Screened porch
A screened porch, also known as a screen room, is a type of porch or similar structure on or near the exterior of a house that has been covered by window screens in order to hinder insects, debris, and other undesirable objects from entering the area inside the screen. Typically created to enhance the livability of a structure that would otherwise be exposed to the annoyances of the outdoors, screened porches often permit residents to enjoy an indoor environment outdoors.
Construction
Screened porches can be built in a manner similar to that of
It's nature up close, but not too personal.
American designer Christopher Patrick[2]
Uses
Homeowners sometimes use their screened porches in lieu of
climate control when the latter is unavailable. For example, when the loss of electricity prevents air conditioning systems from working, a screened porch may be a cooler sleeping location. At the same time, screened porches can be used to permit an outdoors experience while being sheltered from direct sunlight and flying insects;[2] some builders even include skylights in their designs when a porch would otherwise be excessively dark. Some people experience a sense of intimacy and quiet privacy when spending their leisure hours on a screened porch.[4] In the field of landscape architecture, a screened porch may even be used to divide surrounding gardens or lawns into smaller zones; at the Walter Gropius House in the northeastern United States, the screened porch serves as a transitional zone between a normal room of the house and a normal outdoors area, and its extended roof supports help to create the appearance of a frame around the surrounding terrain, dividing the land into multiple zones comparable to the rooms of a house.[5]
See also
References
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- ^ Carter, Tim. "It's a Breeze to Put Together Screened Porch", Chicago Tribune, 2002-05-17. Accessed 2013-09-12.
- ^ a b c Buerger, Megan. "Decorating, and Enjoying, a Screened Porch". The Washington Post, 2012-07-18. Accessed 2013-09-12.
- ^ Marple, Albert. "A Home of Substantial and Artistic Features", The Art World 3.6 (1918): 529-531: 530.
- ^ Carter, Tim. "Ask the Builder: Detached Screened-in Porch Might Help Get Around Site's Problems". The Washington Post 2013-09-06. Accessed 2013-09-12.
- ^ Kramer, Eric F. "The Walter Gropius House Landscape: A Collaboration of Modernism and the Vernacular". Journal of Architectural Education 57.3 (2004): 39-47: 42.
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