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ARCHITECTURE TERMINOLOGY

PTLC Josué Agustín Prieto Hernández


BERLITZ AGUASCALIENTES
Content
Vocabulary........................................................................................................................................... 2
Structure and construction ............................................................................................................. 2
Types of construction ................................................................................................................ 12
Verbs and phrasal verbs ................................................................................................................ 20
Measuring units................................................................................................................................. 23
Lenght and distance ...................................................................................................................... 23
Height ........................................................................................................................................ 24
Area ............................................................................................................................................... 24
Volume .......................................................................................................................................... 25
Adresses and coordinates ................................................................................................................. 26
How to state an address................................................................................................................ 26
Types of streets ............................................................................................................................. 26
Coordinates ................................................................................................................................... 26
Vocabulary
Structure and construction

Term Spanish Picture


translation
Box sill Solera

Bridging pasarela

Ceiling joist vigueta de


techo
Corner brace Intersección

Crown of road Cresta del


camino
(asfalto)

Door jamb larguero

Drain pipe Desagüe


Encroachment Inclusión; que
excede el límite
(1)

Floor Aarea Proporción


Ratio Bonus piso:área

Floor joist viga de


suelo/vigueta

Footing base
Foundation cimientos

Foundation wall muro de carga

Property Nivelación del


Grading terreno
alrededor de
una
construcción
Gutter Canaleta

HVAC (Heating, Sistemas de


ventilation and ventilación
air conditioning)

Interior finish acabado


interior
Parapet Parapeto, verja

Plinth pedestal

Plinth level nivel de base


Rafter vigas

Roof finish acabado del


tejado

Siding revestimiento
exterior
Slope Pendiente

Soffit intradós

Subfloor Subsuelo
(estructura)
Subsoil Subsuelo
(geología)

Superstructure superestructura

Swale Zurco
Wall sheathing revestimiento
interior

Window marco de
casing/pane ventana

Window sill Alféizar


Types of construction

Term Spanish Picture


translation
Joist viga

Plate Panel

Purlins Viguetas
Stud Travesaño

Sheathing revestimiento
de cubierta

Brick construcción
construction en ladrillo
Mortar mortero

Header/stretcher dos formas


diferentes de
disponer los
ladrillos

Bay ventana
saliente
Double hung ventana tipo
guillotina

Casement ventana
batiente

Fanlight Tragaluz
Lintel Dintel

Mullion Parteluz

Sash Marco
Shutter Persiana

Surround marco
exterior

Arch Arco
Balcony balcón

Baluster Balustre

corbel ménsula
dome Cúpula

pinnacle Pináculo

vault Bóveda
Verbs and phrasal verbs

to construct

to demolish

to extend
to sketch

to doodle

to build in – Incorporating something as a part of a bigger structure.


o They built new safety features in
 to build on – adding something new to an existent structure.
o The company built a new section on to extend the factory

 to tear down
Measuring units
Lenght and distance

Imperial system

 inch (In) = 25.4 mm


 foot (ft) = 12 inches, 0.3048 m
 yard (yd) = 3 feet, 0.9144 m
 mile (mi) = 5280 feet, 1609.344 m
 league = 3 miles, 4,800 m

Metric system
 milimeter: mm
 centimeter: cm
 meter: m
 kilometer: Km
Height

e.g: 5’7’’ = 5ft 7in = 1.70m

Area
 Square inch = SQIN, In2
 Square foot = SQFT, ft2
 Square yard = SQYD, yd2
 Square mile = SQMI, mi2
Volume
 Cubic inch = cu in, In3
 Cubic foot = cu ft, ft3
 Cubic yard = cu yd, yd3
 Cubic mile = cu mi, mi2
Adresses and coordinates

How to state an address

Name*+ Street name + Type of Street + Type of accommodation * + City, State + Zip
Code
E.G:
Suzy Queue
4455 Landing Lange, APT 4
Louisville, KY 40018-1234

Types of streets
 Road (Rd.): Can be anything that connects two points. The most
basic of the naming conventions.
 Street (St.): A public way that has buildings on both sides of it.
They run perpendicular to avenues.

 Avenue (Ave.): Also a public way that has buildings or trees on


either side of it. They run perpendicular to streets.
 Boulevard (Blvd.): A very wide city street that has trees and
vegetation on both sides of it. There’s also usually a median in the
middle of boulevards.

 Lane (Ln.): A narrow road often found in a rural area. Basically,


the opposite of a boulevard.

 Drive (Dr.): A long, winding road that has its route shaped by its
environment, like a nearby lake or mountain.
 Terrace (Ter.): A street that follows the top of a slope.
 Place (Pl.): A road or street that has no throughway—or leads to a
dead end.

 Court (Ct.): A road or street that ends in a circle or loop.


Coordinates

º=Degrees

‘ = Minutes

‘’ = Seconds

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