Spanish Architecture by: Amber Dannemiller

1. Spanish Architecture by: Amber Dannemiller

2. Spanish Architecture • Were most enjoyed in the 20th Century, Particularly between 1915 and 1931 in California and Florida. • Usually two stories • Most common materials used are plaster (stucco) for walls, stone and baked brick, and glass for the windows. • Features include chimney finishes, low pitch clay tile, flat roof, terracotta or cast concrete ornaments, small porches or balconies, canvas awnings, and decorative iron trims.

3. Spanish Architecture • Most of the lines are vertical in Spanish style homes • The color is warm, mostly a shade of orange • Tropical or warm feeling when you look at a spanish home • Texture is smooth, but the roof is rough and bumpy • There is lots of rhythm with the arches, It flows together • Much balance is used because of the arches and patterns • The second floor is ¾ the size of the first floor • The style of spanish homes are unique, they stand out, and are fun to look at.

4. Spanish Architecture

5. Works Cited • 1910s, t. e., & Florida, a. i. (n.d.). Spanish Colonial Revival architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 24, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Colonial_Revival_architecture • List of house types - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (n.d.). Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved January 25, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_house_types