lArchitectual Vocabulary of Santa Fe
Adobe:
A mixture of dirt, sand, chopped straw and water that is molded into sun-dried
bricks or used as plaster
Canales: Drain spouts, often decorative, protruding through the roof parapet.
Corbel: A carved, decorative piece of wood that tops a post and helps support a beam.
Kiva Fireplace: A small, round fireplace named for the Kiva Fireplace round, flat-roofed ceremonial rooms of Indian pueblos.
Latillas: Small branches, often cedar or pine, laid perpendicular to the roof vigas.
Lintel: Exposed support beams above windows or doorways
Northern New Mexico Style: Pitched roof, often of tin, sometimes brightly colored. Often with long portales and larger windows
Parapet: A low wall extending above the roof line in pueblo style architecture
Passive Solar: A home constructed and sited to take advantage of solar gain, without using any solar equipment.
Portal: An attached, covered porch supported by posts and corbels.
Pueblo Revival Style: Stucco walls with rounded parapets, usually with flat roofs.Omteropr vigas extend to the exterior.
Territorial Style: Stucco walls with square parapets, brick coping around the top and Victorian-style window moldings
Vigas: Exposed round logs used for ceiling beams
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