Doors Windows individual or one of many Doors

Doors & Windows

individual or one of many

Doors are required to perform many functions within an interior • • • egress: safety zone created by doors weather control visual distinction acoustical control physical safety privacy

fire requirements • partitions and elements within them, such as doors, or windows, are required to meet • fire rating requirements.

Tabernacle Church of Christ, Columbus, Indiana, designed by Eliel Saarinen 1942

Hand carved door by artist, Anne Shutan

doors mark a boundary of a place

wood doors: panels, boards, flush doors

a flush door can be solid, and heavy as shown in this example • 5 -ply Particleboard Core

hollow core door FRAMEWORK: Single rails and stiles (kiln-dried softwood) with a lockblock and hingeblock on opposite sides. CORE: Honey comb kraft paper 38 mm EDGES: Supplied with or without concealed edges. weight: + 15 kg FACING: Veneered, foiled or hardboard. APPLICATIONS: Mainly residential

semi solid door FRAMEWORK: Double rails, double stiles and an extra lockblock on both sides (klin-dried softwood)). CORE: Honeycomb kraft paper 25 mm, or spaced particleboard. EDGES: 2 x 8 mm verticle concealed edges. weight: + 22 kg, or 35 kg FACING: Hardboard or veneered APPLICATIONS: Domestic, commercial and institutional use.

Solid Core FRAMEWORK: Double rails and stiles (Kiln-dried softwood). CORE: Solid particleboard. weight: +45 KG FACING: Hardboard or veneered APPLICATIONS: Domestic, commercial and institutional use

wood boards assembled to make a door

hollow metal doors and frames

doors as a visual element within a wall

wrought iron doors

A Pivot Hinge Door the hinge is about one foot from the right hand edge of the door

wood interior doors: functional variations include flat paneled doors, multi-paned doors, stained glass, raised panel

pocket doors: the wall is designed to accommodate the sliding doors. special framing is made to house the door panels

hardware used in pocket doors

vertical section drawings showing pocket door hardware system

pivoting doors: a pin hinge, at the center of the door panel allows the door to revolve

pivotiong doors: hallway-conference room

Windows • windows are described as being either • 'operable', or 'fixed'. • operable windows can be opened and closed to allow air passage. • fixed windows are always closed.

types of windows • • • double hung casement awning slider jalousie

double hung window

parts of a double hung window • 1. Head The main horizontal member forming the top of the window or door frame. • 2. Jamb The main vertical members forming the sides of a window or door frame. • 3. Frame The enclosure in which window sash or door panels are mounted. • 4. Glazing Glass in a window or door; the act or process of fitting with glass.

• 5. Pane A framed sheet of glass within a window. • 6. Sash A single assembly of stiles and rails made into a frame for holding glass. • 7. Sill The main horizontal member forming the bottom of the frame of a window or door. • 8. Muntin Bar Any small bar that divides a windows glass. Also called a grille or windowpane divider.

casement windows

wood awning window

jalousie window

Standardization • Many products are manufactured in 'standard' sizes. This does not mean that • the product cannot be made in a different size, but it may mean that to do so will require time, effort, and expense.

Custom made • 'custom' made means that the component is made specifically for a particular situation. • 'custom' designed components are a common component in interiors projects, but each project, and each client/user, sets a scenario in which it will be determined that a 'custom' piece is appropriate, and feasible.

• Windows and doors are manufactured in standard sizes, such as: • 2'-8" x 6'-8" for an interior passage door • 3'-0" x 6'-8" for entrance doors

• Astragal A vertical member attached to the meeting edge of one door panel of a pair, bridging the opening between the two door or window panels

• Mullion The stationary frame piece that separates mulled window or door units. Being joined by mullions makes multiple window or door units appear to be one. Not to be confused with “muntin bar. ” • Muntin Bar A short, light-weight bar that visually divides a window into “separate” panes. Not to be confused with “mullion. ”

• Rails The top and bottom horizontal pieces of a door panel or window sash. • R-Value Resistance to heat flow, a high R-value indicates that a window has good heat-insulating properties, whereas a low R-value indicates that a window has less heat-insulating value.

R value and U value • U-factor is the measurement of heat transfer through a given building material. • R-value depicts the amount of resistance a product has to heat transfer. • The R-value is inversely proportional to the Ufactor. That is, the higher the R-value of a window, the lower its U-factor will be… The higher the R-value, the higher the resistance to energy transfer through the window.

• Sash The part of a window that holds the glass and is separate from the frame. In venting windows, it is the sash which can be opened and closed. • Stiles The vertical pieces of a window or door sash panel.

spandrel: In a multistory building, a wall panel filling the space between the top of the window in one story and the sill of the window in the story above

Fallingwater designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

corner windows in Fallingwater

Farnsworth house, 1946, Plano, Illinois, designed by Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe

Farnsworth house interiors

'Glass House' designed by Phillip Johnson

Glass House, designed by Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson’s Glass House interior