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The floor-plans reduce the effects of noise by placing a dwelling's daytime activities (e.g. kitchen, bath, etc.) on one side of each wall, and the adjacent dwelling's night time activities (bedrooms, etc.) on the other side of the same wall. The walls also contain all vents to the roof, including the heater and fireplace chimneys.
The master bedroom, where Mr. and Mrs. Adamson slept, is on the southwest corner of the house. It has a large tiled bathroom, and Mrs. Adamson's clothes and hat collection remain in her closet. Next to the master bedroom is the one designed for the Adamsons' son; its bathroom has detailed tiles depicting ships and nautical scenes.
Floor plans use standard symbols to indicate features such as doors. This symbol shows the location of the door in a wall and which way the door opens. A floor plan is not a top view or bird's-eye view; it is a measured drawing to scale of the layout of a floor in a building.
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The master bedroom includes an en-suite and private study, which opens onto a private patio. Ceilings in the bedroom wing are low (7.5 feet) and gilded in 18 karat gold leaf , while those in the Great Room, kitchen and foyer are high (10.5 feet and 13.5 feet respectively) and unembellished.
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[49] [50] The master bedroom takes up an entire story, while the master bathroom has green marble cladding as well as bronze and mahogany fixtures. [49] The penthouse also has a classical-columned foyer, a large dining room with a chandelier, a wine closet with space for 1,000 bottles, and a private elevator. [ 48 ]
The kitchen is on the north end of the west pod while the master bedroom and bath are to the south. The east pod consists of two bedrooms with a shared bathroom between them. Another half bath is between the kitchen and carport. [2] The two bedrooms and bath to the east of the central room have high pitched, plastered ceilings.