Ell (architecture)

In architecture, an ell is a wing of a building perpendicular (at a right angle) to the length of the main portion (main range).^[1]

It takes its name from the shape of the letter

, such a wing may be more informatively described by its related side of the building (such as "south wing of the building").

Connected farms and large rural homes

In connected farm architecture and homes that were the economic hubs of large grounds including in Mediterranean and northern European traditions, one or more ells (wings) will usually be extended to attach the main house or range to another building, such as a barn or stables, or a tower or chapel or defensive range in the case of a castle or palace. In formal and early modern settings it may take the form of a well-sunlit long gallery; or it may be a plant-growing section or open-sided walkway, if outdoors, a colonnade, plant-covered walkway (pergola) or the indoor analog, a gallery conservatory.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Hyphen (architecture)

References

External links

Look up ell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• This Old House Carlisle project (connected farm)
• "Additions to historic buildings: between parasite and prosthetic architecture"
• "Addition to historic building: A hermeneutic interpretation"

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