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Identifying feature

Parapet

A low wall rising above the edge of a roof, terrace or balcony. On flat-roofed buildings it hides the roof from the street. It is common on commercial blocks and on Spanish Colonial Revival and Art Deco buildings.

a sign of these styles

Ciudad Valdeluz, Guadalajara, Spain: an example of Developer Modern Developer Modern c. 1990–present Plain developer-built houses and apartment blocks: flat or low roofs, rendered or panel walls, identical windows in a grid, no ornament.

also seen on

Creole TownhouseCzech CubismGreystone and Two-FlatMayan RevivalMid-Atlantic RowhouseNoucentismeSocialist Panel HousingStripped Classicism

often seen with

Flat roof A roof that is level or nearly level, often edged by a low wall called a parapet. Bay window A window projecting from the main wall, usually with three angled sides or a curved front. Round arch An arch shaped as a half circle, often built from wedge-shaped blocks called voussoirs. Symmetrical facade A facade, or main front, whose left and right halves mirror each other, usually with the main door at the… Cornice A deep, overhanging ledge that caps the top of a facade. Modular repetition A facade built from one identical unit, such as a window and its frame, repeated in a regular grid. Stucco wall A wall coated with stucco, a plaster of cement or lime, sand and water, finished smooth or textured. Carved stone relief Figures or patterns carved into stone so they project from a flat background, called low relief when shallow…