Porte Cocheres Steer Driveway Style in the Right Direction
More than a carport, these covered structures attached to a home provide protection beautifully
Rachel Grace
October 19, 2012
Houzz Contributor
Many people have a "bucket list" of events and locations they'd like to experience in life; I have a bucket list of architectural elements I hope to have in future homes throughout my life. At the top of my list is a porte cochere (pronounced "port-co-SHARE"), a portico-like structure attached to a home that allows a car to pass under it. (The name comes from the French "porte cochère," or "coach door.") The roofed structure is similar to a carport — however, a carport is simply for parking vehicles; with a porte cochere, the vehicle can be parked for passengers to depart or unload while being protected from the elements, and then be driven through to the home's garage. Typically extending from the entrance of a residence, porte cocheres provide practicality and curb appeal.
What's on your architectural element bucket list? Let us know in the Comments.
What's on your architectural element bucket list? Let us know in the Comments.
Porte cocheres are a common exterior characteristic of Craftsman and bungalow homes. This 1923 Craftsman features a porte cochere, knee braces, exposed rafter tails and square-tapered columns.
A porte cochere is basically a porch large enough for wheeled vehicles to pass through. They're so porchy that haint blue ceilings work beautifully on them!
This porte cochere defines the contemporary Arts and Crafts entrance and provides for a weather-protected arrival via car.
With a ribbon driveway and a porte cochere, this 2,887-square-foot coastal cottage in Maine brims with curb appeal.
An arched stone porte cochere looks beautiful and is functional at this French-style home.
Porte cocheres provide covered protection for the unloading of packages and people before the vehicle passes through to the garage.
This porte cochere beautifully frames the traditional garage doors beyond.
A porte cochere leads to a detached garage in the rear of this Greenwich, Connecticut, shingle-style house.
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@ Monarch Stone. Your cobblestone looks a lot like porphyry.
Hello Laide, some of the antique cobble we import is a porphyry, the one in the images above is not. All are incredibly durable and have worn to a gorgeous patina after 100 to 400 years! Check out Historic European Cobblestone for more images, give us a call if we can answer any questions!