interior design housing timeline

  • earth sheltered
    1497

    earth sheltered

    -covered in grass
    -glass windows
  • Hogan
    1500

    Hogan

    -made out of mud or other natural materials
    -8 sided hut
  • half timber
    1500

    half timber

    -bricks
    -external and internal walls are constructed of timber frames
  • adoble

    adoble

    -natural colors
    - lots of tan colors
  • Swedish Log Cabin

    Swedish Log Cabin

    -wood
    inter locking logs
  • garrison

    garrison

    • typically two stories with the second story overhanging in the front. -older style
  • Spanish-stucco-

    Spanish-stucco-

    -arched openings
    -red roof tiles
  • german

    german

    -half-timbered or full-timbered construction
    -steep roofs
  • queen anne

    queen anne

    -Steeply pitched roof with irregular shape.
    -Cross gables.
  • Georgian

    Georgian

    -a stone or brick two-story building with a side-gabled roof
    -a symmetrical arrangement of windows and doors on the front façade.
  • costal

    costal

    -seashell
    -by the beach
    -natural lighting
  • early classic revival house

    early classic revival house

    -red brick
    -columns on a large porch
  • farmhouse

    farmhouse

    -wood floors
    -gable roofs
  • saltbox

    saltbox

    -two stories in front and on story in back
    -uneven roof
  • french manor

    french manor

    -natural materials
    -brick
  • french Provincial

    french Provincial

    -wood
    -exposed beems
  • Neoclassicism

    Neoclassicism

    -symmetric
    -columns
  • French Normandy

    French Normandy

    -plank like entries
    -hip or shed roofs
  • Cape Cod

    Cape Cod

    -single or double stories
    -large central chimney
  • adams

    adams

    -a simple square or rectangular box
    -two or three stories high
  • gilded age

    gilded age

    -fancy
    -retro
  • greek revial

    greek revial

    -symmetric roof
    -columns
  • craftsman

    craftsman

    -handmade materials
    -mostly made out of wood and stone
  • gothic revival

    gothic revival

    -darker colors
    -bay windows
  • dutch

    dutch

    -shutters
    -covered porches
  • Italianate

    Italianate

    -deep eaves
    -rounded windows
  • victorian

    victorian

    -Plain or colorfully painted brick.
    -Ornate gables.
  • tidewater south

    tidewater south

    -large wraparound porches
    - hip roofs
  • Southern Colonial

    Southern Colonial

    -pitched roofs
    -small windows
  • tudor

    tudor

    -steeply pitched gable roofs
    - playfully elaborate masonry chimneys
  • prairie

    prairie

    -rows of windows
    -open floor plans
  • ranch

    ranch

    -single story
    -modern floor plans
    -sliding doors
  • bungalow

    bungalow

    -open floor plan
    -covered porches
  • internationale

    internationale

    -flat roof
    -curtain walls of glass
  • split level

    split level

    -half stairs
    -finished basement
  • english cottage

    english cottage

    -arched doorways
    -small windows
  • ski lodge cottage

    ski lodge cottage

    -rich wood tones
    -exposed beams
  • Solar

    Solar

    -The wall consists of an 8-inch to 16-inch thick masonry wall on the south side of a house.
    -A single or double layer of glass mounted about one inch or less in front of the dark-colored wall absorbs solar heat
  • tiny house

    tiny house

    -ranges from 100 to 400 square feet
    -a ton of natural lighting
    outdoor living space
    multipurpose areas
  • smart house

    smart house

    -smart lighting
    -high level security