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German to English Architecture Translation Glossary

German term English translation
grundrissliche Gebäudeknoten interconnecting elements of the buildings
grundstücksscharf site-specific (in land-use planning)
Grundstücksvermessung- und aussteckung surveying and marking (of a lot)
Entered by: Teresa Reinhardt
GU-Abteilung general contracting department
Gurt rib or ribbed vault (transverse arch); with pier: compound/bundle/cluster pier
Gutachterverfahren selection process / procedure
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Hacken/Haken hooks / window hooks
Entered by: Steffen Walter
halbgewendelt U-shaped
Halbschale half shell
Entered by: Ingo Dierkschnieder
Hallenübergang walkway, corridor or connection between the halls
hammerrecht hammer-dressed / block-in-course
Handelshöhe height of commercial premises
Haube dome
Hauptchorfenster high choir window
Hauptspange main block
Entered by: Arne Marko
Hauptzugangsachsen major approach routes
Hausachse the axis of the house
Hauskonzept building concept
Hängemuschel overhead/projecting scallops
hängende Zugkonstruktion hanging/suspended tensile construction
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Hängestütze suspension shoe
Höhenmaßstab (Höhenmaßstabslinien) Scale of heights
heruntergezogenes Dach Hipped roof with eaves low to the ground
Entered by: Stephen Old
historisch verankert innovative, yet just as much grounded in history
Entered by: Karin T
historisierend historicis(z)ed
HK Heizkörper radiator
Entered by: Teresa Reinhardt
HKLS-Planer HVAC designer
HOAI (Honorarordnung für Architekten und Ingenieure) (German) Regulations/Ordinance on Architects' and Engineers' Fees / Fee Scale for Architects and Engineers
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Hochzüge und Tiefzüge baseboards and overhangs
Hofbefestigung paved courtyard
Hoffläche courtyard area
Hofloge royal box
Entered by: Steffen Walter
Hohllochziegel cored brick
Holzblatt veneer
Holzfertigboden prefinished flooring
Honorarordnung scale of fees
horizontal gelagert horizontally supported
Ideenwettbewerb competition of concepts
im Bestand in existing urban environments / settings
in der Original-Kubatur in its original dimensions
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