Architecture question?

[Stella Richards]

HI,

It's something you often see in European architecture... along the edges of a piazza in Italy, for example. Instead of a modern open sidewalk that runs between a building and the street, you have a walkway that's covered by the building, but with open archways. The arches can be romanesque or Islamic, depending on the building's style. But the point is that it's open-air while still being enclosed by the building itself.

Does anyone know what this type of area is called?

Thanks in advance.

[cajual]

A Portico

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portico

[ctesiphon]

Or an Arcade: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcade_(architecture)

[noeal11]

called as A Portico......

[bitasean]

I think the correct term is "the insies-outsies bit"

one of my favourite is beneath the concrete legs of Letterfrack Furniture college in Ireland, the spatial complexity of being within sight of a cosy electrically lit interior, sheltered from the rain while simultaneously exposed to the wind and grey skies is beautiful. For more ramblings of a similar theme, you might be interested in this section from my thesis (but I suspect not)

http://www.openofficearchitects.ie/people/sean/chapter1.11.htm