They often have a skylight which was used to let light into the rest of the house and it allowed the cisterns to be filled by rainwater for use but the villas occupants. They were meant to impress them draw people in. They started in the early republic and they are still used to this day just without a cistern. They were able to make these atriums with the skylights by using the arch and manipulating it in certain geometric ways so that they can support a roof with a skylight in the roof. The atriums show a sign of wealth power to the villas guests and it let light and water into the home. Atriums still influence our architecture today because we still use skylights in many buildings for natural light and some homes still use cisterns for their water
They often have a skylight which was used to let light into the rest of the house and it allowed the cisterns to be filled by rainwater for use but the villas occupants. They were meant to impress them draw people in. They started in the early republic and they are still used to this day just without a cistern. They were able to make these atriums with the skylights by using the arch and manipulating it in certain geometric ways so that they can support a roof with a skylight in the roof. The atriums show a sign of wealth power to the villas guests and it let light and water into the home. Atriums still influence our architecture today because we still use skylights in many buildings for natural light and some homes still use cisterns for their water