sliding window A window that opens by sliding large panes from one side to the other. smoke chambers ...
Sash lock: A lock applied to the checkrails of a sliding window or at the open edges of a projecting window to pull the checkrails tightly together or to seal the sash tightly to the frame, both for security and weather tightness.
Casement windows, picture windows, and sliding windows A patio linking the outdoors with the indoors ...
Sash Lock Generally, a cam-action type lock applied to the check rails of a sliding window or at the open edges of a projecting window to pull the check rails tightly together or to seal the sash tightly to the frame, ...
Flush Fin A replacement window with flush fin is used when replacing an existing aluminum sliding window. This is the most commonly used replacement window type.
Vertical facade that is free from the supports Long horizontal sliding windows Roof gardens An innovative urban planner, Corbusier anticipated the role of the automobile and envisioned cities with big apartment buildings in park-like settings.
Large areas of floor-to-ceiling glass or curtain walls of glass Metal window frames set flush with the exterior walls, often in horizontal bands Casement windows; sliding windows Doorway treatments conspicuously plain, lacking decorative detailing ...
See also: Floor, House, Stucco, Brick, Door
 
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