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Camden Malthouse (left) and Camden Mill (1880) beyond, Bath [1] In general architecture a lucarne is a dormer window.The term is borrowed from French: lucarne, which refers to a dormer window, usually one set into the middle of a roof although it can also apply to a façade lucarne, where the gable of the lucarne is aligned with the face of the wall.
The Parker Building, which stands at the corner, is built out of red brick. Its ground floor facade is a modern stylistic copy of the Imperial Granum Building, with paneled pilasters at the outer ends, and engaged round columns separating the window and door bays. It has one storefront, with three display windows and a double-door entrance.
The facade along Gordon Street is five arches wide. The cascade along Union Street was originally only four arches wide but in the course of restoring the building after the 1987 fire the building was expanded, adding two arches. The shop front on the ground floor of the four-story building is modern.
A similar secondary entrance is in the fourth bay from the east façade, just west of a large loading door similar to that in the middle of the east facade. Along the south is a large metal canopy, and another loading door is in the center. The west of the building has loading doors on the first and second floors. [2]
A façade or facade (/ f ə ˈ s ɑː d / ⓘ; [1]) is generally the front part or exterior of a building. It is a loanword from the French façade (pronounced), which means "frontage" or "face". In architecture, the façade of a building is often the most important aspect from a design standpoint, as it sets the tone for the rest of the building.
An example of cladding. Cladding is the application of one material over another to provide a skin or layer. In construction, cladding is used to provide a degree of thermal insulation and weather resistance, and to improve the appearance of buildings. [1]
The Forest Building or Forest Showroom is a former retail building in Henrico, Virginia that is an example of late 20th century postmodern architecture.Built in 1978–80 as an outlet for catalog merchant company Best Products, it was one of several prominent postmodern stores designed for Best by James Wines and his firm SITE.
The interior of the warehouse has entirely exposed services and structure. The facade on this building is mostly solid, with thin glazing that frames the surrounding forest. [1] The Science Collaboration Centre is a six storey, multi-use building that will act as the heart of the campus.