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  2. French provincial architecture - Wikipedia

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    The homes usually feature a rectangular floor plan. Exterior is usually brick or stucco with symmetrically placed exterior components. [3] [2] The design of doors is rectangular with an arched opening. The French provincial homes are two stories tall. [4] The original modest designs ranged from modest farmhouses to wealthy aristocrat country ...

  3. Lavirotte Building - Wikipedia

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    The Lavirotte Building, an apartment building at 29 Avenue Rapp in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France, was designed by the architect Jules Lavirotte and built between 1899 and 1901. The building is one of the best-known surviving examples of Art Nouveau architecture in Paris.

  4. Unité d'habitation - Wikipedia

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    The Unité d'habitation (French pronunciation: [ynite dabitasjɔ̃], Housing Unit) is a modernist residential housing typology developed by Le Corbusier, with the collaboration of painter-architect Nadir Afonso. It formed the basis of several housing developments throughout Europe designed by Le Corbusier and sharing the same name.

  5. House plan - Wikipedia

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    Elevation view of the Panthéon, Paris principal façade Floor plans of the Putnam House. A house plan [1] is a set of construction or working drawings (sometimes called blueprints) that define all the construction specifications of a residential house such as the dimensions, materials, layouts, installation methods and techniques.

  6. French architecture - Wikipedia

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    French Colonial is a style of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many former French colonies, especially those in Southeast Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture as an asset for tourism; however, in recent times, the new generation of local authorities has somewhat 'embraced' the ...

  7. ‘I Don’t Do White Walls, ’ Says the Owner of This Insanely ...

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    The two-bedroom apartment he shares with his wife, Sabrina Medaghri Alaoui, in the 11th arrondissement, serves as a testament to his family firm’s 183-year history, with carefully placed pieces ...

  8. List of house types - Wikipedia

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    Earth sheltered: houses using dirt ("earth") piled against it exterior walls for thermal mass, which reduces heat flow into or out of the house, maintaining a more steady indoor temperature. Pit-house: a prehistoric house type used on many continents and of many styles, partially sunken into the ground. Rammed earth; Sod house; Earthbag home

  9. French colonial architecture - Wikipedia

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    Exterior stairs were another common element; the stairs would often climb up to a distinctive, full-length veranda or "gallery", on a home's façade. The roof over the veranda was normally part of the overall roof. French Colonial roofs were either a steep hipped roof, with a dormer or dormers, or a side-gabled roof.