The Built Work
Architecture
How the estate homes are designed, detailed, and reviewed.
Orientation
Architecture, in context.
Skyecroft's architecture is European in vocabulary and four-sided in standard: French Country, English Manor, Tudor Revival, Georgian, and their transitional descendants, built with masonry, dimensional roofing, and depth at the cornice.
These chapters explain the styles, the detail language, and the review process any exterior change must pass before work begins.
Chapters
Everything filed under this topic.
Architecture Guide
The European-inspired vocabulary of Skyecroft: massing, materials, rooflines, and detail.
Architectural Styles of Skyecroft
French Country, English Manor, Tudor Revival, Georgian, Mediterranean, Shingle, and Transitional estate styles explained and compared side by side.
Architectural Review
How exterior changes are reviewed in a covenant community, and what owners should expect.
Vocabulary
Terms you'll meet in these chapters.
Hover or tap any term to read its definition without leaving the page; follow the link for the full entry.
- CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions)
- Declaration
- Bylaws
- Owners Association
- Assessment
- Special Assessment
- Reserve Study
- Design Guidelines
- Architectural Review
- Variance
- Setback
- Plat
- Easement
- Resale Certificate / Statement of Unpaid Assessments
- Estoppel
- Enforcement / Cure Period
- Massing
- Elevation
- Four-Sided Architecture
- Porte-Cochère
- Quoin
- Dormer
- Hipped Roof
- Gable
- Half-Timbering
- Pediment
- Cornice
- Fenestration
- Casement Window
- Slate / Synthetic Slate
- Stucco
- Millwork
- Coffered Ceiling
- Groin Vault
- Loggia
- Hardscape
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This is an independent editorial guide. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or speaking for the Skyecroft association, its developer, or Union County. See Disclosures. Full definitions live in the Glossary — for example CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions).
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