Lanai (architecture)

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A lanai or lnai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda,

patio or porch originating in Hawaii.[1][2] Many homes,
apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are
built with one or more lnais.[3]

Albert Spencer Wilcox Beach House

Queen Liliuokalani sitting outside of Washington
Place

Usage

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In Florida and pockets of south Georgia, the term lanai

describes a porch with ceiling fans, blinds to block the
sun, and, sometimes, misters to help keep the area cool.
In these locations, the structure is also known as a veranda or porch. Whether it is called a lanai, a veranda,
or a porch largely depends on the state and location: the
term lanai is normally applied to the structure if its attached to a building on or near the beach or on a small island; the term veranda is almost always used if attached to
large houses, mansions, hotels, and commercial buildings;
while the term porch is always used for a common house
- especially if it does not at least partially wrap around the
house and if the house is not prestigious in appearance.

[1] N Puke Wehewehe lelo Hawaii. Retrieved September 2, 2012.

[2] lanai, n.. oed.com. Oxford English Dictionary. 2012.
Retrieved October 3, 2012.
[3] Hawaiian Lanai Family Room.
September 1, 2012.

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[4] Albert Spencer Wilcox Beach House (PDF). National

Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
[5] Washington Place (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
[6] Dean Sakamoto, Karla Britton Hawaiian modern: the architecture of Vladimir Ossipo , 2007 Page 96 In passing,
Ossipo mentioned the engawa, or veranda platform, a key
component of the Japanese house that functions much like
the Hawaiian lanai. Historically, the engawa was characteristic of the shuden residential style of the late Middle
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Examples

One example of Hawaiian architecture featuring a lnai

is the Albert Spencer Wilcox Beach House on the Island of Kauai.[4] The residence of Queen Liliuokalani,
Washington Place in Honolulu, was constructed with
open lnais on all sides.[5]

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[7] Drafting and Design for Architecture Page 151 Dana

J. Hepler, Paul Ross Wallach, Donald Hepler 2012
LANAIS. Lanai is the Hawaiian word for porch, but it
also refers to a covered exterior passageway. Large lanais
often double as patios.
[8] Dorse A. Lanpher Flyin' Chunks and Other Things to Duck
Page 34 Each oor of the hospital had a large, covered
lanai, Hawaiian word for porch, on the ocean side of the
building. I spent my afternoons sitting on the third oor
lanai looking down on Honolulu and the airport in the distance. I would watch the ...

Architectural feature

The use of the lnai is one of the Hawaiian modern

features in the style of some of the buildings of Vladimir
Ossipo, who saw in the lanai functional similarities
to the Japanese engawa.[6] A lanai may also be a covered exterior passageway.[7] Disney animator Dorse Lanpher (19352011) notes in his memoirs the large covered
lanais on the ocean side of his Honolulu hospital.[8] Today, air-conditioned buildings such as hotels often oer
enclosed rather than open lanais, sometimes meaning
a large dining hall with a 'wall' of sliding glass doors.[9]

[9] Jeanette Foster -Frommers Hawaii 2006 Page 16 2005

A full gourmet breakfast is served on the enclosed back
lanai or, if you prefer, delivered to your room.

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