Architecture and Design Analysis

Building Analysis

The building in the image presents architectural attributes that can be associated with several styles, although it primarily appears to represent a modern dwelling with traditional touches.

Colonial Revival: 70%

• Symmetrical façade
• Multipaned, double-hung windows
• Clean lines and understated decorations

Victorian: 40%

• Pitched roof
• Overhanging eaves

Modern Movement: 50%

• Simple, unornamented siding
• Practical construction

Styles and Influences

Colonial Revival

Emerging in the late 19th century in the United States, it was a way of looking back to the architectural customs of colonial America.

• Presence in real life: Neighborhoods developed in the early to mid-20th century

Victorian

The Victorian era of British history was named after Queen Victoria and includes diverse styles such as Gothic Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne, popular in the late 19th century.

• Presence in real life: San Francisco's Painted Ladies, the Carson Mansion in Eureka, California

Modern Movement

A blanket term referring to various modernist movements in the 20th century, focusing on simplifying forms and eliminating unnecessary detail.

• Presence in real life: The Gropius House in Massachusetts, Villa Savoye by Le Corbusier in France