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Examples of single-family detached house types include: Bungalow; Central-passage house (North America) Chattel house (Caribbean) Château (France) Cottage (various) Courtyard house (various) Konak (Asia) Log house (various) Mansion (various) Housebarn (various) Split level home (various) Upper Lusatian house (Europe)
13 Modern and Post-modern. 14 ... This list of house styles lists styles of vernacular architecture – i.e., outside any academic tradition – used in the design of ...
A style may include such elements as form, method of construction, building materials, and regional character. Most architecture can be classified as a chronology of styles which change over time reflecting changing fashions, beliefs and religions, or the emergence of new ideas, technology, or materials which make new styles possible.
Contemporary architecture is the architecture of the 21st century. No single style is dominant. [1] Contemporary architects work in several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech architecture and new references and interpretations of traditional architecture [2] [3] to highly conceptual forms and designs, resembling sculpture on an enormous scale.
The Rizal Shrine in Calamba is an example of bahay na bato.. Báhay na bató (Filipino for "stone house"), also known in Visayan languages as baláy na bató or balay nga bato, and in Spanish language as Casa de Filipina is a type of building originating during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines.
The style of architecture, as suggested, varies little from existing architecture at the time as typified by the Manila Hotel. [26] New structures continued the use of conventional motifs but were made of more durable materials such as concrete. This style of architecture prevailed even after the turn of the century.
Scale models of some Ancient Egyptian house, in the Louvre Minoan house model, c. 1700-1675 BC, terracotta, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Heraklion, Greece) Floor plan of a "foursquare" house. Little is known about the earliest origin of the house and its interior; however, it can be traced back to the simplest form of shelters.
The Pascual House is a modernist style house built in April 1948, using a mixture of reinforced concrete, masonry and wood. A notable feature of the exterior are the three reinforced concrete pylons on the façade of the house. The mirador or watchtower is also a notable feature of the exterior that adorns the corner mass of the whole house.