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A building's surface detailing, inside and outside, often includes decorative moulding, and these often contain ogee-shaped profiles—consisting (from low to high) of a concave arc flowing into a convex arc, with vertical ends; if the lower curve is convex and higher one concave, this is known as a Roman ogee, although frequently the terms are used interchangeably and for a variety of other ...
Traditional interior millwork examples: note the wall covers, as well as the door and window trim, are all custom-styled to complement the central focus point of the room—the fireplace mantle. Millwork is historically any wood-mill produced decorative material used in building construction .
Mid-century modern (MCM) is a movement in interior design, product design, graphic design, architecture and urban development that was present in all the world, but more popular in North America, Brazil and Europe from roughly 1945 to 1970 during the United States's post-World War II period.
Interior architecture is the design of a building or shelter from inside out, or the design of a new interior for a type of home that can be fixed. It can refer to the initial design and plan used for a building's interior, to that interior's later redesign made to accommodate a changed purpose, or to the significant revision of an original ...
Archivolt: Ornamental moulding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch. Astragal : Semi-circular moulding attached to one of a pair of doors to cover the gap where they meet. Baguette : Thin, half-round moulding, smaller than an astragal, sometimes carved, and enriched with foliages , pearls , ribbands , laurels , etc.
Gamble House, Pasadena, California, in 2005 Mortimer Fleishhacker House and estate (rear view), Woodside, California. The architectural firm of Greene and Greene was established in Pasadena in January 1894, eventually culminating with the designs of their "ultimate bungalows", such as the 1908 Gamble House in Pasadena, generally considered one of the finest examples of residential architecture ...
An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church providing an oblique view of the altar. Stoop A small staircase ending in a platform and leading to the entrance of an apartment building or other building. Sunburst A design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns, including art nouveau. Syrian arch
A splayed arch is used for the case of unequal spans on the sides of the arch (when, for example, an interior opening in the wall is larger than the exterior one), the intrados of a round splayed arch is not cylindrical, but has a conical shape.