Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order | Page 178
O P EN IN G S IN S PA C E -DE F I N I N G E L E M E N T S
Centered
Within Planes
Deep-set
Skylight
Along two edges
Turning a corner
Grouped
Skylight
An opening can be located along one edge or at a corner of a wall or ceiling plane. In either case, the opening will be at a corner of a space.
Vertical
Between Planes
Grouped
An opening can be located wholly within a wall or ceiling plane and be surrounded on all sides by the surface of the plane.
Along one edge
At Corners
Off-Center
Horizontal
3/4 Opening
Window-wall
Skylight
An opening can extend vertically between the floor and ceiling planes or horizontally between two wall planes. It can grow in size to
occupy an entire wall of a space.
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