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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. Le Corbusier's Five Points of Architecture - Wikipedia

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    Free design of the façade – separated exterior of the building is free from conventional structural restriction, allowing the façade to be unrestrained, lighter, more open [2] Horizontal window – ribboned windows run alongside the façade's length, lighting rooms equally, while increasing sense of space and seclusion.

  4. Lintel - Wikipedia

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    In worldwide architecture of different eras and many cultures, a lintel has been an element of post and lintel construction. Many different building materials have been used for lintels. [3] In classical Western architecture and construction methods, by Merriam-Webster definition, a lintel is a load-bearing member and is placed over an ...

  5. Window sill - Wikipedia

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    A window sill in the most general sense is a horizontal structural element below a window opening or window unit in masonry construction or framed construction and is regarded as part of the window frame. The bottom of a window frame sits on top of the window sill of the wall opening. [1]

  6. Transom (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion, a vertical structural member. [1] Transom or transom window is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece.

  7. Window - Wikipedia

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    A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air.Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame [1] in the opening; the sash and frame are also referred to as a window. [2]

  8. US single-family housing starts surge; permits up slightly - AOL

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    The report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday showed only a slight increase last month in permits for the future construction of single-family homes, suggesting that residential investment ...

  9. Mullion - Wikipedia

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    It is also often used as a division between double doors. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purpose is a rigid support to the glazing of the window. Its secondary purpose is to provide structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening. Horizontal elements separating the head of a door from a window above are called ...