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Area (architecture)

Index Area (architecture)

In architecture, an area (areaway in North America) is an excavated, subterranean space around the walls of a building, designed to admit light into a basement. [1]

28 relations: Architecture, Astylar, Atrium (architecture), Basement, Charles Dickens, Clerestory, Cumberland, Daylighting, English country house, Gamble House (Pasadena, California), Georgian architecture, Kent, Kitchen, Laundry, Light tube, Lightwell, Mereworth Castle, North London, Oliver Twist, Pasadena, California, Scullery, Skirwith Abbey, Skylight, Subterranea (geography), Terraced house, Tradesman, United Kingdom, Ventilation shaft.

Architecture

Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures.

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Astylar

Astylar (from Gr. ἀ-, privative, and στῦλος, a column) is an architectural term given to a class of design in which neither columns nor pilasters are used for decorative purposes; thus the Riccardi and Strozzi palaces in Florence are astylar in their design, in contradistinction to Palladio's palaces at Vicenza, which are columnar.

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Atrium (architecture)

In architecture, an atrium (plural: atria or atriums) is a large open air or skylight covered space surrounded by a building.

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Basement

A basement or cellar is one or more floors of a building that are either completely or partially below the ground floor.

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Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic.

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Clerestory

In architecture, a clerestory (lit. clear storey, also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level.

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Cumberland

Cumberland is a historic county of North West England that had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974.

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Daylighting

Daylighting is the practice of placing windows, other openings, and reflective surfaces so that sunlight (direct or indirect) can provide effective internal lighting.

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English country house

An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside.

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Gamble House (Pasadena, California)

The Gamble House, also known as David B. Gamble House, is a National Historic Landmark, a California Historical Landmark, and a museum at 4 Westmoreland Place in Pasadena, California, USA.

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Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830.

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Kent

Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties.

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Kitchen

A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment.

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Laundry

Laundry refers to the washing of clothing and other textiles.

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Light tube

Light tubes (also known as light pipes or tubular skylights) are physical structures used for transmitting or distributing natural or artificial light for the purpose of illumination, and are examples of optical waveguides.

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Lightwell

In architecture a lightwell, light well or air shaft is an unroofed external space provided within the volume of a large building to allow light and air to reach what would otherwise be a dark or unventilated area.

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Mereworth Castle

Mereworth Castle is a grade I listed Palladian country house in Mereworth, Kent, England.

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North London

North London is the northern part of London, England.

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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is author Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial 1837–39.

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Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.

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Scullery

A scullery is a room in a house, traditionally used for washing up dishes and laundering clothes, or as an overflow kitchen.

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Skirwith Abbey

Skirwith Abbey is a country house in Skirwith, Cumbria, England.

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Skylight

Skylights are light transmitting fenestration (elements filling building envelope openings) forming all, or a portion of, the roof of a building's space for daylighting purposes.

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Subterranea (geography)

Subterranea refers to underground structures, both natural (such as caves) and man-made (such as mines).

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Terraced house

In architecture and city planning, a terraced or terrace house (UK) or townhouse (US) exhibits a style of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century, where a row of identical or mirror-image houses share side walls.

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Tradesman

A tradesman, tradesperson, tradie or skilled tradesman refers to a worker who specializes in a particular occupation that requires work experience, on-the-job training, and often formal vocational education, but often not a bachelor's degree.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Ventilation shaft

In subterranean civil engineering, ventilation shafts, also known as airshafts or vent shafts, are vertical passages used in mines and tunnels to move fresh air underground, and to remove stale air.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_(architecture)

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