SWING DOOR IN INCLINED WALL

Type : PROJECT + PRODUCT DESIGN
Patent : NA
Year : 1994
Status : COMPLETE
Studio : VS-A
Client: OMA
Contractor : EUROFACADES
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(Article extract from VS-A Index II pp.306-307)

… Saying that doors are an essential component of the building is an understatement. Still contemporary doors are seldom designed accordingly. The main reasons are that such design must match ergonomic and functional requirements that are hard to match. For those reasons, on most of our projects we recommend standard doors... But from time to time we get the opportunity to do something different. Here are some examples, for different types of doors.

Is it possible to make inclined swing doors in an inclined facade? By moving the upper pivot’s position and kinking the upper transom! The doors were installed by Eurofacades (FR).