The door and ground floor windows of the house in Leyton Road have been covered with metal shutters.
My neighbors, like people in similar complexes in Johannesburg and indeed Pretoria, routinely left ground floor windows and doors to their residences wide open.
So that, when they found out we were in school, some students panicked so badly, there were some that actually jumped from second-floor windows.
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In a Bristol Beaufighter of RAF Coastal Command, Wing Cdr Gatward and his crew flew over the main streets of the capital at the level of third-floor windows.
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My guide Claudine Buehler, whose husband, father, uncle, aunt and grandfather all work or worked in the watchmaking business, explained that the buildings were laid out this way in the early 19th Century to maximize the amount of sunlight that could flood into the first-floor workshop windows.
Through the floor to ceiling windows he looked out over a grey and gloomy London cityscape.
Fourteen suites will feature large private gardens and terraces with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the vineyards and groves of lemon and olive trees.
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All rooms have oversized workspaces, bright bathrooms and floor to ceiling windows, and the corner rooms have views of the imposing white marble Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Rooms - all of them suites - put a great emphasis on a sense of place, with Mexican architecture and furniture, domed ceilings, arched doorways, white stucco and lots of floor to ceiling windows and sliding doors to let in the breeze.
The apartment has hardwood floors, an open floor plan and large windows.
Those in the know grab the spacious Eugenia Suites on the second floor, whose louvered windows overlook the palm-lined pool in the courtyard.
Located on the seventh floor, the eatery has floor-to-ceiling windows with incredible views towards the Duomo.
Keep your binoculars handy and watch the flocks as they glide past the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Floor-to-ceiling windows are made of thick crystalline glass embedded with mineral particles to cut out glare.
The building was mostly American Georgian Revival, with its characteristic, symmetrical rows of windows on each floor.
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There is also a corner guest room with arched floor-to-ceiling windows that face out to the massive yard.
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For that price, you can have a 1, 250-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows and panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.
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Aqua Shard occupies two separate wings linked in the middle by a dramatic atrium bar with floor-to-ceiling windows over three floors.
Floor-to-ceiling windows and wraparound terraces offer 360-degree views of Key Biscayne, Miami Beach, downtown Miami and the Bay.
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The home has floor-to-ceiling windows and two-story open spaces for dining and entertaining.
Premier Central Park View rooms and suites on the 43rd to 54th floors have superb parade views through floor-to-ceiling windows.
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Homes with floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights are joining the brick row houses and Victorians that have long lined the city's streets.
The floors throughout are a polished gray concrete and the walls are white, while light floods in through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The interiors are very open, with enormous floor-to-ceiling windows and walnut cabinets Mr. Zehetbauer designed and made in his store, Altura Furniture.
What's really worth watching here is the view out the floor-to-ceiling windows.
With nearly 500 rooms overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, this design-conscious resort--with all-white rooms lined in mirrors and floor-to-ceiling windows--is anything but boutique.
Designed by celebrated architect Rafael Vinoly, the home features floor-to-ceiling windows that look out to the Belgium block courtyard surrounding the main house.
Around the curving walls of windows on each floor, slabs of glass hang from the ceiling to form bright offices and conference rooms.
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The property, located less than 30 minutes from Philadelphia, has a 40, 000-square-foot main house with eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, oak floors and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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But really, when I settled in for a quick (hotel-sponsored) stay, my room had me at hello, with the floor-to-ceiling windows and bay views.
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