Loggia ( ital. Loggia ) - a room open on one, two or three sides, where the wall is replaced by a colonnade , arcade , parapet . According to another version, this is a modified balcony , usually built into the wall and having walls on the right and left (the balcony does not have them). In Russian, the words “balcony” and “loggia” are often used as synonyms [1] , or even together [2] .
Content
Definition of a term in modern design practice
Loggia - an unheated room, built into or attached to a building, having:
- walls on both sides;
- fencing from the open side;
- window unit with a door on the side adjacent to the room.
The loggia may be coated and glazed. It has a limited depth, interconnected with the lighting of the room to which it adjoins [3] .
A balcony loggia is an unheated room, part of which is built into the building like a loggia, and part protrudes from the plane of the facade wall in the form of a fenced area like a balcony. May be coated and glazed. It has a limited depth interconnected with the lighting of the room to which it adjoins [3] .
Distribution
Loggias were widespread in the architecture of Soviet and especially Central Asian high-rise buildings. They are especially convenient and effective as summer rooms in the climate of Russia. The most common loggias were in the houses of the Brezhnev period.
Examples
- In Italian architecture, the loggia usually took the form of a small, ornamented summer extension on the roof of the residence to relax and enjoy the cool wind and beautiful views. Loggias were especially popular in the 17th century and were common in Rome and Bologna.
- In Russia, loggias can be built-in, internal balconies of multi-storey buildings.
- In 2006, the loggia was attached to the building of the Sydney Opera House.
Internationally Gothic Loggia, Italy
Loggia in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mosaic found in the chapel of the 6th century basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna , Italy, depicts a loggia.
Loggia in Milan, Italy
See also
- Balcony
- Lodge (theater)
- Loggia Rucellai
- Loggia Lanzi
- Feldhernhalle
Notes
- ↑ Samoilov V.S., Levadny V.S. Attic, bay windows, balconies. - M.: Adelant, 2010 .-- S. 253.
- ↑ Urban planning of Russia in the middle of the XIX - beginning of XX centuries / Ed. E.I. Kirichenko . - M .: Progress-Tradition, 2003. - Book. 2 .-- S. 120.
- ↑ 1 2 Dubynin, N.V. Balcony or loggia? // Housing construction. - 2007. - No. 7. - S. 25-28.
Sources
- SNiP 31-01-2003. Residential multi-apartment buildings.
- Dubynin, N.V. Balcony or loggia? // Housing construction. - 2007. - No. 7. - S. 25-28, ill.