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[[File:Waitakere Hospital Some Views I.jpg|thumb|alt=a parking lot and driveway with covered entry area outside a modern-style building|A modern example at a hospital]] |
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[[File:Waitakere Hospital Some Views I.jpg|thumb|alt=a parking lot and driveway with covered entry area outside a modern-style building|A modern example at a hospital]] |
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A '''porte-cochère''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɔːr|t|_|k|oʊ|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|r}}; {{IPA|fr|pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ|lang}}; {{lit|coach gateway}};[{{cite encyclopedia |title=porte-cochère |encyclopedia=[[New Oxford American Dictionary]]}}] {{plural form|'''porte-cochères'''|'''portes-cochères'''}})[{{cite OED |porte-cochère |access-date=2019-12-02}}] is a [[door]]way to a building or [[courtyard]], "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street[James Curl (2017). ''The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture'', third edition. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-019-967498-5}}. "porte-cochère", p. 592. According to this source it is an "erroneous term for a projecting canopy or porch large enough to admit carriages."] or a covered [[porch]]-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which originally a [[horse and carriage]] and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection from the elements.[{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porte%20cochere |title=porte cochere |access-date=27 October 2019 |dictionary=[[Merriam Webster Dictionary]] |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster, Incorporated]]}}][{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/porte-cochere |title=porte-cochereor porte-co·chère |access-date=27 October 2019 |dictionary=[[Dictionary.com]] |publisher=[[Dictionary.com, LLC]]}}] |
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A '''porte-cochère''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɔːr|t|_|k|oʊ|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|r}}; {{IPA|fr|pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ|lang}}; {{lit|coach gateway}};[{{cite encyclopedia |title=porte-cochère |encyclopedia=[[New Oxford American Dictionary]]}}] {{plural form|'''porte-cochères'''|'''portes-cochères'''}})[{{cite OED |porte-cochère |access-date=2019-12-02}}] is a [[door]]way to a building or [[courtyard]], "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street[James Curl (2017). ''The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture'', third edition. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-019-967498-5}}. "porte-cochère", p. 592. According to this source it is an "erroneous term for a projecting canopy or porch large enough to admit carriages."] or a covered [[porch]]-like structure at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which originally a [[horse and carriage]] and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection from the elements.[{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porte%20cochere |title=porte cochere |access-date=27 October 2019 |dictionary=[[Merriam Webster Dictionary]] |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster, Incorporated]]}}][{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/porte-cochere |title=porte-cochereor porte-co·chère |access-date=27 October 2019 |dictionary=[[Dictionary.com]] |publisher=[[Dictionary.com, LLC]]}}] |
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A '''porte-cochère''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɔːr|t|_|k|oʊ|ˈ|ʃ|ɛ|r}}; {{IPA|fr|pɔʁt.kɔ.ʃɛʁ|lang}}; {{lit|coach gateway}};[{{cite encyclopedia |title=porte-cochère |encyclopedia=[[New Oxford American Dictionary]]}}] {{plural form|'''porte-cochères'''|'''portes-cochères'''}})[{{cite OED |porte-cochère |access-date=2019-12-02}}] is a [[door]]way to a building or [[courtyard]], "often very grand," through which vehicles can enter from the street[James Curl (2017). ''The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture'', third edition. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. {{ISBN|978-019-967498-5}}. "porte-cochère", p. 592. According to this source it is an "erroneous term for a projecting canopy or porch large enough to admit carriages."] or a covered [[porch]]-like structure ('''carriage porch''') at a main or secondary entrance to a building through which originally a [[horse and carriage]] and today a motor vehicle can pass to provide arriving and departing occupants protection from the elements.[{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/porte%20cochere |title=porte cochere |access-date=27 October 2019 |dictionary=[[Merriam Webster Dictionary]] |publisher=[[Merriam-Webster, Incorporated]]}}][{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/porte-cochere |title=porte-cochereor porte-co·chère |access-date=27 October 2019 |dictionary=[[Dictionary.com]] |publisher=[[Dictionary.com, LLC]]}}] |
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Portes-cochères are still found on such structures as major public buildings and hotels, providing covered access for visitors and guests arriving by motorized transport.[{{cite web | url = http://www.hksinc.com/insight/top-10-design-tips-to-dazzle-your-guests-the-porte-cochere-2/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043801/http://www.hksinc.com/insight/top-10-design-tips-to-dazzle-your-guests-the-porte-cochere-2/ | archive-date = 2017-10-17 | work = HKS Architecture | title = Top 10 Design Tips to Dazzle Your Guests: The Porte Cochere | access-date = 2015-06-18}}] |
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Portes-cochères are still found on such structures as major public buildings and hotels, providing covered access for visitors and guests arriving by motorized transport.[{{cite web | url = http://www.hksinc.com/insight/top-10-design-tips-to-dazzle-your-guests-the-porte-cochere-2/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171017043801/http://www.hksinc.com/insight/top-10-design-tips-to-dazzle-your-guests-the-porte-cochere-2/ | archive-date = 2017-10-17 | work = HKS Architecture | title = Top 10 Design Tips to Dazzle Your Guests: The Porte Cochere | access-date = 2015-06-18}}] |
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