- Loggia
Loggia is the name given to an
architectural feature, originally of Italian design, which is often a gallery orcorridor generally on the ground level, or sometimes higher, on thefacade of a building and open to theair on one side, where it is supported bycolumn s or pierced openings in the wall. In particular, Brunelleschi featured a loggia at the front of theOspedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents) in Florence, Italy.The loggia can also be an alternative to the
portico . In this form it is most simply described as a recessed portico, or an internal room, with pierced walls, open to the elements. Occasionally a loggia would be placed at second floor level over the top of a loggia below, this was known as a 'double loggia'. Loggias sometimes were given significance in a facade by being surmounted by apediment .Today, a loggia can be a small, often ornate, summer house built on the roof of a residence to enjoy cooling winds and admire the view. They are typical of Italian architecture and were especially popular in the 17th century. They are prominent in the skyline of
Rome .Grinnell College inGrinnell, Iowa contains three distinct sets of dorms connected by loggias. The main quad of theStanford University campus prominently features loggias, as do the University Center and Purnell Center for the Arts atCarnegie Mellon University , which frame a quad known as the Cut.A loggia was added to the
Sydney Opera House in 2006. [http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/sections/about_the_house/building_program/index.asp?Page=3&sm=4&ss=15]In
Russia , a loggia is a glazedbalcony onapartment blocks. [ [http://pro-remont.com/pereplanirovka/balkon.html Balcony improvements] , Pro-Remont home improvement site (in Russian)]References
*cite book
last = Curl
first = James Stevens
title = A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
origdate = 2006
format = paperback
edition = Second
date =
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month =
publisher = Oxford University Press
id = ISBN 0-19-860678-8
pages = 880ee also
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