Saltbox, four-square and compound plans

Exterior · Building Shapes and Details · printed page 302 (PDF page 303)

Book index entries

Compound, Saltbox and Four Square Plans Four Square, Saltbox and Compound Plans Saltbox, Four Square and Compound Plans Architectural Styles and Details Building Shapes and Details

Text in the illustration

saltbox
1-1/2 rooms deep
compound
four-square

Generated explanation

Three simplified perspective drawings illustrate saltbox, four-square and compound building forms. The saltbox has an asymmetrical gable roof with one slope extending lower than the other, and a bracket identifies its depth as 1-1/2 rooms. The four-square form has a compact square footprint beneath a pyramidal hip roof. The compound form combines offset building volumes with intersecting hipped roof sections and a recessed wall junction. Dashed lines indicate internal divisions in portions of the buildings; no defects or installation practices are depicted.

Components

asymmetrical gable roof pyramidal hip roof intersecting hip roofs exterior walls eaves doorways