But today, when an interior architect installs a barrel-vaulted ceiling in a residential space (or restores an existing one), the vaults are mostly there for decorative and dramatic ceiling ...
If two barrel vaults intersect and cross one another, it’s called a “groin vault.” A ribbed vault ceiling is any shape of vaulted ceiling where the internal framework of beams is exposed and ...
Among the building’s most striking features are a barrel-vaulted ceiling and a glass-and-steel clock. Officially titled 30 St Mary Axe, the Gherkin is a 2003 commercial skyscraper that resembles ...
As an architect, I was intrigued by the picture of their winery with its barrel vault roof and exterior walls of local stone. This is a great example of adaptive reuse, since the building’s original ...
As an architect, I was intrigued by the picture of their winery with its barrel vault roof and exterior walls of local stone. This is a great example of adaptive reuse, since the building’s original ...