Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

un único volumen de proporción fuertemente alargada

English translation:

a singular and notably elongated/stretched/extended/oblong space

Added to glossary by Lucy Williams
Sep 9, 2016 09:31
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Spanish term

un único volumen de proporción fuertemente alargada

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Architecture
I'm translating a book about unusual homes. There is very very little architectural terminology, but this phrase has got me a bit stumped. I think I know what it means but I'm not sure how to express it, particularly the second half of the phrase:

Siguiendo las indicaciones del cliente, se diseñó una vivienda sencilla, resuelta en una única planta; **un único volumen de proporción fuertemente alargada** en el cual se ubicaron el dormitorio principal en un extremo y los otros dos en el opuesto, destinados para recibir a la familia u otras visitas.

único voumen seems to be single volume but I'm not sure how to express *proporción fuertemente alargada.*

Thanks

Discussion

bigedsenior Sep 10, 2016:
This is what is known in Western US as a ranch style house, long, low and no detached buildings (single volume).

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a singular and notably elongated/stretched/extended/oblong space

Not my field, so just guessing....
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agree Christian [email protected] : But I (architect) would say VOLUME, not SPACE...
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Thanks Chrisitan
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