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单词 light well
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Definition of light well in English:

light well

noun
  • An open area or vertical shaft in the centre of a building, typically roofed with glass, bringing natural light to the lower floors or basement.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Light and space is brought into the heart of the ground floor through light wells, glass walls and a common internal/external paving scheme.
    • The Phillips Reading Room, in the Widener Library, is one of two study areas made usable by an innovative skylight system over a previously unoccupied light well.
    • The 1,750 sq ft bungalow is made up of three buildings connected by modules that act as light wells and avoid claustrophobic corridors.
    • A light well toward the back of the public space between buildings will provide illumination to spaces below grade.
    • One of the rooms could have served as a courtyard or a light well, but clear indications of such a function are absent.
    • The transformation will also include a pair of ten-storey steel staircases and nine storey steel-framed infills for two existing light wells.
    • To reduce the damage to the site, this new structure is built into the hilltop, with more than one-third of the floor area embedded in the ground and illuminated by light wells.
    • The central atrium has vertical glass tubes acting as light well and hot air outlet.
    • Natural light pours in from a large velux window set in the high ceiling, as well as a small light well at the centre of the room.
    • The building is also penetrated by light wells affording daylight to many galleries; other spaces, underground, provide darkness where video and film can play at large scale.
    • A light well has been created into the lower ground floor area and there is also a translucent bridge.
    • Light has been made an architectural element by means of skylights at intersections of wall and ceiling, and a light well over the stairs.
    • Natural light pours in through a mezzanine area with a light well that runs down from the attic and through the centre of the first floor landing.
    • I remember the high school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with its dome visible from all over the town, and its wonderful three-story open light well.
    • The insides are festooned with lively Portuguese limestone tiling and tinted glass light wells.
    • The platform doubles as a cavernous storage cupboard, and during the renovation the Devoys uncovered a Victorian light well in the ceiling.
    • Upstairs, etched glass light wells diffuse luminance into the restaurant and glazed screens enclose private rooms.
    • To do that, the design made prolific use of glass - light wells, atriums and even some in systems furniture - along with 11-foot ceilings.
    • The walls that open to the light well are striated into four horizontal bands of three materials.
    • The deck of this space, made of plastic bars, is situated over a large light well that provides daylight to the basement.
    Synonyms
    mineshaft, tunnel, passage, pit, adit, downcast, upcast
 
 

Definition of light well in US English:

light well

noun
  • An open area or vertical shaft in the center of a building, typically roofed with glass, bringing natural light to the lower floors or basement.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Natural light pours in through a mezzanine area with a light well that runs down from the attic and through the centre of the first floor landing.
    • To reduce the damage to the site, this new structure is built into the hilltop, with more than one-third of the floor area embedded in the ground and illuminated by light wells.
    • Light and space is brought into the heart of the ground floor through light wells, glass walls and a common internal/external paving scheme.
    • To do that, the design made prolific use of glass - light wells, atriums and even some in systems furniture - along with 11-foot ceilings.
    • Natural light pours in from a large velux window set in the high ceiling, as well as a small light well at the centre of the room.
    • The 1,750 sq ft bungalow is made up of three buildings connected by modules that act as light wells and avoid claustrophobic corridors.
    • The platform doubles as a cavernous storage cupboard, and during the renovation the Devoys uncovered a Victorian light well in the ceiling.
    • A light well has been created into the lower ground floor area and there is also a translucent bridge.
    • The insides are festooned with lively Portuguese limestone tiling and tinted glass light wells.
    • The walls that open to the light well are striated into four horizontal bands of three materials.
    • One of the rooms could have served as a courtyard or a light well, but clear indications of such a function are absent.
    • The central atrium has vertical glass tubes acting as light well and hot air outlet.
    • A light well toward the back of the public space between buildings will provide illumination to spaces below grade.
    • The deck of this space, made of plastic bars, is situated over a large light well that provides daylight to the basement.
    • Light has been made an architectural element by means of skylights at intersections of wall and ceiling, and a light well over the stairs.
    • Upstairs, etched glass light wells diffuse luminance into the restaurant and glazed screens enclose private rooms.
    • The building is also penetrated by light wells affording daylight to many galleries; other spaces, underground, provide darkness where video and film can play at large scale.
    • The Phillips Reading Room, in the Widener Library, is one of two study areas made usable by an innovative skylight system over a previously unoccupied light well.
    • I remember the high school in Altoona, Pennsylvania, with its dome visible from all over the town, and its wonderful three-story open light well.
    • The transformation will also include a pair of ten-storey steel staircases and nine storey steel-framed infills for two existing light wells.
    Synonyms
    mineshaft, tunnel, passage, pit, adit, downcast, upcast
 
 
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