I missed that thread until today; apologies if this has been suggested before.
If you can get up there to look out of the windows, the word to use for the OP's feature is, I think, a "belvedere" -- a small look-out tower with a view, on top of a house.
Belvedere is a good one to remember.
What if it's not arranged that way? TB
On 07 Jun 2005, Don wrote
Dunno the technical term, but I'd call that a "tower" with "clerestory windows".
FWIW, I'd personally reserve "clerestory" for the windowed wall(s) of the thing, not the structure itself -- but hey: I'm not a brochure writer, and they do things differently in that world....
He could hoist it on top of his house, and turn it into a look-out. :)
On 07 Jun 2005, wrote
Sorry -- I responded to Don first. I'd call it a "tower" with "clerestory windows", as I'd reserve the term "clerestory" for the windowed wall rather than the in-the-round structure itself.
I'm pushing for "Lantern". TB
On 08 Jun 2005, wrote
I knew there was a common word for the non-reachable features that bring light into a lower area; lantern it is.
(That, though, can't be a little room that you can sit in and look out of: since it's not lighting anything other than the room, it wouldn't qualify as a lantern.)
Harvey, I was suggesting your Belvedere for a reachable room and Lantern for what amounts a tall space with clerestory at the top.
It's good to have you around to refer us to useful labels.
TB
On 08 Jun 2005, wrote
Ah; sorry -- I missed that.
I find it enjoyable -- labels aren't everything, but they help... ;)
On 09 Jun 2005, Don wrote
Post pictures -- we'll want pictures!
On 09 Jun 2005, Don wrote
Yup; that too -- we can submit it to the "eyesore of the month" site.
HomeOwnersHub website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.