Cross vault ceiling

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I was initially drawn to the idea of timbrel vaulting for a blend of reasons; Firstly it used clay tiles and here where we live in Kent there is an abundance of clay & historically is has been used to make red bricks & clay peg tiles.

Rib vault, a skeleton of arches or ribs on which masonry can be laid to form a ceiling or roof. Rib vaults were frequently used in medieval buildings, most famously in Gothic cathedrals. The rib vault arose out of efforts to solve the challenges associated with supporting heavy masonry ceiling vaults over wide spans.

Trace Architecture Office has completed the Xinzhai Coffee Manor in China, that processes coffee from the surrounding hills and is a hotel.

Gloucester Cathedral Vaulted Ceiling

types of vaulted ceilings

Romanesque: Looks like Roman but its not!! Mostly made of stone With wooden roofs because building stone roofs wasnt mastered yet. Very dark and heavy inside Round Arches Columns where the same as …

Santa Maria di Castello. Genoa, Italy. The interior, large and bright, has a Romanesque basilica plan with three naves with reused Roman columns and capitals that support the Romanesque arches and a fake women's gallery above the arches. The ceiling, originally with wooden trusses, is made up of vaults with ribbed cross vaults, built around 1468.