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Rheinzink. (Exterior Envelope).


James Gorst Architects has designed a detached private house in southern England Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern counties of England. Differing usages apply the term with varying geographic extents.

In most definitions Southern England includes all the counties on the English Channel; from west to east these are:
    , with a pitched roof pitched roof
    n.
    A two-sided sloped roof having a gable at both ends. Also called gable roof.
     of Rheinzink zinc copper titanium alloy Titanium alloys are metallic materials which contain a mixture of titanium and other chemical elements. Such alloys have very high tensile strength and toughness (even at extreme temperatures), light weight, extraordinary corrosion resistance, and ability to withstand extreme  with standing seams. The roof is separated at the apex by a continuous recessed rooflight which lights the staircase below. The verges are trimmed with purpose-made Rheinzink copings.
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    Title Annotation:James Gorst Architects
    Publication:The Architectural Review
    Article Type:Brief Article
    Geographic Code:4EUUK
    Date:Dec 1, 2001
    Words:50
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