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Some multifamily buildings will organize the façade into projecting and receding
planes . For example , a common treatment includes projecting corner pavilions
with a recessed entrance area . The converse can also be found , in which the ...
Some multifamily buildings will organize the façade into projecting and receding
planes . For example , a common treatment includes projecting corner pavilions
with a recessed entrance area . The converse can also be found , in which the ...
Page 90
The bay window , strictly speaking , is the window portion of a projecting bay , but
the term has come to stand for the entire structure . Unlike the oriel , the bay is
carried on foundations outside the wall line . Bays may be single , or stacked to ...
The bay window , strictly speaking , is the window portion of a projecting bay , but
the term has come to stand for the entire structure . Unlike the oriel , the bay is
carried on foundations outside the wall line . Bays may be single , or stacked to ...
Page 109
DAN ( ENCLOSED ) A projecting vestibule is not a large design element , but it
can reinforce other elements . In the illustration , the gable roof line has been
repeated in the vestibule roof , so that the entire vestibule looks like a miniature of
the ...
DAN ( ENCLOSED ) A projecting vestibule is not a large design element , but it
can reinforce other elements . In the illustration , the gable roof line has been
repeated in the vestibule roof , so that the entire vestibule looks like a miniature of
the ...
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| Title | American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated Glossary And History |
| Authors | Herbert Gottfried, Jan Jennings |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Nov 2007 |
| ISBN | 0442227396, 9780442227395 |
| Length | 270 pages |
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