Glossary · S
Solar
Also called great chamber
The private chamber of the family in a medieval house, usually on the upper floor at the upper end of the hall, beyond the high table; later called the great chamber.
See also: Screens passage, Long gallery
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The House in England and America, The Contemporary.
A feature of Sustainable architecture architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Shoin · Shoji · Siheyuan · Soffit · Solar altitude · Sōrin · Space frame · Span