When I was a little
girl, I always dreamed of being an architect when I grew up… not a Princess...
not a Movie Star... not a Nurse... - an Architect. In middle school, I took
private art lessons and one of the main subjects of most of my drawings was cityscapes.
I drew streets, skyscrapers, sidewalks and street corners, rows of townhouses,
futuristic buildings … not exactly what you would expect to see from an eighth
grader’s drawings.
Well, somewhere along my way that dream
seemed to be put aside for other goals that took precedence and I
just never went back to pursuing it. I guess being a Interior Stylist
comes close though, right?
Because of my background and my dream, I am
still silently drawn to amazing structures with their architectural angles and
lines.
One of the many exterior features in
architecture I find drawn to is a portico. A portico (the Italian word for porch) is a porch
leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade with a roof
structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. Noteworthy
examples of porticoes are the East Portico of the United States Capitol,
the portico adorning the Pantheon in Rome
I personally love a home with a portico.
There is something about that first impression, that welcoming extra touch to
the front door... a special entrance to help greet someone to your home. Porticoes
are not only stylish but practical. They keep visitors, as well as your home's
structure and surface safe from the harmful elements of the weather. From the
simple to the elaborate, take a look at these beautiful examples of porticoes.
Now, what are your
thoughts on a portico?
Yay.... Nay?
