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  2. Vestibule (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Vestibules were common in ancient architecture. A Roman house was typically divided into two different sections: the first front section, or the public part, was introduced with a vestibule. These vestibules contained two rooms, which usually served as waiting rooms or a porters’ lodge where visitors could get directions or information. [7]

  3. House - Wikipedia

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    Scale models of some Ancient Egyptian house, in the Louvre Minoan house model, c. 1700-1675 BC, terracotta, in the Heraklion Archaeological Museum (Heraklion, Greece) Floor plan of a "foursquare" house. Little is known about the earliest origin of the house and its interior; however, it can be traced back to the simplest form of shelters.

  4. Living room - Wikipedia

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    Japanese minimalist interior living room, 19th century. In Western architecture, a living room, also called a lounge room (Australian English [1]), lounge (British English [2]), sitting room (British English [3]), or drawing room, is a room for relaxing and socializing in a residential house or apartment.

  5. Interior architecture - Wikipedia

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    Interior architecture is the design of a building or shelter from inside out, or the design of a new interior for a type of home that can be fixed. It can refer to the initial design and plan used for a building's interior, to that interior's later redesign made to accommodate a changed purpose, or to the significant revision of an original ...

  6. Category:Architectural elements - Wikipedia

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    Architectural elements are the unique details and component parts that, together, form the architectural style of houses, buildings and structures. This terminology does not include: Terms for buildings as a whole (e.g. church, mansion) refer to: Category:Buildings and structures and List of building types

  7. Glossary of architecture - Wikipedia

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    1. A lateral part or projection of a building or structure such as a wing wall. 2. A subordinate part of a building possibly not connected to the main building. [88] 3. The sides of a stage (theatre). Widow's walk A railed rooftop platform often having an inner cupola/turret frequently found on 19th-century North American coastal houses.

  8. 15 Parts of Your House That Will Always Fail a Home Inspection

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    Once you understand why a home might fail inspection, you can better formulate a repair plan. Here are 15 common things that may come up and what you can do to address the issues.

  9. Bahay na bato - Wikipedia

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    Casa Oleta Pililla, Rizal Ancestral house interior. Entresuelo – Mezzanine; literally meaning "between floors", this is the area where clients, tenants or estate managers (if the owner was a rich landowner) wait before being admitted to the oficina (office) Escalera – Stairway; Escritorio – A large chest of drawers, commonly adorned with ...