architectural feature
Structural design detail
An architectural feature is any distinctive element of a building's design—a dormer, a cornice, a bay window, an arched doorway.
The term appears in real estate listings, historic preservation guidelines, and design discussions to call attention to specific structural or decorative components: The home retains its original architectural features, including crown molding and a carved mantel.
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- crown moldingDecorative ceiling-wall transition
- columnVertical structural element
- pedimentTriangular architectural crowning element
- porticoColumned covered entryway
pointed arch · arch · lintel · finial · pillar · load bearing · vault · barrel vault · frieze · facade · clerestory · gable · buttress · gargoyle · caryatid · dome · rose window · eave
architectural featurenatural feature
Earth's unbuilt terrain element
landscape feature · natural formation · geological formation · geological feature · terrain