The end of the building is what?

The word "butt" in Russian has several meanings. In general terms, this is the so-called transverse facet of an elongated object shaped like a cylinder or a parallelepiped with right angles. In cylindrical objects, the end is a face that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. In rectangular parallelepiped objects, the butt is the face with the smallest area.

The same word ("butt") refers to a tile made of wood and intended for paving streets. There is also a slang meaning for this word, meaning the person's face. Practically everyone knows the expression "got into the butt", i.e. Was beaten.

End of building

We can say that the end of the building is the narrow side of the object that does not carry the function of the main facade. However, one must bear in mind that there are structures in which the facade (main entrance) is located on a narrow wall. Such buildings include the Manezh, the Acropolis of Athens, the Bolshoi Theater. In such cases, the usual phrase "entrance from the end of the building" sounds inappropriate.

If the building is covered with a gable roof, then, as a rule, the gable is located over the end of the house.

Facade and end

The word "facade" has French roots and closely in meaning in Russian sounds like "face, front side". From an architectural point of view, this is the appearance of the external walls of the building from a direct angle. Specialists distinguish the main, side facade (the end of the building may well be a side facade), street, yard, park. In the literature, you can even find the expression "marine facade" - the side of the building facing the sea.

Most often modern civil construction prefers to build multi-apartment houses with a blind end. The deaf end of the building is a side facade (wall) without window and door openings. Such a wall can carry the functions of a firewall; Represent a major fire-resistant wall that separates neighboring buildings in order to prevent the spread of fire during a fire. So it usually happens between houses standing along the street, i.e. Residential buildings are located facing each other.

However, the deaf side facades can adorn the streets of the city and become an important object of the architectural environment. The huge panels, which began to appear more and more often on the deaf walls facing the central streets, effectively look and are well perceived from the pedestrian paths.

Is it always appropriate to say "end of the house"?

As mentioned earlier, the end of the building is a short side facade. However, if the building being constructed has a square shape, then it will not have any ends. Also, if a long and narrow structure has its main entrance on the smallest wall, then this "end of the building" is the real main facade. He is richest in all respects compared to all other external walls of the building. As a rule, such an "butt" with the main entrance was previously often animated with pilasters, sculpted, decorated with various niches.

In accordance with the current legal regulations, the facial is called the facade, which is clearly visible from the side of the central street or the carriageway. And if this facade is located on a narrow outer wall of the building, then such a construction in general can not be said that it has butt-ends. It has only facades - main, rear, side, etc.