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2. Vestibule (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   By creating an air lock entry, vestibules reduce infiltration losses or gains caused by wind. Designers of commercial buildings must install a vestibule between the main entry doors leading to spaces that are greater than or equal to 3,000 square feet (280 m 2). One other requirement of the design is that it is not necessary for both sets of ...

3. Genkan - Wikipedia

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   Genkan are traditional Japanese entryway areas for a house, apartment, or building, a combination of a porch and a doormat. [1] It is usually located inside the building directly in front of the door. The primary function of genkan is for the removal of shoes before entering the main part of the house or building.

4. Vanna Venturi House - Wikipedia

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   A 19th century house next to Vanna Venturi House The main entrance to the Guild House. The design of "Mother's House", as architect Robert Venturi frequently called the house, was affected by Vanna (née Luizi) Venturi both as the client whose needs had to be met and as the mother who helped develop the architect's talent and personality.

5. Walk through a tower-like entrance to view interesting ... - AOL

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   Constructed in 1937 in a French Norman style, the three-bedroom house on Shenley Drive has many arches and built-in features in addition to the tower-like entrance.

6. Porch - Wikipedia

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   Porch of the Queen Anne style cottage William G. Harrison House. In northeastern North America, a porch is a small area, usually unenclosed, at the main-floor height and used as a sitting area or for the removal of working clothes so as not to get the home's interior dirty, when the entrance door is accessed via the porch.

7. Atrium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Modern atria, as developed in the late 19th and 20th centuries, are often several stories high, with a glazed roof or large windows, and often located immediately beyond a building's main entrance doors (in the lobby). Atria are a popular design feature because they give their buildings a "feeling of space and light."