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Record 1 2011-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Architectural Design
DEF

A round shaped roof.

CONT

Before the 18th century Hesket was probably only a small cluster of farms and buildings. It's most notable feature was Hesket Hall, erected after 1630 for Sir Wilfrid Lawson. Pevsner, the famous architectural historian describes the building as a square house with gabled wings, a pyramid roof with a big central chimney. It has also been described as having twelve angles and a circular roof so contrived that the shadows give hours of the day.

OBS

circular roof: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

Toit sans angle, en forme de cercle.

CONT

Le bassin central, dont l'eau prend les colorations bleu vert d'un abîme, fût entouré du lavoir aux eaux plus calmes. Pour abriter les lavandières, on a construit un toit circulaire soutenu par une puissante charpente, de vastes cheminées ont été pratiquées pour leur permettre de faire bouillir leur linge selon les méthodes ancestrales.

CONT

La réouverture de la piscine de Marckolsheim était annoncée pour ce mois de janvier. [...] La prouesse technique du toit circulaire pivotant est un exemple des difficultés de cette rénovation et agrandissement.

OBS

toit circulaire : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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