terrace
Let an agent explain terrace senses in architecture, gardens, agriculture, housing, stadiums and landforms, support design and use questions, and identify specific terraces with sources.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain terrace senses in architecture, gardens, agriculture, housing, stadiums and landforms, support design and use questions, and identify specific terraces with sources.
A level outdoor platform or paved area adjoining a building, used for sitting, dining and recreation, or a raised flat area in landscape and agriculture, and by extension a row of houses joined in a continuous line, a tiered standing area in a stadium, and a step-like landform on hillsides; terraces are built structures or landforms with design, safety and heritage considerations.
What it is for: Level platforms and stepped structures.
It can be distinguish terrace senses; support design and use questions; describe safety and heritage aspects; identify specific terraces.
Distinguishing features
Level platform
Stepped or raised
Multiple senses
Design and safety
What it looks like
A flat paved or planted level, often with steps or balustrades.
How it is recognised
Level outdoor platform or stepped area
Architectural, agricultural or landform
A balcony projects from a wall; a patio is at ground level
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - roof terraces
is related to - agricultural terraces
In practice
Families and kinds
building and roof terraces
garden terraces
agricultural terraces
terraced housing
stadium terraces and river terraces
Standards and regulation
Building codes for balustrades and loads
Heritage protection for historic terraces
Stadium safety regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Falls from unguarded edges
Structural overloading of roof terraces
Crowd safety on stadium terraces
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.terrace
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Senses Which terrace.
Disambiguation.
Which
Which sense.
Which
Sense.
- Is a building or garden terrace, an agricultural terrace, a terraced house, a stadium terrace or a river terrace meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Specific
A specific terrace.
Specific
Specific terrace.
- What is this notable terrace, and what is its history and design, according to sources? provenance
- Is it protected as heritage? provenance
Design Designing terraces.
Architecture.
Build
Building and roof terraces.
Build
Building terraces.
- How should a building or roof terrace be designed for loads, drainage, balustrades and access, according to codes? provenance
- Which permissions are needed? provenance
Garden
Garden and landscape terraces.
Garden
Garden terraces.
- How are garden terraces and retaining walls designed and planted? action
- How do agricultural terraces prevent erosion? definition
Use Using terraces.
Practice.
Hospitality
Cafe and restaurant terraces.
Hospitality
Hospitality.
- Which rules govern outdoor seating terraces for cafes and restaurants here? provenance
- How are they made accessible? provenance
Safety
Safety.
Safety
Safety.
- How are falls and overloading prevented on terraces, and which stadium safety rules apply to standing terraces? provenance
- Is there a hazard now? boundary
Context History and heritage.
Background.
History
History of terraces.
History
History.
- How have terraces been used in architecture, agriculture and housing across cultures? provenance
- Which terraced landscapes are heritage sites? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can the senses of terrace be taught in architecture and geography? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each sense be a separate entry?
- How should building codes be linked?
- How should heritage registers be linked?