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2. Passthrough (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A passthrough in a kitchen A small passthrough. A passthrough (or serving hatch [1]) is a window-like opening between the kitchen and the dining or family room. [2] Considered to be a conservative approach to the open plan, [3] in a modern family home a passthrough is typically built when a larger opening is either precluded by the locations of structural columns or is impractical due to the ...

3. Anidolic lighting - Wikipedia

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   An external parabolic or elliptical mirror captures zenithal daylight, and converges it, to let it pass through a narrow opening in the exterior wall. On the inside, two parabolic mirrors widen the beam to around 60°. The floor area next to the conventional window is lit by the window. Anidolic mirror lighting systems can be divided into three ...

4. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Most curtain wall glazing is fixed, meaning that there is no access to the exterior of the building except through doors. However, windows or vents can be glazed into the curtain wall system as well, to provide required ventilation or operable windows. Nearly any window type can be made to fit into a curtain wall system.

5. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Instead of a west-facing window, designers use an R-13 foam-filled solid energy-efficient exterior door. It may have a glass storm door on the outside so that light can pass through when the inner door is opened. East/west glass doors and windows should be fully shaded top-to-bottom or a spectrally selective coating can be used to reduce solar ...

6. Insulated glazing - Wikipedia

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   In the summer, a window screen would be installed on the exterior over the double-hung window to keep out animals and insects. In the winter, the screen was removed and replaced with a storm window, which created a two-layer separation between the interior and exterior spaces, increasing window insulation in cold winter months. To permit ...

7. HGTV's Urban Oasis House 2024 Is Here! See Inside the ... - AOL

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   Fans can enter to win the stunning home starting on Wednesday, Oct. 2 through Thursday, Nov. 21 HGTV is bringing fans to the heart of the Midwest to unveil its Urban Oasis 2024 home!