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incarnation
A temporal phase in a structure's existence, delineated by major changes in the structure.
An incarnation is a phase in a structure's existence which describes how it appeared or was used, managed, etc. within a particular time frame. Incarnations are most commonly used to represent structures before or after renovations, recladdings, gut rehabilitations, or redesigns.
The period can be distinguished by appearance, use, or management. A major physical alteration is one common reason for a new phase, but the temporal description is not limited to construction work.
A physical addition identifies an attached later section. An incarnation instead describes the object during a particular span of its history.
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addition
An attached section constructed after the original building or structure had been completed. -
podium
A distinct base section, either spread out at the foot of a building or holding entirely different internal areas. -
satellite
A detached part of a structure which nevertheless belongs to that structure as an integral part. -
setback block
A section of a building distinguished from the parts below it by a setback in the building perimeter. -
subtraction
A section removed or intended to be removed from a structure by demolition or destruction. -
wing
A horizontally projecting building section distinguished by narrowness or orientation, excluding separately built later additions.