Front Porch / Doorway / Stoop
The use of different entryways in buildings/architecture. A doorway is the opening for an entrance to a building. A porch (front porch) is a structure attached to a building, forming a covered entrance to a vestibule or doorway. A stoop is a smaller porch, platform, or staircase leading to the entrance of a house or building.
The American Front Porch in Squirrel Hill
I am always amazed when people try to defend the suburban lifestyle as the ”American way of life”. The truth is that before the utter domination of the automobile, housing and the way people lived was very different. While homes of today welcome visitors with massive garages and inhospitable driveways, homes at the turn of the 20th [...]
Urban Doorways in San Francisco
Doorways are everywhere in and around the Mission District of San Francisco — every block is surrounded by a multitude of doorways! Just like the Bay Window, the doorway is a dominant visual and structural urban element of San Francisco’s row house and Victorian architecture. Not only is it a uniquely identifiable feature of the city – as the threshold between building [...]
