The main entrance to a home is one
of its most important features. A
well-designed entry symbolically welcomes
visitors and provides an early
indication of what they can expect
inside, making it a sort of transition
zone between the exterior and interior
of a house. In fact, the experience of
passing from the street to the pathway
to the front door can be the most memorable
part of a visit to any building.
Types of Entries
Like houses themselves, entries are
infinitely variable. Generally speaking,
though, there are three broad categories
to consider: flush, projected, and
recessed (see Figure 1).
Flush entries lie flush with the plane
of the surrounding exterior wall. They
can be extremely plain, as was