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2. Parts of a theatre - Wikipedia

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   The control booth is located in the theatre in such a way that there is a good, unobstructed view of the playing area without causing any (or minimal) distraction to the audience (i.e. preventing distracting light leak or noise), and is generally an enclosed space.

3. Inglenook - Wikipedia

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   Inglenook in the Blue Bedroom of Stan Hywet Hall, Summit County, Ohio. An inglenook or chimney corner is a recess that adjoins a fireplace.The word comes from "ingle", an old Scots word for a domestic fire (derived from the Gaelic aingeal), and "nook".

4. Deck (building) - Wikipedia

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   The deck of a house is generally a wooden platform built above the ground and connected to the main building. It is generally enclosed by a railing for safety. Access may be from the house through doors and from the ground via a stairway. Residential decks can be constructed over steep areas or rough ground that is otherwise unusable.

5. Building envelope - Wikipedia

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   Building envelope design is a specialized area of architectural and engineering practice that draws from all areas of building science and indoor climate control. [2] The many functions of the building envelope can be separated into three categories: [3] Support (to resist and transfer structural and dynamic loads)

6. Cockpit (sailing) - Wikipedia

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   Cockpit of a small sailing boat. A cockpit is a name for the location of controls of a vessel. While traditionally an open well in the deck of a boat outside any deckhouse or cabin, [1] in modern boats it may refer to an enclosed area. [2]

7. Vestibule (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   A floor plan with a modern vestibule shown in red. A vestibule (also anteroom, antechamber, air-lock entry or foyer) is a small room leading into a larger space [1] such as a lobby, entrance hall, or passage, for the purpose of waiting, withholding the larger space from view, reducing heat loss, providing storage space for outdoor clothing, etc.

8. Observation deck - Wikipedia

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   An observation deck, observation platform, or viewing platform is an elevated sightseeing platform usually situated upon a tall architectural structure, such as a skyscraper or observation tower. Observation decks are sometimes enclosed from weather, and a few may include coin-operated telescopes for viewing distant features.

9. Deck (bridge) - Wikipedia

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   A grid deck uses beams and diaphragms as the supporting structure. The supporting system of a grid deck is analyzed using a grillage analysis. A slab deck is one where the deck is analyzed as a plate. If the slab has a stiffness that is different in two directions (at right angles), then the deck is known and analyzed as an orthotropic deck.