Architecture

Architecture

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Canopy

Construction; Architecture

A projection or hood over a door, window, niche, etc.

Cantilever

Construction; Architecture

A projecting elements, such as a beam or porch, supported at a single point or along a single line by a wall or column, stabilised by s counterbalancing downward force around the point of fulcrum.

Sub-floor

Construction; Architecture

A floor beneath the finish floor designed to strengthen the bearing surface and prevent dust from passing through floors.

Capital

Construction; Architecture

The elaboration at the top of a column, pillar, pier or pilaster.

Carport

Construction; Architecture

A roofed area attached to the house designed to protect the car.

Swiss cap

Construction; Architecture

A decorative furnace cap that exhales smoke by spinning.

Caryatid

Construction; Architecture

The human figure used as a sculptural column as part of a classical composition, often flanking a doorway, or as a decorative detail within an interior around a fireplace.