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2. Vestibule (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   The residence of the White House in the United States is such an example. At the north portico, it contains a tiny vestibule [11] between the doors flushed with the outer and inner faces of the exterior wall of, and in the past inside, the Entrance Hall (called incorrectly Vestibule) separated from the not much bigger Cross Hall by just 2 ...

3. Genkan - Wikipedia

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   Genkan are traditional Japanese entryway areas for a house, apartment, or building, a combination of a porch and a doormat. [1] It is usually located inside the building directly in front of the door. The primary function of genkan is for the removal of shoes before entering the main part of the house or building.

4. Door - Wikipedia

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   A sliding glass door, sometimes called an Arcadia door or patio door, is a door made of glass that slides open and sometimes has a screen (a removable metal mesh that covers the door). Australian doors are a pair of plywood swinging doors often found in Australian public houses.

5. Garage (residential) - Wikipedia

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   When a garage is attached to a house, the garage typically has an entry door into the house, called the person door or man door, in contrast with the wider and taller door for vehicles, called the garage door, which can be opened to permit the entry and exit of a vehicle and then closed to secure the vehicle. A garage protects a vehicle from ...

6. Revolving door - Wikipedia

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   Revolving door is flanked on both sides by conventional doors with arrows pointing inward towards the preferred entry. H. Bockhacker of Berlin was granted German patent DE18349 [ 7 ] on December 22, 1881 for Tür ohne Luftzug or ' Door without draft of air ' , which used a rotating cylinder with a door which after entering, the user then turned ...

7. Split-level home - Wikipedia

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   Typically, the garage is on one side of the house and there is a floor above the garage housing the bedrooms. The other half of the house is the main living area, part of a story above the garage level and part of a story below the bedroom level. Grading or steps connect the exterior street to the front door on the main level.