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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"Building type"”.
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The workhome... a new building type?
This research is concerned with the hybrid building that combines dwelling and workplace (the 'workhome'). In the 1980-90s the 'live/work unit' emerged as an apparently new architectural type. It captured the imagination of marketers and urban professionals looking for alternatives to suburban …
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An investigation of the mental hospital building type
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1954.
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The Midwestern brewery before Prohibition: Development of an American industrial building type
… It investigates the brewery as a distinctive type of post-Civil War industrial building, analyzing its characteristic features and considering the circumstances under which it became a common architectural feature in America until national Prohibition. By focusing on Cincinnati and St. Louis, …
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Transformation of a building type : a study of Back Bay houses in Boston
… is to explore the transformation of an existing building type and the application of the support/infill concept in a new context. For this purpose, a traditional Back Bay residential form in Boston has been selected. The study has been carried out in two parts: (I) Part One consists of an …
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A pattern of light : a new library for Newton and an analysis of the building type
… light can add clarity to the organization of buildings by distinguishing areas of occupation with varying quantities and qualities of illumination. Libraries are good to study in this regard because of their varying requirements for light: reading areas must be brightly lit, while bookstacks …
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Environmental ethics and sustainable design: A case study on the traditional Korean residential building type: Han oak
… become an extremely important issue that prompts building designers to perform in accordance with sustainable principles to create comfortable, eco-friendly space. Moreover, it is to be our obligation to preserve the environment for the future generations to come. This research studies …
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An architecture of authority: the jail/sheriff's residences of northwest Ohio, 1867-1902
… reuse potential of the jail/ sheriff's residence building-type. Using collected data, the study examines fifteen buildings in northwest Ohio and develops a classification system for the building type. The historic precedents for the building type were investigated and traced to their English …
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The end of the times : a proposition for transitional journalistic architecture
This thesis proposes a new civic building type for journalism, playing out a scenario in which the production and maintenance of an archival record has become the primary function of the post-corporate professional journalistic organization. The architectural proposal originates in a broader …
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Terrace housing : providing quality in higher-density housing
… has changed the forms of housing from low-rise buildings to multistorey apartments. During the last two decades, people in Bangkok have faced problems of living in high-density housing and lack of open space, which limit the quality of living space. Providing better quality of living space above …
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Concrete and Comfort, Urban Firehouse
… urban site in Washington, DC was chosen before a building type was determined. Neighborhood and site analysis identified the potential need for a Firehouse. This building type allowed the opportunity to explore the use of concrete for vehicles as well as people. Can concrete, maligned for being …
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The architecture of convention hotels in the United States, 1940-1976
The convention hotel emerged as a distinct building type in the years of the Second World War and its aftermath. The earliest examples of convention hotels were distinguished from their pre-war counterparts by the design of their meeting facilities and the layout of public areas. In these projects, …
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Rehabilitation for redevelopment : an approach to the conversion of old office buildings to housing
… contends that the rehabilitation of existing building stock is a viable alternative to new construction in the production of housing. Principally, the thesis proposes that old office buildings, built between 1900 and 1930, be rehabilitated and converted for residential use. A specific approach …
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A Greek Orthodox chapel
… architecture and redefine the role of the building type today, proposing an alternative design for the setting of the liturgy in the Greek Orthodox tradition.
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Sightlines: A New Airport for St. Louis
… challenges that make airports such a difficult building type to design, use and visit; and a new airport that proposes to use unconventional layout, expansive windows and open sightlines to provide a more welcoming building to users, employees and visitors.
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School as a Center for Community: Establishing Neighborhood Identity through Public Space and Educational Facility
… They are improper adaptation and uniform building type. Improper adaptation has to do with surface applications, rather than integrating with the social fabric of the school's communal requirements. Unfortunate incidents have caused the solutions to heightened security around schools to be …
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Industrial property performance and building functionality
… characteristics studied in this paper include building size, building age, building type, and tenant type. Rent and occupancy rates are used as a proxy for performance. The results show that building size, building age, building type and tenant type are significant variables in the explanation …
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Analysis of a skyscraper
This analysis will involve the skyscraper as a building type. It is my premise that in order to achieve a successful building which has the qualities of place-making, character, and prominence, the issues of formal resolution, contextual response, and symbolic performance must be addressed. The …
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Origins of Color
… along the Big Dig (Boston). Color informed the building form and provided the connection for the building type and the urban site. The thesis book unfolds in reverse order, with the intent to reveal the final design at the beginning. As the pages unfold, the evolution of the design emerges to …
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The living skyscraper : mapping the vertical neighborhood
… 1950s when mechanized systems transformed the building type into air-tight homogenous structures, maximizing efficiency and economy. This was based on an office culture that today, due to innovations in communications technology, is growing ever more obsolete. However, as cities continue to …
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Planning ahead : characteristics of versatile buildings
If a building is to maintain its life-long usefulness it must be possible to alter it to accommodate different programmatic demands. This thesis investigates the spatial and material character that facilitates this architectural accommodation of diversity and change: Framed New England houses are …
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