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House in Old Westbury, New York,
1969–71, Richard Meier

Upper level

Middle level

Ground level

The flow of the space defined by parallel planes corresponds naturally to the paths of movement within a building,
along its corridors, halls, and galleries.
The parallel planes that define a circulation space can be solid and opaque to provide privacy for the spaces along
the circulation path. The planes can also be established by a row of columns so that the circulation path, open on
one or both of its sides, becomes part of the spaces it passes through.

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