Architectural Tutorial: Eyebrow Dormer

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><b>eyebrow dormer</b> </span><b>[ayh-</b>brou<b> dawr-</b>mer<b>]</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">a dormer having a roof that is an upwardly curved </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;">continuation of the main roof plane.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;"><i>source - http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/eyebrow</i></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Eyebrow dormers add a bit of distinction to a building's façade while providing a "curvaceous way to get some light" and ventilation to an upper level space. These types of dormers are not new to the architectural scene. They have been around since medieval times, seen on thatch-roofed cottages. Henry Hobson Richardson, "the father of the <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/04/architectural-tutorial-shingle-style.html?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=Shingle%2BAT%2Blink%2Bin%2BEyebrow%2BDormer%2BAT">Shingle</a> style," pushed this design element into the architectural limelight in the late 1800s. These days, they can be seen on homes and buildings outside of just the Shingle style and can be designed in a variety of shapes and sizes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some examples of <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a>' designed eyebrow dormers...</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVRlB49WI4aMUq5vpxXI30yttgN-ZgsNtChcLvDB8ZJ5DjtZ9jQlZc-fmzV1mT7LByhRWUPJKBXDwb5xj-kI3iGzqCNRCVk_v11cllHStEAb2LqtZStVO1HBG1NEPrx0uQMWPMTcMTzr3/s1600/01_VisbeenExterior_3c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704612956332244994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVRlB49WI4aMUq5vpxXI30yttgN-ZgsNtChcLvDB8ZJ5DjtZ9jQlZc-fmzV1mT7LByhRWUPJKBXDwb5xj-kI3iGzqCNRCVk_v11cllHStEAb2LqtZStVO1HBG1NEPrx0uQMWPMTcMTzr3/s320/01_VisbeenExterior_3c.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ingleside</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91BEKHcHJ14Kl_655_MtnnS90WKZmfjG_jpsoxLYa6FA-8-POZ3fLU_QOLQg_1iwfhm7YYqRKmIZmKuvpNrN4jtH6uLJ1Hy1MH2R9UkGuwSO8KMzWOV9u-pjjLOuXcYtxsMP-PrzqIb-J/s1600/02_Cambridge-front-Rendering+copy.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704612710045463986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91BEKHcHJ14Kl_655_MtnnS90WKZmfjG_jpsoxLYa6FA-8-POZ3fLU_QOLQg_1iwfhm7YYqRKmIZmKuvpNrN4jtH6uLJ1Hy1MH2R9UkGuwSO8KMzWOV9u-pjjLOuXcYtxsMP-PrzqIb-J/s320/02_Cambridge-front-Rendering+copy.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Cambridge</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih93tBWw-vLPbMGjaI_MUCfeXQ9JNyhw8axS8Ep9oJIkNAMT6_hAVQEX6HBXyyRk-ZCc9igKkKDEWDrC-OA5ux4SoDHVqkEdglWvS9MWThzE_azl7ee-FUiEUgyFgbEdsjOQXfZIgrlWZV/s1600/03_JDQ_5647.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704612706238096530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih93tBWw-vLPbMGjaI_MUCfeXQ9JNyhw8axS8Ep9oJIkNAMT6_hAVQEX6HBXyyRk-ZCc9igKkKDEWDrC-OA5ux4SoDHVqkEdglWvS9MWThzE_azl7ee-FUiEUgyFgbEdsjOQXfZIgrlWZV/s320/03_JDQ_5647.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Traverse</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKY8-vsPlAlfbZFSoFwBSfZaiFp1pg0sWdqAu3bGJzC4xh7ZWFdpbOsY5kX6wEs_WIuJmhQYPfWdY7kQGcYkVCZFG_MVwM3aacrtK17uSf3h5LleQrIALFK3VP6begUqN764YEuLhGynb/s1600/06_S1.1+-+Waverley+Front+Rendering.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704612698074336754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtKY8-vsPlAlfbZFSoFwBSfZaiFp1pg0sWdqAu3bGJzC4xh7ZWFdpbOsY5kX6wEs_WIuJmhQYPfWdY7kQGcYkVCZFG_MVwM3aacrtK17uSf3h5LleQrIALFK3VP6begUqN764YEuLhGynb/s320/06_S1.1+-+Waverley+Front+Rendering.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 199px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Waverly</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaaDJWl0IoYn3-rfSqQyLUvBKilQsxpAesa0j535WqSeNF-T47Dc2sV10m-UyQw2l2LhbsVhe8kS4cV7IeD_1Xmg-9VVublixVepmOdc3bBWMDEWGF0eu6xuUAbWdydiLS_h0DNfKlcBx/s1600/05_BoshovenExt_10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704612695042642770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPaaDJWl0IoYn3-rfSqQyLUvBKilQsxpAesa0j535WqSeNF-T47Dc2sV10m-UyQw2l2LhbsVhe8kS4cV7IeD_1Xmg-9VVublixVepmOdc3bBWMDEWGF0eu6xuUAbWdydiLS_h0DNfKlcBx/s320/05_BoshovenExt_10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Clareville</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKdmfJqUbXsK4cxQAxw9GvQnIvKI8j0PGXJPxJgg5oFQjN7TsQzDL-_OwzAOpsxNS80G4OrlQ7_-GzNeamHyQ2jjTnDGGNtivyRbg6aqe_pSxQNVE5_Di_aUCDNNipdPhpEe5R_yOdC0X/s1600/04_Rendering+%28LR%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><i><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704612669881570738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKdmfJqUbXsK4cxQAxw9GvQnIvKI8j0PGXJPxJgg5oFQjN7TsQzDL-_OwzAOpsxNS80G4OrlQ7_-GzNeamHyQ2jjTnDGGNtivyRbg6aqe_pSxQNVE5_Di_aUCDNNipdPhpEe5R_yOdC0X/s320/04_Rendering+%28LR%29.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" /></i></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Summer</i> <i>Haven</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#cc0000;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><br /></div>Sources:<div>http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/article/0,,357593,00.html</div>

Architectural Tutorial: Eyebrow Dormer

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