1
: a support structure shaped like the letter A
2
: a building typically having triangular front and rear walls and a roof reaching to or nearly to the ground
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Working with architect Bernard Judge in the early 1970s, Brando built an airstrip and a small hotel consisting of bungalows, A-frame huts, several bars, a dining room, a kitchen and a reception area.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Grand Gorge, New York This 2021 reimagined classic A-frame includes a loft room in the tip of the A.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
From the wooden beams of an A-frame to the blazing fireplaces set within them, AD contributor Kathryn O’Shea-Evans pores over the finer details in this fun, winter-y escape.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The striking A-frame abode in Carmel-by-the-Sea, dubbed Banyan House, is the first home designed by Mark Mills, an apprentice at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship from 1944 through 1948.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
Grand Gorge, New York This 2021 reimagined classic A-frame includes a loft room in the tip of the A.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 24 Dec. 2024
From the wooden beams of an A-frame to the blazing fireplaces set within them, AD contributor Kathryn O’Shea-Evans pores over the finer details in this fun, winter-y escape.
—Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
The striking A-frame abode in Carmel-by-the-Sea, dubbed Banyan House, is the first home designed by Mark Mills, an apprentice at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin Fellowship from 1944 through 1948.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
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“A-frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/A-frame. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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