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  2. Retractable roof - Wikipedia

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    A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. [1] Retractable roofs are sometimes referred to as operable roofs or retractable skylights. The term operable skylight, while quite similar, refers to a skylight that opens on a hinge, rather than on a ...

  3. Atrium (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The Tucson High School Galleria and reflexive library (pictured) feature a modern atrium tetrastylum with four support columns and open roof. In architecture, an atrium (pl.: atria or atriums) [1] is a large open-air or skylight-covered space surrounded by a building. [2]

  4. Daylighting (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    Skylights are widely used in daylighting design in residential and commercial buildings, mainly because they are the most effective source of daylight on a unit area basis. An alternative to a skylight is a roof lantern. A roof lantern is a daylighting cupola that sits above a roof, as opposed to a skylight which is fitted into a roof's ...

  5. Skylight - Wikipedia

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    A retractable skylight rolls (on a set of tracks) off the frame, so that the interior of the facility is entirely open to the outdoors, i.e., not impeded by a hinged skylight. The terms retractable skylight and retractable roof are often used interchangeably, though skylight implies a degree of transparency. Tubular daylight device

  6. California’s ultrarich are building hidden mansions beneath L.A.

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    Vaitkevicius mentioned two homes his company developed in Toluca Lake, a small neighborhood in the city, seemingly low-key. Both homes were sold for almost $5 million; both had cushy basements.

  7. Kentuck Knob - Wikipedia

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    This was one of the last homes to be completed by Wright. [5] The house was completed in 1956, and the Hagans lived at Kentuck Knob for almost 30 years. In 1986, Lord Palumbo of London, UK, bought the property for $600,000 as a vacation home. Since 1996, the Palumbo family has balanced their occupancy with a public tour program, a method of ...

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