What is the name of a Spanish house?
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What is the name of a Spanish house?
Spanish House Names
| House name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Casa | home, house |
| Casa Feliz | happy home |
| Casa Solariega | homestead |
| Colina | hill |
Why are Spanish houses white?
To protect the houses from the sun during summer. White houses are cooler during the hot summer than houses with other colors. This bit of wisdom comes from the Moors. The white color reflects the sunlight and does not absorb it, keeping the house cool.
What is a hacienda style home?
Hacienda style homes were infused with Spanish and Native American influences, rustic touches, colorful hand painted tiles, sprawling floor plans, and covered terraces. Nowadays, they are very popular in the southwestern part of the United States where they are built in an open and rural setting.
What does a typical Spanish house look like?
One of the most recognizable features is the red, barrel tile roof, which was low-pitched. In the Southwest, homes often have completely flat roofs with castle-like parapets lining the perimeter. Wooden doors accent the light stucco exterior walls and are sometimes arched, mimicked by arched doorways inside the homes.
Why do most houses in Spain have bars on windows?
In Spain the bars are called ‘rejas’, they are designed to keep unwelcome visitors out of your house. My wife and I bought a house in Spain in 1982 and the first thing we did was install ‘rejas’ on the windows.
What are the three keys to distinguishing a Spanish style home?
Key Features
- Built from indigenous components. Spanish Colonial homes might be made of adobe in the Southwest and coquina rock in Florida.
- Thick, stucco-clad walls. Thick walls are ideally situated for a hot environment.
- Small, open windows.
- One story.
- Limited ornamentation.
- Wooden support beams.
- Inner courtyard.
What does a French colonial house look like?
For the most part, French Colonial homes have steeply pitched roofs with wide overhangs that are hipped (where all four sides slope down from the center pitch) or side-gabled (where only the front and back sides slope down and the sides are triangular continuations of the exterior walls).
