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114 STRUCTURE AS ARCHITECTURE(a) (b) (c)(d) (e) (f)▲ 6.15building.Alternative structural layouts for resisting transverse lateral loads on a multi-storeyloads only are shown. In each case the same two shear walls providelongitudinal stability. Gravity-only columns are not shown. As in the previousfigure, each structural option contributes a unique spatial characterto every floor that can strengthen the design intent. The six optionsare but just a taste of the huge range of possibilities. For example, thenext stage of the exploration might involve shifting some or all of theone and two-bay frames off the building centreline – perhaps placingthem on a curved line running between the ends of the building. Whilethe structural performance is unaltered, such a move could create a particularlyinnovative and memorable building interior.The following buildings illustrate the diverse range of architectural qualitiesthat interior structure can help achieve. To begin, several spaceswhere structure itself creates a strong impression of being inhabitedare examined. That is, occupants sense they inhabit structure that islocated within a larger volume, rather than inhabiting the overall volumeitself.First, design studios in two schools of architecture are considered. Inboth, high spatial structural density and small-scale structural members