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Exterior architectural feature
A soffit is an exterior architectural feature, generally the horizontal, aloft underside of the roof edge. Its archetypal form, sometimes incorporating
Soffit
Horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture
a surface to attach the soffits securely. Box cornices often have ventilation screens laid over openings cut in the soffits to allow air to circulate
Cornice
In architecture, a plain horizontal frieze or band
gutter. The finished surface below the fascia and rafters is called the soffit or eave. In classical architecture, the fascia is the plain, wide band (or
Fascia_(architecture)
Architectural element
finished with guttae. The cornice is split into the soffit, the corona, and the cymatium. The soffit is simply the exposed underside. The corona and the
Entablature
Protruding structure
underside of the eaves may be filled with a horizontal soffit fixed at right angles to the wall, the soffit may be decorative but it also has the function of
Eaves
Series of sunken panels in a ceiling or vault
sunken panels in the shape of a square, rectangle, or octagon in a ceiling, soffit or vault. A series of these sunken panels was often used as decoration for
Coffer
Lining of a doorway or other opening in a wall
Customs house in the Citadel of Leith in 1754–1755. In arches and vaults, the soffit is the curved inner surface of the arch or vault located above the impost
Jamb
Vent installed at the peak of a sloped roof
comfortable air inside the building. For ridge venting to be effective, soffit vents must be present, especially on residential applications. Most shingle
Ridge_vent
Order of classical architecture
The Doric order of the Parthenon. Triglyphs marked "a", metopes "b", guttae "c" and mutules under the soffit "d"
Doric_order
that extends from the end of a rafter to the exterior wall and supports soffit-facing materials. In gable-roof construction, outlookers are typically 2x4
Lookout_(architecture)
2022 EF3 tornado in Kansas, US
sheds was found deposited in trees. Another house sustained gutter and soffit damage, and tree branches were impaled into the exterior of the structure
2022_Andover_tornado
Proposed skyscraper in London
structural floor beam depths were changed. In addition, the level of the soffit was decreased and the viewing gallery height reduced, which was intended
1_Undershaft
Construction of the roofs of houses
Building Regulations require roofs to be ventilated, either by the use of soffit vents, ridge vents, or replacement ventilation slates or tiles. Ventilation
Domestic_roof_construction
Space or room below a pitched roof of a house or other building
louvers should face away from prevailing winds to keep out driven rain. Soffit vents under the eaves normally provide the low vents. Louvered vents in
Attic
Monument in Baghdad, Iraq
external surface is clad with copper, while its inner surface features a soffit finished with pyramidal modules alternating steel and copper. The promenade
Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Baghdad
Monument_to_the_Unknown_Soldier,_Baghdad
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. A coffer, in architecture, is a sunken panel in a ceiling, soffit or vault. Coffer may also refer to: Coffer (fortification), a hollow lodgement
Coffer_(disambiguation)
square caps. At the southeast end are three round flood arches with moulded soffits.The approach walls are curved and have moulded string courses and copings
Listed buildings in Nottingham (Bridge ward)
Listed_buildings_in_Nottingham_(Bridge_ward)
Railway viaduct in Cumbria, England
largely constructed of sandstone, the inner arches of the viaduct spans (soffit) are made from Dent Marble, as opposed to brick, which was normal practice
Arten_Gill_Viaduct
minor structural damage, including to their fencing, shingles, fascia, soffits, and siding. Well over one hundred trees were snapped or uprooted along
List of United States tornadoes from April to May 2023
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_April_to_May_2023
building element sometimes used in the same sense as a soffit, but more correctly applied to the soffit of the corona in a cornice. Plate girder A steel girder
Glossary_of_architecture
Russian ballet dancer
(2018). Laureate of the highest theater award of St. Petersburg "Golden Soffit" (2005, 2006), and Laureate of the IX International Ballet Competition "Arabesque"
Viktoria_Tereshkina
Fan used to circulate air throughout a living space
air from the living areas into the attic and out through the gable and/or soffit vents, while at the same time drawing air from the outside into the living
Whole-house_fan
Bridge in Cheshire, England
pale red sandstone ashlar and consists of a segmental arch with a coffered soffit which spans the carriageway. On each side of the arch is a rectangular portal
Northgate,_Chester
roofing material in addition to sustaining damage to their gutters and soffit. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, including one that fell onto a
List of tornadoes in the outbreak of May 6–10, 2024
List_of_tornadoes_in_the_outbreak_of_May_6–10,_2024
Historic house in Oak Park, Illinois
completed in the restoration process. On the home's exterior, the fascia and soffit were rebuilt as needed and the roof was repaired as well. Also on the exterior
Pleasant_Home
Building in Indiana, United States
portico and a somewhat classical cornice with a dentil course below the soffit. The basement housed the engine-room, the department of mechanical engineering
LaFortune_Student_Center
vault is formed when two barrel vaults intersect. The undersurface, or soffit, may be generated from a series of pointed, rather than round, arches. Also
List_of_architectural_vaults
Building material
sheathing. It is also used in other construction applications such as fascias, soffit, shaft-liner and area separation, wall sheathing, and as tile backing (backer
Magnesium_oxide_wallboard
American recording studio designer and audio engineer (1931–2025)
credited with a number of recording studio design innovations, including soffit-mounted monitor speakers and sliding glass doors between live and isolation
Tom_Hidley
Uzbek Soviet opera singer
opera singer with a mezzo-soprano range. In 2008, she received the "Golden Soffit" award for "Best Female Role in Musical Theater". Luiza was born on February
Luisa_Islam-Ali-Zade
Apartment building in Manhattan, New York
horizontally opening windows. The cornice features paired modillions and carved soffit panels. The arched openings include archivolts and keystones, in several
444_East_58th_Street
Third historical division of English Gothic architecture
tracery is characterised by mullions that rise vertically as far as the soffit of the window, with horizontal transoms frequently decorated with miniature
Perpendicular_Gothic
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
alterations to the awning of the building including sheeting the timber soffit with pressed metal may have been carried out about this time. Tenants of
Shops_and_Cafe,_Childers
House in Los Angeles, California
further the simplicity, the roof is a concrete slab with birch wood over the soffits. The use of the new glass and concrete materials provided by Libbey-Owens-Ford
Entenza_House
Church in Birmingham, England
flank the recessed full height entrance arch under the parapeted gable. The soffit has a lierne pattern of ribs over the large decorated west window, with
Holy Trinity Church, Bordesley
Holy_Trinity_Church,_Bordesley
Supporting structural member in roof construction
(architecture) Joist Knee wall Lookout (architecture) Purlin Rafter angle square Soffit Truss Timber framing Timber roof truss Wind brace Wikimedia Commons has
Rafter
EF0)) 2203 – 2205 0.21 mi (0.34 km) 25 yd (23 m) $2,000 The eaves and soffits to the main building on a farm sustained minor damage; outdoor furnishing
List of United States tornadoes from June to August 2015
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_June_to_August_2015
American architect
repainted. The playhouse also needed exterior carpentry work, including on the soffit, fascia and porch floors before painting could begin." The association was
Lucas_Pfeiffenberger
Public library in the City of Johannesburg
instance, comprises rolled flat bars forming stringers and a stiffened steel soffit plate. This innovative structural design was later recognised with an award
Sandton_Public_Library
United States historic place
It measures 40 by 80 feet (12 by 24 m) and features a paneled frieze and soffit, sunburst gable vent, and chamfered support posts. It was listed on the
Teague Barn Wabash Importing Company Farm Stable
Teague_Barn_Wabash_Importing_Company_Farm_Stable
Russian and Soviet actor
the RSFSR in 1978 and awarded the St. Petersburg theatrical prize Golden Soffit for the role of Dr. Dorn in the premiere performance Notebooks of Trigorin
Victor_Kostetskiy
Building at Indiana University Bloomington
inch (25 mm) thick, with dimensions of 10 by 10 feet (3.0 by 3.0 m). The soffits on the underside of the roof include further insulation, while the window
Mies Building for the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design
Mies_Building_for_the_Eskenazi_School_of_Art,_Architecture_+_Design
Iraqi painter and sculptor (1926–1987)
external surface is clad with copper, while its inner surface features a soffit finished with pyramidal modules alternating steel and copper. The promenade
Khaled_al-Rahal
Fabric building structure providing shade
arm awning the torsion bar (also known as square bar) fits into wall or soffit or fascia or roof mounted brackets that spread the load to the wall or roof
Awning
Ancient Greek architectural feature
geison ran the sima. The underside of the geison may be referred to as a soffit. The form of a geison (particularly the Hawksbeak molding of the outer edge)
Geison
Mansion in Kampong Glam, Singapore
supported by purlins and roof beams. The eaves are broad and they overhang. The soffit of the eaves of the roof is covered with timber paneling. They are made
Gedung_Kuning
Bridge in Gloucester, England
Seine at Neuilly. It combines both an elliptical profile over most of the soffit with a segmental profile at its faces. This feature is known as a corne
Over_Bridge
Removing bees from a soffit board
Bee_removal
Pawnee. Damage was mostly limited to trees, although minor damage to home soffits and roofs also occurred. EF1 Northern Belleville Dane WI 42°52′44″N 89°32′39″W
List of United States tornadoes from May to June 2026
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_May_to_June_2026
Temporary structure to support permanent structure during construction
release of the falsework coincided with the tensioning of the arch cables. Soffit: Plywood sheeting for walking platform and surface to pour bridge against
Falsework
Metal rod intended to protect a structure from a lightning strike
batten Roof garden Roofline Roof ridge Roof sheeting Roof tiles Roof truss Roof window Shingles Skylight Soffit Solar panels Spire Weathervane Wind brace
Lightning_rod
Wedge-shaped element used in building an arch or vault
outer boundary of a voussoir forms an extrados, internal - an intrados (soffit). In Visigothic, Moorish, and Damascene architectural traditions, the voussoirs
Voussoir
Bridge in Paterson, New Jersey
a series of parallel iron or steel I-beams curved to the profile of the soffit and encased in plain concrete. Joseph Melan, a Viennese engineer, was granted
West_Broadway_Bridge
Horizontal framing structure
half-dovetail lap joint. Joists may also be tenoned in during the raising with a soffit tenon or a tusk tenon (possibly with a housing). Joists can also be joined
Joist
has a chamfered quoined surround and a lintel with a triangular-arched soffit, and there are later doorways. In the upper floor are casement windows with
Listed_buildings_in_Barnburgh
House in Bernardsville, New Jersey
separating public from private areas. The flat roof with its overhanging soffit reinforces the sprawling horizontal design. Wright advised James B. Christie
James_B._Christie_House
and consists of nine segmental arches with punched voussoirs and brick soffits, carried on tapering piers. The arches have a span of 40 feet (12 m), and
Listed buildings in Rawtenstall
Listed_buildings_in_Rawtenstall
Architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve
Nave of Lisbon Cathedral with a barrel vaulted soffit. Note the absence of clerestory windows, all of the light being provided by the Rose window at one
Barrel_vault
Japanese pagoda in Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
decorations, features a "magnificent ceiling similar to the first floor soffit but evoking animals, including openwork reliefs representing rising and
Japanese_Tower,_Brussels
United States historic place
The cross-section of the exterior reveals the wooden brackets and tin soffits under the eaves of the tile roof, masterful detail easily overlooked given
Tivoli Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Tivoli_Theatre_(Washington,_D.C.)
Railway station in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
engaged brick piers and bolt fixings to the station building brick walls. The soffit is the underside of the corrugated steel roof fixed to intermediate exposed
Petersham_railway_station
Ancient Roman arch, a landmark of Rome, Italy
there stands a female on the east side and a male on the west side. The soffit of the axial archway is deeply coffered with a relief of the apotheosis
Arch_of_Titus
Catholic cathedral in Burgos, Spain
occupied by a rosette and on it a set of open gallery with three arches with soffits openwork with triple quatrefoil and supported by mullions against the looming
Burgos_Cathedral
by tearing large sections of shingles from the roof and blowing in the soffit on two sides, while nearby residences sustained minor roof damage. As it
List of United States tornadoes from January to March 2026
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_January_to_March_2026
House in Madison, Wisconsin
horizontal board and batten siding. A row of clerestory windows just below the soffit make the chunky flat cantilevered roof "appear to float above the house
Walter_Rudin_House
and two doorways, one with a massive quoined surround and a Tudor arched soffit to a deep lintel. The outbuilding at right angles has four bays, and contains
Listed buildings in Idridgehay and Alton
Listed_buildings_in_Idridgehay_and_Alton
Limburger Dom, Germany Gable roof with eaves, exposed, decorated rafters and soffits, and stepped ascending apexes, temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Conical
List_of_roof_shapes
Construction or ornamentation done in plaster or a similar material
with wire hangers so as to allow a space of several inches between the soffit of the concrete floor and the ceiling. For partitions metal laths are grouted
Plasterwork
16th century English Grade I listed house
house of the early 17th century, noting a datestone for 1626 on an external soffit. Elizabeth Williamson and Nikolaus Pevsner, in their revised Buckinghamshire
Dorton_House,_Buckinghamshire
International exhibition in Barcelona, Spain
Francesc d'Assís Galí's frescoes (he also painted the entrance hall's soffits, together with Josep Obiols and Manuel Humbert). To either side of the
1929 Barcelona International Exposition
1929_Barcelona_International_Exposition
Bridge over the River Thames in England
Fontana Resoundings Dale, Sarah (25 October 2023). "Catch net installed to soffit of Millennium Bridge to facilitate planned maintenance work". Infrastructure
Millennium_Bridge,_London
Heritage house in Brisbane
also pressed metal, though simpler in design. The former timber lined soffits to the original verandah remain despite the enclosure of the verandah and
Lyndhurst,_Clayfield
United States historic place
Byzantine roof. Several shed dormer windows break through the main roof. The soffit is decorated with wood brackets. The front is split into three bays; the
City_Building_(Illinois)
Georgian theatre and film director (1936–2021)
Award 1997 Russia Laureate of Golden Mask, 1997 Russia Laureate of Golden Soffit Theatre Award, 1997 Russia Laureate of Shota Rustaveli State Prize of Georgia
Revaz_Gabriadze
Historic site in Eastbourne, East Sussex
his presence is commemorated in the stucco portrait bust of him in the soffit of the bay window at the south end of the Gallery, which is the sole surviving
Compton_Place
grandiose semi-circular niche (exedra), decorated as a triumphal arch. The soffit of the arch is decorated with a stucco-gilt ornament with the Latin monogram
Small Throne Room of the Winter Palace
Small_Throne_Room_of_the_Winter_Palace
Macedonian Orthodox church in Kurbinovo, North Macedonia
the original decoration is the rider saint Demetrius on the northern door soffit. He is dated to the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th century
Church of St. George, Kurbinovo
Church_of_St._George,_Kurbinovo
German WWI monoplane aircraft line
Immelmann's later Fokker E.II with the "soffit" surfaces fitted.
Fokker_Eindecker_fighters
single rusticated elliptical arch. The bridge has voussoirs, a rusticated soffit, and projecting end piers. Ardsley Manor House and Cottage 53°32′48″N 1°25′11″W
Listed_buildings_in_Stairfoot
Term for a type of cement products
frequently used for such purposes as furnace flues, roof shingles, siding, soffit and fascia panels, and wallboard for areas where fire retardancy is particularly
Transite
Mexican muralist (1886–1957)
part through the depiction of hammer and sickle joined by a star in the soffit of the chapel. In the mural, a "propagandist" points to another hammer and
Diego_Rivera
Bridge in Downholme, North Yorkshire, England
two eastern arches are round. All have triangular cutwaters, quoins, and soffits in the arches. The parapet has saddleback coping, and the terminals are
Downholme_Bridge
List of tornadoes in the United States
74 km) 25 yd (23 m) A brief tornado broke several large branches and partially ripped soffits off of a home. A storm chaser caught video of the tornado.
List of United States tornadoes from July to October 2022
List_of_United_States_tornadoes_from_July_to_October_2022
2024 tropical cyclone tornado outbreak
damage to structures. Damage included homes suffering roof, siding, and soffit damage. The tornado devastated the Spanish Lakes community where over 20
Hurricane Milton tornado outbreak
Hurricane_Milton_tornado_outbreak
enclosed for a length of 150m, or more, measured along the centre line of the soffit. Whipple, Tom (13 April 2019). "Colossal bore gets priest's blessing to
List of tunnels in the United Kingdom
List_of_tunnels_in_the_United_Kingdom
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
and later covered with corrugated iron. The eaves have a fascia and boxed soffit of boards with a ventilation space. Internal walls are construction of brick
Rosedale_Cottage
2007 fire in North Carolina, United States
spread along and through the soffit areas and into attic spaces. "In the specific instance of vinyl soffits, the soffit material can melt away and allow
Ocean_Isle_Beach_house_fire
Buddhist caves in India (Maharashtra)
surmounted by the chaitya arch, with an imitation of wooden ribbing under its soffit..." The caves have two notable inscriptions, showing the names of donors
Thanale_Caves
Historic site in Gloucestershire, England
the entrance to the side passage; the main ceiling beams have chamfered soffit-nibs. The second floor was once open to the roof, and the partition truss
The_Royal_Hop_Pole
United States historic place
limestone base, stucco finish painted brown up to the eaves, an exposed soffit with massive decorative rafter ends and a red clay tile roof. The 1908 windows
Old Post Office (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
Old_Post_Office_(Albuquerque,_New_Mexico)
Multi-purpose indoor velodrome in Bellville, Cape Town, South Africa
nine months from inception. The Velodrome features an acoustically treated soffit lining for purposes of hosting music and other entertainment events. The
Bellville_Velodrome
Riverside City Landmark #134
representation of Mid-Century Modern Architecture, the home features ribbon windows, soffit lighting, built in units, a flat roof and multiple sputnik light fixtures
Nielsen_Pool_House
United States historic place
features board-and-batten siding and distinctive bargeboards with dentil soffits. The interior has a single room divided by a later central partition formed
Howland_Chapel_School
Building in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
between which is a doorway that has an open pediment with rosettes in the soffit on boldly carved consoles. The upper floors contain sash windows. Inside
18_and_20_North_Bar_Within
main doorway has a chamfered quoined surround and a lintel with a stepped soffit, and to the right is a doorway with a plain surround. There is one modern
Listed buildings in Greetland and Stainland
Listed_buildings_in_Greetland_and_Stainland
Short wall used in timber roof construction
is generally accepted that the knee wall begins at the upper edge of the soffit of the floor below. There is no uniform use of the term for the end of the
Knee_wall
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Greek Revival cornice above. Greek Revival molding runs below the roof soffit. A single-story frame addition extends west from the main block. The house
Belcher-Rowe_House
Building in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
frieze, and a deep open pediment with enriched octagonal panels to the soffit. The tympanum over the doors contains vase and cornucopia ornament. The
37_and_39_Eastborough
Fighter aircraft used in World War I
"horseshoe" pattern cowling that also mandated the inclusion of the E.II's soffit-like extensions to the sides of the upper nose sheet metalwork, but had
Fokker_E.III
Bridge over the Thames in London, England
Wolfe Barry partnered with Jones and developed the concept of the "level soffit for the upper bridge" which allowed the design to proceed as it stands today
Tower_Bridge
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Knowledgable
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African
a very small pebble.
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Bengali, Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
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Sea Lover; Boar Friend
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English : variant of Cleverly.
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English : of uncertain origin; Reaney suggests a nickname from Old French ras ‘clean shaven’, but he also cites documentary evidence of a personal name which probably also gave rise to the surname.Perhaps a variant of Dutch or German Rase.Slovenian (southwestern Slovenia) : nickname from raca ‘duck’, formed with the suffix -e, used mainly of young people, possibly denoting someone who walked like a duck.
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New.
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Son of Bharata
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Australian, Czech, Czechoslovakian, French, Hebrew, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish
The Supplanter; One who Takes the Place of Another; A Biblical Name; Supplanted
Female
Egyptian
, the daughter of lady Khata.
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n.
A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.
n.
The soffit or under surface of the masonry required in gathering. See Gather, v. t., 7.
n.
The under side of the subordinate parts and members of buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways, cornices, or the like. See Illust. of Lintel.
n.
The under side of a cornice; a soffit.