Spanish Home Design

 Spanish Mediterranean house is by the following characteristics. Exterior walls are usually stucco or brick, often painted white generally covered with terra cotta or brightly colored roof tiles and normally have a low-pitched gable distinguishing characteristic is the extension of the side or front wall courtyard entrance or porch. Windows are sometimes casements, framed by wooden or wrought iron grills or second story balconies.The garages quarters in the form of a small casita. There is a pronounced use of stucco doors, and windows. generally asymmetrical, with gabled wings configuration. The courtyards are designed centrally to provide ommunication to the outdoors, Carved doors, pilasters, columns, decorative railings, carved pattern stonework Spanish style house plans.Mediterranean Spanish house plans plans became very popular in the states of Arizona, Texas, California and Florida between 1917 and 1950. Spanish Mediterranean house plans still remain very popular in the United States today, especially in the southern states.
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