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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]
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.
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.
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 ...
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
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.
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.
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 ...