foyers
First rooms inside
Foyers is the plural of foyer, an entrance hall or lobby in a building.
In homes, the foyer is the area just inside the front door where guests are received.
In theaters and hotels, foyers are larger spaces where people gather before performances or meetings: Guests mingled in the foyers during intermission.
Point of access
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
- thresholdPoint of beginning
anteroom · hallway · reception · atrium · portico · narthex · mudroom · airlock
Entryway or influence-seeking
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- concessionsThings granted or yielded
- playbillTheater performance listing
- ushersSeat-guiding attendants
chandelier · box office · ticket · premiere · patrons · curtain call · interval · mezzanine
entrance
Point of access
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- entrywayPassage serving as entrance
threshold · anteroom · hallway · reception · atrium · portico · narthex · mudroom · airlock · passage
lobby
Entryway or influence-seeking
- intermissionScheduled performance pause
- concessionsThings granted or yielded
- playbillTheater performance listing
ushers · chandelier · box office · ticket · premiere · patrons · curtain call · interval · mezzanine · balcony
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- matFlat floor covering
- coatrackStanding garment holder
- umbrella standContainer for rain gear
console table · mirror · bench · hooks · shoes · keys · mailbox · doorbell · guests · greeting
- interiorsrooms, bedrooms, walls, kitchens, floors
- theater featuresopera houses, velvet seats, chandeliers, balconies, box seats
- in-between spacesthresholds, doorways, corridors, hallways, vestibules
- private clubsclubhouse, clubhouses, private clubs, social clubs, country clubs
- housingapartments, home, house, houses, homes
- outdoor spacesgardens, park, parks, field, patio
foyersback rooms
Private spaces behind storefronts
inner sanctums · interiors · back of house · living rooms · inner chambers
foyersliving rooms
Primary domestic gathering spaces
great rooms · kitchens · dining rooms · auditoriums · main stages
foyersworkspaces
Areas designated for tasks
great rooms · family rooms · dens · studies · lounges
- grand foyerImpressive building entrance space