HOME AND ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Scroll down for a FREE Architectural Design dictionary, outlining architectural styles, Landscaping techniques, tools, textiles, hardware, and more.
This fully illustrated dictionary covers virtually all things related to architecture and home design.
Full color images display beautiful home interiors and outstanding architectural designs.
Once you are armed with basic architectural know-how, you can use your imagination to create your Perfect Dream Home!
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ABODE
The Picture Dictionary of Home Design And Architecture
by Judee Shipman
CHAPTER 5
BAY WINDOW - BOLT
BAY WINDOW: A popular architectural design involving a set of attached windows that project outward from the exterior walls of a building.
This creates an interior space that is often used as a small sitting area, but is sometimes large enough to accommodate a day bed.
An unsupported Bay Window should protrude no more than 2 feet from the exterior wall.
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BEADING BIT: A kind of drill bit that is used with a router.
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BEAM: A strong, horizontally placed piece of wood or metal that spans an opening.
Beams add structural support, can bear weight, and are a crucial component of architectural design.
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BEARING HEADER: A structural piece that is placed horizontally across an opening such as a chimney, doorway, or window.
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BEARING POINT: Any joined point that supports weight.
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BEARING WALL: A wall that supports weight in addition to its own weight. Most architectural design blueprints include a bearing wall.
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BEAVER TAIL: A broad, flat piece that resembles the tail of a beaver.
Shown below, a beavertail lever door handle.
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BEDROCK: A very hard layer of earth that is suitable to support heavy manmade structures such as buildings. An indispensable component of architectural design.
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BEDROOM: An interior room where people sleep. In real estate transactions, to be counted as a bedroom, the room must have a closet, and must be large enough to fit a bed.
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BEECH: A slightly coarse, reddish brown, straight-grained wood with a fine, even texture. Sometimes used for architectural design, especially for veneers, but beech is also an excellent firewood.
Shown below, a beechwood staircase.
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BELFRY: A small room designed to enclose the bell in a bell tower.
Shown below, an ornate belfry in Bangkok.
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BELT SANDER: A power tool that features a moving belt with sandpaper attached to it.
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BEVEL EDGE CHISEL: A chisel with a slanted edge, useful for reaching acute angles.
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B-HUT: A temporary enclosure made of mud, bark, straw, cardboard, or whatever can be found nearby for building shelter. Also known as a barracks hut.
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BI FOLD DOOR: A door that is hinged at the center, so it takes up less space when opened.
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BIRCH: A kind of hardwood, typically used for interiors, fine furniture, and home decor, but can also be used in architectural design. Birch comes in two varieties: yellow and white.
Shown below, a room at the Birchwood Lodge in Tennessee's Great Smokey Mountains.
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BIT: A piece of metal hardware that fits on the end of a drill or a router. Used for making holes in hard surfaces.
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BLANKETS: Flat sheets of insulation packaged in rolls 1 to 2 feet wide.
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BLOBITECTURE: An architectural movement of the new millennium, with development starting in 2003. Also known as Blobism.
This style or organic architecture is characterized by buildings with a rounded or amoeba-shaped architectural design.
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BLOCKING: Small wood pieces that are used for structural support.
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BLOCK JOINT: A type of joinery where two planes are attached perpendicularly, and a block is then attached to the inner corner.
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BLOCK OUT: A barrier within a foundation that prevents concrete from entering certain areas. Often used for pipe installation and cellar doors.
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BLOCK PLANE: A plane designed to smooth the rough edges of planks, but small enough to use with one hand.
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BLOWER: The ducted fan of an air conditioner.
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BLOW INSULATION: Fiber insulation in loose form, as opposed to sheets.
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BLUEPRINT: A technical architectural drawing, used as building instructions.
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BLUE STAKE: Spots of blue paint left on the ground by utility workers to show where recent work was done.
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BOARD FOOT: A unit of measure for lumber, measuring 12 inches long, 12 inches wide, and one inch thick.
Not to be confused with a lineal foot, but often is.
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BOILER: A sealed metal tank in which water is heated, though not necessarily boiled.
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BOLT: A screw-like fastener with spiraling ridges along the shaft. Often considered an oversized screw.
However, the chief difference between a bolt and a screw is that a bolt is designed to be used in conjunction with a nut.
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Chapter 5 (You Are Here)
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