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2. House numbering - Wikipedia

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   A house number in Paris, France. House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intention of making it easier to locate a particular building. The house number is often part of a postal address. The term describes the number of any building (residential or commercial) with a mailbox, or ...

3. List of partitions of traditional Japanese architecture

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   Unperforated wooden or metallic panels, usually sliding. Run in a groove outside the pillars, and usually outside the engawa (porch). Stacked in a to-bukuro when not in use. 1600s-present Garasu-do (wiktionary:ガラス戸, lit. "glass door") See shoji article for limited details. more images: Glass panels Mullioned or single-pane.

4. American historic carpentry - Wikipedia

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   Box houses (boxed house, box frame, [16] box and strip, [17] piano box, single-wall, board and batten, and many other names) have minimal framing in the corners and widely spaced in the exterior walls, but like the vertical plank wall houses, the vertical boards are structural. [18]

5. Framing (construction) - Wikipedia

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   Wall framing in house construction includes the vertical and horizontal members of exterior walls and interior partitions, both of bearing walls and non-bearing walls. . These stick members, referred to as studs, wall plates and lintels (sometimes called headers), serve as a nailing base for all covering material and support the upper floor platforms, which provide the lateral strength along a

6. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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   A continuous porch of columns surrounding a courtyard or garden (see also Peristasis). In ecclesial architecture, the term cloister is used. Phiale A building or columned arcade around a fountain. Piano nobile The principal floor of a large house, built in the style of renaissance architecture. Pier

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   The Iconic “Home Alone” House Has Officially Sold Over Asking for $5.5 Million — See Inside! The famous Illinois home featured in the 1990 Christmas classic first hit the market for $5.25 ...