrow rectangular







         2) 


















three to five rooms in a row with no hallways







         3) 


















The house is almost always close to the street









Storybook
Characteristics: 
         1) traditional English cottage-style
         2) four square block
         3) Looks like a fairytale house