mansard
French attic style
A mansard is a roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope steeper than the upper.
The design allows more usable space in the attic, effectively creating an extra floor.
Common in French architecture and Victorian buildings: The old hotel had a distinctive mansard roof with dormer windows.
Napoleon III's urban planner
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- Second EmpireNapoleon III's French regime
- zincElement thirty
grey · slate · chimney pots · apartment · balcony · wrought iron · skyline · atelier
Small rooftop living space
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- living spaceInhabitable area of home
- headroomOverhead vertical space
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
studio · storage · skylight · window · habitable · conversion · insulation · eaves
Two-pitched roof style
- hippedSloped on all sides
- dormerProjecting rooftop window structure
- steepRising at sharp angle
- shallowWithout much depth
knee wall · Dutch colonial · deck · ridge · rafter · truss · framing
Windowed projection from sloped roof
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- bracketSupport or category
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
balustrade · pediment · cresting · finial · ironwork · slate tile · decorative trim · architrave
Haussmann
Napoleon III's urban planner
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- Second EmpireNapoleon III's French regime
zinc · grey · slate · chimney pots · apartment · balcony · wrought iron · skyline · atelier · garret
garret
Small rooftop living space
- loftSpace beneath the roof
- living spaceInhabitable area of home
- headroomOverhead vertical space
bedroom · studio · storage · skylight · window · habitable · conversion · insulation · eaves · ceiling height
gambrel
Two-pitched roof style
shallow · knee wall · Dutch colonial · deck · ridge · rafter · truss · framing
dormer window
Windowed projection from sloped roof
frieze · balustrade · pediment · cresting · finial · ironwork · slate tile · decorative trim · architrave · carved
- home stylescolonial, craftsman, ranch, Victorian, Tudor
- ParisEiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine, Montmartre
- French ArchitectureVersailles, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Notre Dame, Chartres
- roofsgable, hip, flat, gambrel, shed
- rooftopsgable, eaves, ridge, dormer, chimney
- Victorian ArchitectureVictorian architecture, Victorian, Victorian style, Queen Anne, Italianate