American houses

AMERICAN HOUSES

PENTHOUSE

LOFT

RANCH

BUNGALOW

SKYSCRAPERS

penthouse

It's a luxurious attic with exclusive services such as a lift or roof terrace. It can has a panoramic view and usually occupies the entire top floor of a building.

ranch

It's a large farm used to raise cattle, horses or sheep. It's shape is rectangular, on a single level, and is usually open-plan with few internal walls.

Bungalow

Is a house all on one level, usually small and often surrounded by a verandah. Its name derives from an Indian word, which was introduced into the English language to indicate poorly-built houses. It has become popular in American towns where it usually has high ceilings, and large doors and windows. It is often found in warm regions such as California.

Loft

Is a house created just below the roof of an office building. Originally used for storing things, it is generally of huge dimensions, without dividing walls and floor-to-ceiling windows. The first examples of lofts were in the 1970s, when artists chose to live in old industrial buildings in New York.

skyscrapers

Are very tall buildings fifty or more storeys high. The first skyscrapers were built at the end of the nineteenth century, for businesses, but since then, they have been used more and more for residential purposes. The design and decoration of skyscrapers has changed over the years, following different styles, but it is the use of glass curtain walls since the middle of the twentieth century that has made skyscrapers a hallmark of modern urban life in many countries.