verandahs
Roofed outdoor walkways
Verandahs is the plural of verandah, a roofed porch or gallery extending along the outside of a building.
The spelling with an h is more common in British English; Americans typically write veranda.
Verandahs evoke colonial architecture and leisurely outdoor living: We sat on the verandah watching the storm roll in.
Covered building entrances
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
- columnsUpright structural shafts
posts · balustrades · eaves · awnings · roofing · floorboards · lattice · screens
Seats on curved rails
- hammocksSuspended fabric beds
- swingsRhythmic back-and-forth movements
- loungingReclining in idleness
- relaxationState of being unwound
afternoon tea · sundowners · conversation · reading · napping · breezes · shade · cooling
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
cooling · heat · tropical storms · rainfall · sheltered · outdoor living · climate · mosquito netting
Large-scale farming operation
- bungalowOne-story house with porch
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- tropicsWarm equatorial region
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
raj · Queensland · Victorian · Southern · antebellum · tea estates · teak · wicker
porches
Covered building entrances
- balconiesRaised exterior platforms
- terracesRaised flat outdoor areas
- railingsProtective horizontal bars
columns · posts · balustrades · eaves · awnings · roofing · floorboards · lattice · screens · steps
rocking chairs
Seats on curved rails
relaxation · afternoon tea · sundowners · conversation · reading · napping · breezes · shade · cooling · entertaining
monsoon
Seasonal tropical wind pattern
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
shade · cooling · heat · tropical storms · rainfall · sheltered · outdoor living · climate · mosquito netting · louvres
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
British · raj · Queensland · Victorian · Southern · antebellum · tea estates · teak · wicker · whitewash
- British RajBritish Raj, British India, East India Company, viceroys, governors
- QueenslandBrisbane, Gold Coast, Cairns, Townsville, Great Barrier Reef
- Indo-Saracenic
- Rajasthan heritageforts, palaces, stepwells, cenotaphs
verandahsinner chambers
Private interior spaces
drawing rooms · parlors · living rooms · dens · studies