ARCHITECTURAL TERMS 3

JAMBThe sides of doors and windows are called jambs.

LOFTResidual space, usually used for storage, A loft can be

an upper storey or attic in a building, directly under the roof. Also can be the ‘maaliya’

MEZZANINEIn architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building

MODULEA MEASURE OF PROPORTION ADOPTED FOR A BUILDING ON WHICH ALL THE OTHER PARTS AND DIMENSIONS ARE BASED.

MOULDINGMoulding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster.

MOULDING

NECROPOLISLarge cemetary of burial ground.

OPEN SPACEAREA INSIDE THE PLOT LEFT OPEN TO SKY FOR LIGHT AND VENTILATION PURPOSES.

FRONT, REAR, SIDE AND COMMON OPEN SPACES

ORDERSA column, in Greek/Roman architecture with base, shaft, capital, and entablature, decorated and proportioned according to one of the accepted modes – Doric, Tuscan, Ionic, Corinthian, or Composite.

PIAZZA (PLAZA)An open space, usually oblong, surrounded by buildings.

PARAPETA low wall placed to protect any spot where there is a sudden drop, for example, at the edge of a bridge, quay, or house-top.

PLANA floor plan in architecture and building engineering is a diagram, usually to scale, of the relationships between rooms, spaces and other physical features at one level of a structure.

The top view of an object

PLINTH/PODIUMIn architecture, a plinth is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests.

PORCH/PORTICO

Porch is a covered shelter on the outside of a building. A roofed space, open or partly enclosed.

Portico is a porch leading to the entrance to a building.

PURLIN

Horizontal beam in a roof

ROSE WINDOW

A Rose window is often used as a generic term applied to a circular window, but is especially used for those found in churches of the Gothic architectural style.

ROSE WINDOW

SECTION

A REPRESENTATION OF A SOLID OBJECT AS IT WOULD APPEAR OF CUT BY AN INTERSECTING PLANE, SO THAT THE INNER CONFIGURATION IS CLEAR

SHUTTERING

TEMPORARY MOULD IN WHICH CONCRETE IS POURED AND ALLOWED TO SET, INTO BEAMS, WALLS AND COLUMNS ETC

SPAN

DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS OF A BEAM/ARCH/ROOF

SPACE FRAMEA FRAME EXTENDING INTO THREE DIMENSIONS, COVERS LARGE SPANS

STUPAA stupa (literally meaning "heap") is a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the remains of Buddha, used by Buddhists as a place of worship.

STAMBHAFREE STANDING PILLARS, CHARACTERISTIC OF BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE

COMMEMORATING VICTORY

VIHARAA BUDDHIST MONASTRY, USUALLY ROCK CUT, A CAVE OR A LIVING APARTMENT FOR BUDDHIST MONKS/SAINTS

SHIKHARAŚhikhara, a Sanskrit word translating literally to "mountain peak", refers to the rising tower in the Hindu temple architecture. Sikhara over the sanctum sanctorum/garbha griha is enshrined is the most prominent and visible part of a Hindu temple of North India.

SHINGLESRoof shingles are a roof covering consisting of individual overlapping elements usually made of wood/clay tiles

SKIRTING

STUCCOStucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water.

Traditional stucco is made of lime, sand, and water. Modern stucco is made of Portland cement, sand, and water

TRACERY

Tracery is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window

TRACERY

Tracery is the stonework elements that support the glass in a Gothic window

VERNACULARVernacular architecture is a category of architecture based on localized needs and construction materials, and reflecting local traditions.

WATER CLOSET (WC)