PUEBLO REVIVAL STYLE

Southwest Architecture

Looking at a Pueblo style building, one is struck by two things-the softness of line in the contoured walls and the gentleness of the earth colors on the surfaces. The style uses native materials and has a feeling of growing out of the surrounding earth. example of pueblo style It is usually solid with rounded and irregular walls. Details are simple and consistent and reflect the materials that were available from the surrounding area. They are always flat roofed and usually the rounded parapet extends two or more feet above the roof line. The word pueblo, (village) refers to the style of building used by the eight northern Pueblo Indians and later influenced by the Pueblo Revival period of the early 1900’s

Elements of Pueblo Architecture Include:

Simple one and two story elements
Softly rounded corners
Flat roofs of varying heights with plaster parapets
Canales for drainage
Exposed viga ends on structures are common
Deep set windows and doors typically defined with a wood lintel
Simple rounded top courtyard walls
Buttressed elements
Entry portals and courtyards are typical entry features with gates to the courtyard
Earth tone textured stucco
Natural wood trim colors
Simple thick doors with minimal detailing