Loggia

Loggia

Whereas a colonnade is a series of columns spaced equally, a loggia is your area or recess created across the facade of a building in which the colonnade and roof create a covered porch or walkway. Loggias can be at ground level or elevated.

John Kraemer & Sons

This is the perfect method to envision a loggia; it surrounds the building’s exterior like a covered porch.

Vanguard Studio Inc..

The loggia is the recessed part you see if you look through the columns.

Cohn + Associates

This gallery is also called a loggia.

Conrado – Home Builders

The loggia runs on both sides of the entry, or portico, of the Mediterranean-style building.

Sullivan, Henry, Oggero and Associates, Inc..

The colonnade of the loggia features stacked stone.

TEA2 Architects

A loggia can be produced even with timber posts, like in this chateau.

CG&S Design-Build

Loggias do not have to be classical tapered columns and arches, as seen with this modern version with mortar brick and stained wood.

Vanguard Studio Inc..

Resembling a loggia, this coated entry is also called a portico because it leads to an entry.

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