A vault is a self-supporting arch form that is usually built of stone, brick or concrete and is used as a roof to cover a space. Vaults are commonly found in Romanesque, Byzantine and Gothic architecture.....
vault, in building construction, a structural member consisting of an arrangement of arches, usually forming a ceiling or roof. The basic barrel form, which appeared first in ancient Egypt and the Middle East, is in effect a continuous series of arches deep enough to cover a three-dimensional space. It exerts the same kind of thrust as the circular arch and must be buttressed along its entire length by heavy walls with limited openings. Roman architects discovered that two barrel vaults that intersected at right angles formed a groin vault, which, when repeated in series, could span rectangular areas of unlimited
Image 1 of 11 from gallery of Vaulted and Arched Ceilings in Argentine Houses: Examples Using Brick, Wood, and Concrete. Monopoli House / Fabrizio Pugliese. Image
Image 2 of 11 from gallery of Vaulted and Arched Ceilings in Argentine Houses: Examples Using Brick, Wood, and Concrete. Virginia House / Reimers Risso Arquitectura. Image
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Vaulted ceilings in a master bedroom retreat can make it feel bright and airy, more spacious and increase visual interest.
Today we are so excited to share with you our Foreman Project! You can view all photos in our Portfolio. This remodel was a long one - but so worth it. Our clients dreamed of a remodel for a long time and we came up with the perfect layout to give them not only their big dream kitchen - but also a pantry, butler pantry, mudroom, etc! The inspiration for this project was English inspired with a modern touch.We incorporated vertical paneling, unlacquered brass to patina over time, kitchen Dutch do
Part three of our five-week series exploring every corner of our latest design project, the Hilltop Estate. Today, we look inside the kitchen and pantry.
Out of the Ashes the couple quickly evacuated their three teenagers and pets, then salvaged what they could of their artwork with the help of neighbors.
dSPACE Studio has designed a modern penthouse apartment in Chicago, Illinois, that started out as a raw space atop a luxury high-rise building.
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The concrete bar area of Bistro 38 with cast iron foot rest and pendants in black steel. Neon …
Gaps in the upside-down barrel-vaulted ceiling of this Japanese church by Takeshi Hosaka funnel slices of light into the concrete-lined hall
Image 1 of 22 from gallery of Studio Zhu-Pei's Vaulted Museum Design Takes Inspiration from Historic Chinese Ceramic Kilns. Photograph by Studio Pei-Zhu
Completed in 2010 in Timisoara, Romania. Images by Stefan Tuchila. Winning the national contest for the rehabilitation of the Theresia Bastion (the first of the nine Vauban Bastions which formed the defense system of...
