appreciation of construction

Appreciation of Construction

19th Century Late Victorian House

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

21st Century - Offsite Manufactured Homes - Timber Panel Construction (under modern construction method

Living room interior

Floor Plan

Appreciation of Construction

I . Introduction

This will provide a comparison of housing construction architecture from two different periods . A house from the late 19th century which is built sometime from 1875 to 1914 will be compare to a house constructed with 10 years ago from the present time , a house from the 20th or 21st century

. This will trace the evolution of housing construction through the lens architecture by discussing the architectural style , floor plans , interior decoration and design furnishings and building technologies and constructions . Housing is a rapidly developing population and dealing with the diminution of the natural resources and source of energy , responding to the heightened impacts of man-made and natural calamities and coming to the period of rapid technological advancements constituting issues which are greatly affecting the way the world is apparent , organized and lived in at the beginning of the new millennium . and comparison of both housing construction will be discuss further in the

First is the housing construction during the 19the century , on the later years of this century is the emergence of Victorian architecture which dates from the second half of the 19th century , when America was discovering new ways to building and design . Advancements in machine technology meant that Victorian-era builders could easily incorporate mass-produced ornamentation such as brackets , spindles , and patterned shingles . There are a variety of Victorian styles , which includes Second Empire , Italianate , Stick , and Queen Anne . The last true Victorians were constructed in the early 1900s , although contemporary builders frequently make use of Victorian ideas , designing eclectic neo-Victorians ' A number of Victorian styles are recreated on the fanciful Main Street ' at Disney theme parks in Florida , California and Europe . These homes combine modern materials with 19th century details , such as curved towers and spindled porches

Victorian architecture style as stated by Cadavid (1985 ) is unique for its constantly changing textures and colors . For instance , brick may be used on one story , shingle on another , and horizontal boards on a third However , the general fazade maintains a vertical appearance . Queen Anne buildings are asymmetrical and eclectic . L '-shaped porches that run across the front and one side of Queen Anne houses are common , as is decorative woodwork such as lattice and turned balusters and posts . A steeply pitched roof , usually with a dominant gable in the front characterized this style . There are many examples of Queen Anne architecture in Victorian Village . It 's descendent , the Princess Anne ' style , is one of the Village 's most common house styles . These houses may include a round or polygonal tower , both gabled and hipped roofs on the same structure , finials and other roof decorations , stained glass windows , often in small squares outlining upper sashes , and stained glass transoms

It was the most predominant , built from 1880 to approximately 1910varied , and...