The lowest load-bearing part of a building, typically below ground level.
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Ambient Lighting
Indirect light that does not emanate from a discernible source but is reflected and refracted by surfaces and diffused in the atmosphere.
Accent Wall
A wall in a room which has a style distinctly different from the other walls.
Adaptive Resue
The renovation and reuse of pre-existing structures (such as warehouses) for new purposes
Attic
A room or space just below the roof of a house, often used for storing things.
Atrium
A large high space, usually with a glass roof, in the centre of a modern building; an open space in the centre of an ancient Roman villa.
Ashlar
Large square stones that are put on the front of walls to improve their appearance.
Arcade
A covered passage with arches along the side of a row of buildings (usually a row of shops.
Armoire
An armoire is an ornate or antique large cabinet / wardrobe.
Arabesque
The arabesque is the art consisting of surface decoration with curving line & interwoven elements like vines and leaves that repeated in an often symmetrical infinite pattern.
Aesthetic
Concerned with philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty.
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