mansarded
With angled garret
Mansarded describes a building or roof having a mansard design—a roof with two slopes on each side, the lower slope steeper than the upper.
The style, associated with French architecture, allows for usable attic space: The mansarded townhouses lined the boulevard.
A mansarded roof crowned the old hotel.
Projecting rooftop window structure
- gableTriangular wall portion
- eavesProjecting roof edges
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
hipped · gambrel · pitched · Victorian · Second Empire · Baroque · townhouse · brownstone
Space beneath the roof
- garretSmall rooftop living space
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- living spaceInhabitable area of home
- conversionAct of changing states
dormer window · headroom · floorboards · hatch · staircase · bedroom · studio · apartment
Fissile metamorphic rock
- shinglesOverlapping roof cladding
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- soffitArchitectural element's underside
fascia · gutter · downspout · underlayment · waterproofing · rafters · trusses · joists
Visually pleasing, paintable
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
- romanticConducive to love
Parisian · grandiose · stately · bourgeois · distinctive · imposing · refined · prestigious
Return to earlier state
- convertChange in form or faith
- preserveProtect from loss
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
- modernizeMake contemporary
repurpose · rehabilitate · repoint · insulate · adapt · landmarked · zoning · loft conversion
dormer
Projecting rooftop window structure
facade · hipped · gambrel · pitched · Victorian · Second Empire · Baroque · townhouse · brownstone · chateau
loft
Space beneath the roof
- garretSmall rooftop living space
- storageSpace for keeping goods
- living spaceInhabitable area of home
conversion · dormer window · headroom · floorboards · hatch · staircase · bedroom · studio · apartment · servants quarters
slate
Fissile metamorphic rock
soffit · fascia · gutter · downspout · underlayment · waterproofing · rafters · trusses · joists · insulation
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
romantic · Parisian · grandiose · stately · bourgeois · distinctive · imposing · refined · prestigious · handsome
restore
Return to earlier state
modernize · repurpose · rehabilitate · repoint · insulate · adapt · landmarked · zoning · loft conversion · attic conversion