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At 18th-century Holkham Hall, service and secondary wings (foreground) clearly flank the mansion and were intended to be viewed as part of the overall facade.. Servants' quarters, also known as staff's quarters, are those parts of a building, traditionally in a private house, which contain the domestic offices and staff accommodation.
A bi-level includes two short sets of stairs and two levels. [2] The entry is between floors. The front door opens to a landing. One short flight of stairs leads up to the top floor; another short flight of stairs leads down. The top floor tends to be full height ceilings with the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms.
Names for parts of buildings defined by their function (e.g. kitchen, nave) refer to: Category:Rooms. The names of styles of buildings or architectural movements (e.g. Gothic, Bauhaus) refer to: Category:Architectural styles. Building materials or construction methods (e.g. thatch) refer to: Category:Building materials
The spiral stair is a type of stairway which, due to its complex helical structure, has been introduced relatively late into architecture. Although the oldest example dates back to the 5th century BC, [ 1 ] it was only in the wake of the influential design of the Trajan's Column that this space-saving new type permanently caught hold in ancient ...
The Potemkin Stairs in Odesa, Ukraine. In architecture, a perron generally refers to an external stairway to a building. Curl notes three more-specific usages: the platform-landing reached by symmetrical flights of steps leading to the piano nobile of a building; the steps themselves; or the platform base of edifices like a market cross. [1]
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The free-standing chimney outside the narrow living room window above the fireplace; The kitchen, which was designed by Wharton Esherick; The gallery at the top of the stairs overlooking the living room; The upstairs bathroom and fireplace, with cover pulled over tub to make a sofa; Several photos, plus floor plans
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