November │ December 2012
Residential Exteriors
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Learn the principle and elements of design
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What’s Inside? About Residential Exteriors
About the Editor Pg. 2
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Elements of Design
Principles of Design
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Line • Pg. 5 Texture • Pg. 11 Light • Pg. 17 Color • Pg. 23 Space • Pg. 29 Shape • Pg. 33 Form • Pg. 39
Balance • Pg. 45 Harmony • Pg. 51 Emphasis • Pg.57 Massing • Pg. 61 Rhythm • Pg. 65 Proportion • Pg. 71 Scale • Pg. 75
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The Editor Hi, I'm Makayla! I am originally from a small area in Iowa but currently live in Greenville, North Carolina. My desire for design started my sophomore year of high school in a design class and blossomed from there. The inspiration for this magazine came from the views I encountered walking to work everyday in Greenville. I would walk by so many beautiful houses and see unique differences in each of them, so I decided to share their beauty with you. There is something about beauty that can take your breath away and make you feel peaceful inside. The homes I encountered have strengths in their exteriors based on their looks. No background knowledge is known and the interiors of these homes are a mystery. Most of the houses you will see in the following pages will be photos I personally took while walking about Greenville in the fall of 2012. Landscaping and neighborhoods will also be included as they contribute to the feel of the home. All home address or websites will be found in small lettering on the page the photo is found. I hope you find my work as inspiring as I do, your feedback is always welcome. Enjoy!
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Residential Exteriors Residential Exteriors focuses on the designs of houses that you would find in the average neighborhood. The images in this magazine range from cute, small homes, to the modern home, to extravagance. The focus of this issue is the elements and principles of design. Each will be clearly explained with examples in the following pages. By reading this magazine, our hope is that your design knowledge will grow and you will find it useful for future design challenges.
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Cheltenham Dr. Greenville, NC
Elements of Design
Texture Space
Line
Color 4
Light Shape
Form
Clip Art
Line 5
Straight Horizontal Straight Vertical Curved Flowing Curved Tightly
Elements │
Line
Straight Horizontal Seen as: Calm Passive Mellow
1704 5th St. Greenville, NC
Straight horizontal lines are straight lines that run left to right. They are seen along the top edges of the roof on this home.
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Elements │
Line
Straight Vertical Seen as: Power Strength Stability
1505 5th Street Greenville, NC
Straight Vertical lines are lines that run perpendicular to the ground and don’t curve. The strongest vertical lines on this house are seen in the columns. There are also vertical lines in the windows and chimneys. 7
Elements │
Line
Curved Flowing Curved Flowing lines
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
are loosely curved lines that seem to flow and lead the eye. They are seen here, in the window of this front door.
Seen As: Graceful Calm Indefinite
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Elements │
Line
Curved Tightly Seen As: Untamed Crazy Indefinite
Tightly curved lines are curved St. James UMC Greenville, NC
lines wound tightly. They are presented here in these vines.
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Lowe’s Greenville NC
Chandler’s Shingles 10
Texture
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Surface Quality Real Implied Non-Reflective Reflective
Elements │Texture
Surface Quality Real (Tactile Textured)
Hint: Texture can visually spice up the look of a structure.
1901 6th St. Greenville, NC
Real texture is actual texture that you could feel. It is used with bricks on the outside of this house. Bricks are rough textured.
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Elements │Texture
Implied Texture
Flanagan Building Greenville, NC Clip Art
Implied texture is seen when something looks like it would have a certain texture, but it actually doesn’t. This wood looks like it would be rough and unfinished but it is actually very smooth. Example: Drawing VS. Real Thing A drawing of a tree would have implied texture where a real tree would have real texture.
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Elements │Texture
Non Reflective Non reflective
Lowe’s Greenville, Nc.
texture is any texture that wont reflect light or images. This house shutter has a none reflective texture.
Hint: Non reflective textures will help reduce glare.
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Lowe’s Greenville, NC. Clip art
Elements │Texture
Reflective Reflective texture is a texture that creates a reflection like a mirror. This piece of decorative metal acts like a mirror with a reflective texture.
Hint: Placing reflective surfaces like mirrors in a home can make it appear larger than it actually is. 15
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Clip Art
Light Natural Colored Floor Lamps Table Lamps Sconce
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Elements │Light
Natural Natural light is the light given off by the sun AKA sunlight. There are many benefits to natural lighting. Tips :
Benefits: Saves energy Visual Appeal Natural dimmer Saves Money Warmth Reduces mold build-up Vitamin D Improved Performance
Atlantic Beach, NC.
Maximize light from windows White paint to reflect light Add mirrors Exterior doors with windows Add sky lights
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Elements │Light
Colored
These light bulbs have a translucent, colored film over the glass, causing the light to shine that color. Colored lighting can set moods like stated on this packaging.
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
Color Meanings Red: Passion Green: Freshness Yellow: Happiness Purple: Creativity White: Purity Black: Simplicity 19
Blue: Calm Orange: Energy Pink: Love
Elements │Light
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
Floor Lamps
Lowe’s Greenville, Nc
Floor lamps are tall interior lamps that sit on the floor and generally plug into an outlet on a wall. In an exterior, modern antique looking streetlights are similar. 20
Elements │Light
Table Lamps Lowe’s Greenville, NC
Table lamps in an interior are lamps that sit atop a table typically to provide task lighting.
Task lighting is light specifically there to brighten a work area for a specific task like reading.
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
This exterior lamp is similar to a table lamp because it would sit upon something similar to a table like a deck.
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Elements │Light
Sconce A sconce is a lighting fixture that secures to a wall. (Interior or Exterior)
There are many
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
different styles and variations; ranging from classical, to traditions, to modern. (pictured left)
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Color
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Monochromatic Analogous Direct Complimentary Neutral Palette
Elements │Color
Monochromatic
106 E. Baywood Ln. Greenville, NC
A monochromatic color scheme is tints or shades of the same hue. In this photo the house is painted with different shads of the same color blue, resulting in a monochromatic color scheme.
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Elements │Color
Analogous
3404 Cutler Ct. Greenville, NC
An analogous color scheme contains colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. This yellow house with the green in the nature around it is analogous, because green and yellow are next to each other on the color wheel.
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Elements │Color
Lowes Greenville, NC
Direct Complimentary
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
Direct Complimentary colors are colors that are directly across from each other on the color wheel. The pairs always include one warm color and one cool color.
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Hint:
Complimentary pairs enhance each other
Elements │Color
Neutral Palette
625 Cheltenham Dr. Greenville, NC
502 Kepton Dr. Greenville, NC
Neutrals:
A neutral palette contains neutral colors. Neutral colors contain no color. Both of these photos are examples of a neutral palette with whites, blacks, and 27 grays.
Clairance Title Woodworkers
Bridle Circle Greenville NC
Since 1892
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Clip Art
Space 29
Positive Negative Crowding Territoriality
Elements │Space
Positive Space This image shows a lot of positive space. Positive Space being space that is occupied by an element or form.
The red represents the positive space in this image. 30
Elements │Space
Negative Space This picture shows a lot of negative space. Negative space being the space around and between the subjects of an image. In this case the subject is the house, so the entire space around the house is negative.
604 Cheltenham Dr. Greenville, NC
In this case, Everything that is not red is negative space.
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Elements │Space
Crowding Territoriality
This house/ yard is crowded territoriality.
There too much going on at the same time which isn’t adding visual appeal.
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Clip Art
Shape 33
Abstract Geometric Natural/Organic Dynamic
Elements │Shape
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Abstract
An abstract shape is a 2D shape that resembles something but doesn’t look exactly alike. This abstract drawing was drawn on a sidewalk using chalk. It resembles geometric shapes.
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Elements │Shape
Geometric Geometric shapes
101 E. Baywood Ln. Greenville, NC
are 2D shapes that you learned when you were in preschool. Triangle, circle, square, diamond, and so on. This entire house is considered a form because it is 3D but the shapes on the house are 2D.
The red outlines on this image represent geometric shapes. 35
Elements │Shape
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Natural / Organic
A natural or organic shape would be a 2D shape of something in natural found in nature. Here these 2 trees are natural shapes. 36
Elements │Shape
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Dynamic
Dynamic shapes are 2D shapes that create movement. In this image the design in the cement creates a rhythmic pattern, causing the eye to move in that direction.
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Bridle Circle Greenville NC
Dickenson Design
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Clip Art
Form
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Geometric Natural Abstract Non-Objective
Elements │Form
Geometric Forms:
St. James UMC Greenville, NC
Sphere Cone Cylinder Cube Prisms
This bush was trimmed into a geometric shape , a sphere.
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http://www.shutterstock.com/similar-46339051/stock-vector-natural-symbols-keyboard-buttons.html St. James UMC Greenville, NC
Elements │Form
Natural
This is a natural form because it is 3D and it forms its shape on its own.
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Elements │Form
http://homedesign2you.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Colorful-Modern-Outdoor-Furniture-by-Milano-Bedding.jpg
Abstract
Abstract forms are 3D shapes, that can be seen as something from real life, even if they don’t look exactly the same. For example, these abstract forms resemble furniture.
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Elements │Form
Forest Tree Hill Dr. Greenville, NC
Non-Objective
Non-objective forms are 3D shapes that do not resemble anything seen in real life. This pile of leaves does not shape to represent anything in life, other than a pile of leaves, therefore it is a non-objective form.
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Cheltenham Dr. Greenville, NC
Principles of Design
Balance
Harmony
Emphasis Massing Rhythm Proportion Scale 44
Clipart
Balance
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Visually Symmetry Structural Symmetry Visual Asymmetry Visual Radial Symmetry
Elements │Balance
2007 5th St. Greenville, NC
Visual Symmetry
This house appears symmetrical, the same on both sides, but actually isn’t because of the porch and the garage being different. Therefore, the house is visually symmetrical.
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Elements │Balance
Structural Symmetry
1505 5th St. Greenville, NC
Power Point 2012 clip art
Fact: Symmetry is used a lot in classical design.
This house was built with structural symmetry. If this house was split down the middle, the sides would be mirrors of each other. Monarch Butterflies are symmetrical.
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Elements │Balance
Visual Asymmetry
403 Kepton Dr. Greenville, NC
This house is visually Asymmetric, not the same, because the two sides of the house aren’t and don’t look the same size.
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Elements │Balance
Lowe’s Greenville Nc
Visual Radial Symmetry
Radial symmetry is symmetry around a central axis. This outdoor patio fan shows symmetry around the structure between the three lights, the axis. The radial symmetry helps aid in the fan’s circulating process. 49
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Jungle Circle Holden, Idaho 14112 Office: (752)555-7400
Clip Art
Harmony
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Unity through Shape Unity through Color Unity through Repetition Variety through Color
Elements │Balance
3207 Baywood Ln. Greenville, NC
Unity Through Shape
The triangles of the roof being continuous throughout the house, brings unity to the home making it appear more appealing.
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Elements │Balance
3205 Baywood Ln. Greenville, NC
Unity Through Color
Unity is presented here with the use of color. While the green is a very unique color for shutters with the brick, the continued use of it ties the whole house together.
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Elements │Balance
3403 Cutler Ct. Greenville, NC
Unity Through Repetition
The repetition of the windows on this home make its size less awkward and brings everything together forming a visual unity.
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Elements │Balance
628 Cheltenham Dr. Greenville, NC
Variety Through Color
While the color here is repeated, the color is randomly placed and the contrast between the color is too great to pull the house together as a unit, therefore the color creates variety. 55
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Sarah’s Photography
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Emphasis
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Visual Focal Point Structural Focal Point
Elements │Emphasis
Focal Point (Visual)
1700 5th St. Greenville, NC
The visual focal point on this house is the picture window, because it draws the eye to it.
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Elements │Emphasis
Focal Point (Structural)
2007 5th St. Greenville, NC
The structural focal point of this house is the front door.
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Soccer Complex Waterloo, IA
Ellerman
Sod Farming 60
Massing
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Actually Density Optimal Density
Elements │Massing
217 Woodstock Dr. Greenville, NC
Actual Density
Density is defined as the degree of compactness. This house appears to be and is a very dense structure, there for it has actual density.
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Elements │Massing
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Optimal Density
Optimal Density is found when something appears dense but actually isn’t. Here, these flowers were all planted very close together making this area appear very dense, but up close, there is plenty of room between the flowers and they actually aren’t dense at all.
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Knoxville, Tn
Jakobee Landscaping
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Clip Art
Rhythm
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Repetitive Climatic Contrast Transitional/Flowing
Elements │Rhythm
Lowe’s Greenville, NC
Repetitive
Repetition is repeating something over again. It is seen here in the flower pots. The flower pots cause the eye to move, producing rhythm.
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Elements │Rhythm
604 Cheltenham Dr. Greenville, NC
Climatic
This picture, as seen before, shows climatic rhythm because elements are getting repeated to draw the eye upward. The repetition of the use of line and shape on the patio, draw the eye up to the 2nd level and then to the roof. 67
Elements │Rhythm
1506 5th St. Greenville, NC
Contrast
Contrast is the arrangement of opposite elements. Here the contrast is the difference between the dark lines on the front of the house and the cream background paint.
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Elements │Rhythm
1704 5th St. Greenville, NC
Transitional/Flowing
Transitional or flowing rhythm makes the eye move, it sort of directs the eye to a certain place. Here, these stairs and the side blocks create a rhythm that directs the eye up the stairs and down the sidewalk
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Traer, IA
Free Range Stallions
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Clip Art
Proportion
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Object in proportion Object not in proportion
Elements │Rhythm
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Object in Proportion with Space
Proportion is defined as a part considered in a comparative nature to a hole. This gazebo is the perfect size in comparison to the house, yard and deck, therefore it is in proportion with the space. 72
Elements │Rhythm
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Objects Not in Proportion with Space
This tiny little dandelion is not in proportion with this huge grassy area. For it to be in proportion, it would have to be the size of the tree behind it, which isn’t possible.
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Traer, IA
Marilynn’s Wedding Photography
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Clip Art
Scale
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Human Scale Symbolic Scale
Elements │Scale
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Human Scale
This chair shows human scale, because it was built to human proportions, such as back height, seat length and width and arm height.
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Elements │Scale
http://www.theoriginalsource.com/outdoor-play-house.html
Symbolic Scale
This small playhouse is built to a symbolic scale. It is symbolic to what a real house would be but is built to accompany a child’s size.
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Cedar Falls, IA
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Examples on windows 7
Rosemary Gardens
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Example on Windows 7
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