Lean Miguel R.

Comora AR111 (827)

Research Activity:

1. Types of house designs

 Contemporary House design

- This type of house design refers to
the architectural style of current
period, or the present day.
Minimalism, modernism, and other
major design elements are
incorporated into contemporary
architecture. There are even more
curves as well as fascinating shapes
in this style. Considering
contemporary does not pertain to a
certain time period, whatever is
contemporary presently may not be
so in 5 to 10 years.

 Bungalow
- A bungalow is a modest cottage-
style residence with no stairs that is
normally designed as a one-story
house. Slanted roofs, open floor
designs, wide front windows, as
well as spacious front porches are
common traits of bungalows.

 Colonial House design

- A Colonial-style house is among the
most well-known architectural
types in America, dating back to
colonial times. Colonial houses are
typically two to three stories tall
with symmetrical facades as well as
gable roofs. Columns or pillars are
prevalent, and they're often used to
create temple-like entryway with
pediments as well as porticos.
2. Types of roofs

 Hip Roof or Hipped

- A hip roof, also known as a hipped
roof, is a type of roofing which has
no vertical sides instead slopes
downward among all sides to the
walls. Just after gabled roof, the hip
roof is by far the most popular roof
style in North America. Hip roofs
are sturdier than gables. The inward
slope from all four sides of the
structure contributes to this
efficiency. This design feature
serves to strengthen the outside
while also increasing the exterior's
resistance to wind and rain.

 Gambrel Roof
- The gambrel roof is a double-
side gable roof featuring
symmetrical slopes on both sides
and a 30-degree upper part. It offer
good drainage, plenty of space, and
are very inexpensive to construct,
but they really do require
maintenance. Gambrel roofs are
becoming increasingly prevalent
among homeowners looking for a
larger, more usable attic area.

 Clerestory Roof
- A clerestory roof consists of sloped
roof panels of significantly different
heights that are connected in the
center by a vertical flat wall. The
building benefits from natural light
because the wall is lined with
windows. A few little windows or a
single huge rectangular glass can be
used to create the windows.
3. Parts of the house structure

3.1 Eaves
- The edge of a roof which overhangs
the external siding is called an eave.
Soffits, the underneath of your
roof’s eaves, as well as fascia, the
vertical projecting board, are both
parts of an eave. Roof eaves serve
as a home's ornamental as well as
functional purposes. Eaves are
indeed a classic architectural
feature.

3.2 Columns
- A column is a vertical post or pillar
in architecture. a structural
component which distributes the
load of the structure overhead to
other elements of the structure
below through compression. A roof
or a beam can be supported by
columns, and they can also be just
aesthetic. A colonnade is an
arrangement of columns.

3.3 Slabs
- Slabs are used to create flat,
typically horizontal surfaces in
house's floors, roofs, bridges, and
some other components. The slab
can be sustained by walls, thick
concrete beams (which are
normally formed monolithically
with slab), structure steel beams,
pillars, or even the ground.
3.4 Gutter
- A rain gutter, commonly referred as
a gutter or guttering, is a
component of a house's water
drainage channels. It's a basin or
canal which runs all around edge of
a roof that gathers flood water
before releasing it into rainfall
downpipes, which then discharge it
into a drainage system.

3.5 Ceiling
- The upper portion of a room is
defined by a ceiling, which is an
overhead interior structure. It is a
completed surface that covers the
underside of the roofs or the
flooring of a level above, rather
than just a structural part.

3.6 Overhead Cabinets

- It is a cabinet that is attached in the
upper portion of a room, it is
commonly found in a kitchen where
it can stored ingredients, as well as
cookware. It can also be serve as a
decorative element where some of
decorative glass jugs, glass plates,
and ceramic pottery can be
displayed.
3.7 Trusses
- Trusses are a type of supporting
system or foundation made up of a
single plane of iron or wooden
beams, girders, usually rods. A truss
is commonly shaped as a triangle or
a group of triangles, as this design
provides most stiffness.

3.8 Railings
- A fence-like barrier made out of one
or more horizontal rails sustained
by widely spaced uprights is known
as a rail or railing. A horizontal rail
about waist height and many
vertical supports are typical railings
in the interior of houses or on
porches. Its primary purpose is to
offer a fall-prevention barrier at the
edge of a vertical drop.

3.9 Footings
- Footings are a crucial aspect of the
foundation construction project.
They're usually built of concrete
that has been placed into an
excavated area with rebar support.
Footings are used to strengthen the
ground and keep it from settling.

3.10 Jambs
- The side-post or framing of a door
or other opening is called a jamb.
The vertical portion of a door frame
known as a door jamb serves as a
support for the rest of the frame
and also the door itself.