Revolving windows

Series Index of Window Sounds and Movements

21 May 2024

Keywords: Architecture; Design; Videos

Revolving windows rotate either horizontally or vertically around the central axis of a window frame. The former type typically swings inwards at the top and outwards at the bottom to prevent water from entering. These windows allow one to control the amount of airflow by adjusting the angle at which they are rotated.

Index of Window Sounds and Movements
The Index of Window Sounds and Movements is a project to observe and extract the sounds and movements of operable windows in order to understand how we perceive windows with our ears and eyes. This is the first research project of Window Products Inside, and it is being conducted as a collaboration between product designer Yoh Komiyama and the Window Research Institute, with videography by Tomohiro Okazaki.

Window Products Inside
Windows Products Inside is a research project initiated by product designer Yoh Komiyama. By extracting and redefining the various meanings that are implicit to the window as an object, the project hopes to uncover what is needed so that windows can create a diversity of new lifestyles, cultures, and new customs.
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