solarium

noun so·lar·i·um \ sō-ˈler-ē-əm , sə- \

|Updated on: 29 Jul 2018

Definition of solarium

plural solaria play \sō-ˈler-ē-ə, sə-\ also solariums

: a glass-enclosed porch or room; also : a room (as in a hospital) used especially for sunbathing or therapeutic exposure to light

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Some porches welcome plants and resemble solariums.

— cassie owens, Philly.com, "Philadelphia Latinos connect with Caribbean roots through ornate porch gates," 5 July 2018
Much like the interior of the house, the solarium is built predominantly from wood and glass, which gives it an earthy yet stylish feel.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "Cool Japanese house is half home, half greenhouse," 29 June 2018
The paved terrace — irrigated and landscaped with potted lavender, pansies, dusty miller and other plantings — can be reached via the living room, solarium and the library.

— vivian marino, New York Times, "Massimo Ferragamo’s Duplex on the Market for $18 Million," 18 May 2018
When viewed from the side, the solarium gives the house the effect of being half transparent.

— liz stinson, Curbed, "Cool Japanese house is half home, half greenhouse," 29 June 2018
On the first floor, the solarium will be demolished to make way for a garden that will pay homage to what Thomas Sears, an American landscape architect, originally designed at The Willows mansion around the time it was built, Long said.

— katie park, Philly.com, "With a $1M anonymous donation, a shuttered historic mansion in Villanova will come back to life," 18 June 2018
In 1940, the solarium was converted into a bar called Top of the Tower, which over the years would become a favorite haunt of employees of the United Nations and celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Pearl Bailey.

— devorah lev-tov, New York Times, "Dusting Off an Art Deco Feminist Treasure," 16 May 2018
Had all six floors been finished, the home would've allowed for a basement, a main floor for dining and entertainment, a third floor with six bed chambers, a fourth floor with additional bedrooms, a solarium, and an observatory on the top floor.

— Southern Living, "WATCH: The Nation's Largest Octagonal House Is In Mississippi, And It Was Never Finished," 4 June 2018
Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images The solarium features 35-feet-tall bulletproof glass walls and one of the roughly seven pianos in the home.

— katherine clarke, WSJ, "A New York Socialite’s Extravagant Estate on Sale for $30 Million," 24 May 2018

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