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ARCHI MEDES’SCREW Thedes i gnc onc eptr ev ol v esar oundt hekey wor ds : hol l ownes s,di spl ac ement ,f l owandel ement s.

I twast hei deaoft hedi s pl ac ementofwat erf r om t heAr c hi medes ’s c r ewt hatl edt hedes i gni nt oa hous et hatdi s pl ac esv ol umesal onganax i s .

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Si nc eaCommuni t yCent r ei sbui l tt obr i ngpeopl et oget her , I f i ndt hati ti sonl ybr i ngi ngi nt headul t sandel der l y .

DESI GNCONCEPT:Unl i k et hepas twher emor eyout hsgot o Communi t yCent r eswi t ht hei rf r i endst ohav ef unandenj oy t hems el v es ,nowt heywoul dr at hergot os hoppi ngc ent r est o hangout .I ti si mpor t antt obr i ngi nyout hsast heyhav et hemos t c ommuni c at i onpower .

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FEATURESPACE Thi si st hef l oorwher et hemos ts por t sac t i v i t i est ak e pl ac e,I pl ac edt hec our t swi t hr ef er enc et ot hef r ontof t hes i t eandhenc et hes t r uc t ur ef ol l owst hi sf l oorasi ti s t he mos tdi f f i c ul tt os ol v e.Thebas k ebal l andbadmi nt on c our t sar enat ur al l yv ent i l at ed.

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