Patrica C. Wrede's Worldbuilder Questions

Architecture

• What is the most common building material? Why is it used (availability, cheapness)? Does it have any major drawbacks (wood=the Great Fire of London)?
• How are buildings normally ornamented? Carved gargoyles, painted murals, geometric patterns?
• How tall a building can be constructed at a reasonable cost and in a reasonable time?
• What are typical floor plans like --can people afford to waste space on hallways or do they just have a series of rooms opening into other rooms? Are buildings normally built square, triangular, domed, what?
• How many people usually live in a typical house? How large is a typical house?
• What are the differences in materials and appearance between a lower-class, a middle-class, and an upper-class type house? How do city houses differ from those in rural areas?
• How are living quarters arranged? Are bedrooms on the top floors for privacy or on the ground floor for convenience? Are parlors or libraries common? How are houses heated/cooled?

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