An Armchair Tour of Memphis Architecture
Let’s look at some houses!All images courtesy ofBCPresley, 2009 taken Memphis, TN except as noted
What parts make a house?• Walls• Roof• Doors and windows
Where do you live?
What kind of building do you live in?
People can live…
In a House
People can live…
In an Apartment
It can be…
A Large Apartment Building
Or…
An Older Building
Or it might be…
A Duplex
It could be…
A Very Small House
Or
A Very Large House
It might be
A Plain House
Or maybe
A Very Fancy House
All houses have
A Roof
The roof can be
Low or High
The roof can be
Flat
or Wavy
Maybe the roof could be
Funny Or
Fancy
Or even covered in
Shiny Green Tile
Sometimes a roof is covered in
Wooden Shingles called “Shakes”
But most often a roof is
covered in
Just … Shingles
All houses have
Walls
The walls can be made of
• Wood
• Brick
• Stone
• Stucco
All Houses Have
Doors
All Houses Have
Windows
Many Houses Have
A PorchThat is supported by…
• Columns orPosts
You might see on your building… a
• Chimney
You might see on your building…
• Shutters
• Arch
You might see on your building…an
You might see on your building…
• Fancy trim – Called “Gingerbread Trim”
All buildings have somethings the same
They all have:• Walls• Roof• Doors and windows
But buildings - and houses -can look very different from each otherIf you designed a house , what would it look like?
When an architect designs a building,
usually he or she will
Draw a sketch –
• A sketch is a simple drawing to help you work on ideas and problems
The architect will often -
Draw an elevation –
An elevation drawing
• Shows one side of the building
• It looks very flat
• It shows details
or
The elevation drawing will often be shown to the clientA client is–
The person or group or people who have hired the architectto create the design
The client must approve the design orthe architect must make changes
There are more types of drawings and plans thatmust be prepared to get ready to build a house
An architect must learn a lot about buildings!
Can you draw a sketch of a building?
Can you draw an elevation of your building?
Maybe you would like to become an architect!