Veranda

A veranda (also spelled verandah in Australian and New Zealand English) is a roofed, open-air hallway or porch, attached to the outside of a building.

[8] In Hong Kong, verandas often appear on the upper floor of the first to third generations of Tong Lau (shophouses) due to a lack of space since the 19th century.

In Konkan traditional architecture, the veranda is called otti, a semi-open space with low seating covered with a permanent roof.

In regions with heavy snowfall, especially Aomori and Niigata prefectures, structures called Gangi-Zukuri (ja:雁木造) have been developed since the Edo period.

[citation needed] In Sri Lanka, verandas' original derivation was from traditional vernacular architecture and are known as "Pila" in Sinhalese.

In fact, most houses constructed in the Southern United States before the advent of air conditioning were built with a covered front porch or veranda.