To the Front

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Urban Townhouse, New York City, New York, USA, 2009 designed by GLUCK+

The conventional plan and section were redefined with the stair and elevator core pushed up against the street façade, instead of running along one of the party walls.  As a result, loft-like spaces run fluidly the entire length of the 38-foot-deep building, rather than being compartmentalized into small front and back rooms. An open mezzanine living room, a private office nook, and sitting rooms to private bedrooms, extend off the stairs which wind like a ribbon around the elevator core. -- ArchDaily

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House BRZ, Antwerp, Belgium, 2012 designed by P8 architecten

Since the surface per level is only 45m2, it was chosen to leave this space as much open as possible. The stairs were moved to the front of the house so they have only a small impact on the flexibility of the plan. This way the stairs become a playful design element visible from the outside. They appear and disappear behind the different windows. -- ArchDaily

On Either Side

These skyscrapers arranged the vertical cores on either side of the tower:

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Cecil and Ida Green Center for Earth Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, 1964 designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

the 277-foot-high tower was a unique experiment in poured-in-place architectural concrete high-rise construction. The load-bearing walls permit column-free interiors (48' x 93') for maximum flexibility in accommodating research in geology, geophysics, geochemistry, oceanography and meteorology. -- architect's web site

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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1976 designed by Hugh Stubbins & Associates

The Boston Fed is in a distinctive 614-foot (187 m) tall, 32-story building, located at 600 Atlantic Avenue in Boston. The building, designed by architecture firm Hugh Stubbins & Associates, is suspended between two towers on either side. -- Wikipedia

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Christian Science Center Church Administration Building, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1990 designed by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

This sprawling urban complex is part of a three-phase master plan to provide the world headquarters of the Christian Science Church with a more open and welcoming environment while simultaneously regenerating the surrounding community. It is a work of repose that attempts to resolve structure, form and space through the unifying element of architecture.  -- architect's web site

To the Side

These projects employed single-loaded corridors behind curtain walls:

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DeCordova Museum & Sculpture Park Art School, Renovation & Gallery Expansion, Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA, 1998 designed by Kallmann McKinnell & Wood Architects

The two gallery levels and the storage level of the wing are entered from a grand staircase placed at one side of the building which follows the slope of the site behind a glass façade and emphasizes the close connection between museum and sculpture park.  -- architect's web site

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EEE Building, University of Southampton, London, UK designed by John McAslan & Partners

primary horizontal circulation is separated from this accommodation block and located in an internal ‘street’, which runs the full length of the building behind a single-glazed curtain wall. This internal street gives movement through the building an element of spectacle, creating an activated and engaging facade facing the main route into the campus and drawing the public realm into the building.   -- Architecture Today.

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MGH Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 2004 designed by Cambridge Seven Associates

To bring daylight and views into medical areas, the architect organized clinics and waiting rooms along a single-loaded corridor just inside the building's glazed curtain wall.

Corridors often give hospitals their dreary institutional feeling, but the sun-washed ones in the Yawkey Center create a lively setting for medical activities. The building's simple plan and use of daylight also help visitors with wayfinding, while its transparent face provides an attractive gateway to the entire hospital campus. -- Architectural Record, June 2005

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Daniel L. Malone Engineering Center, , Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, 2005 designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

the design features a gently curving glass wall along the full length of the building, bringing the natural environment deep into the laboratories.

The glass wall encloses the building’s major circulation corridor and is cantilevered from the main structure, creating an open, column-free space. Each research suite is a strand of rooms arranged perpendicular to the common corridor, staring with professors’ and researchers’ offices, then assistants’ offices, and at the core pf the building, the laboratory and its support spaces. This arrangement maximizes the access to natural light and facilitates mingling between research teams.  -- architect's web site

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CBC Building, IJburg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2010 designed by BNB Architects + B06 Architect

The hall with void is parallel to the north facade, connecting 20 units, 5 on each floor. The wall between the hall and the units is entirely transparent creating an optimal view for everyone. Because of this situation all logistic movement in the building is visible giving it a life. It also accommodates chance meetings and interaction between companies.  -- ArchDaily