clerestory window
Synonym:
high window,
Clerestory windows are side windows installed along the top of a wall near the ceiling. The windows do not generally admit a view of the outside, but are often installed to illuminate the interior with natural light. In church architecture, rows of clerestory windows are often installed along the top of the of wall of the nave, taking advantage of the height difference between the nave and the aisles.
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The Windows of the Diffendorfer Memorial Hall and University Chapel at the International Christian University (ICU): Preserving, Passing On, And…
…teel trusses. In 2001, the uppermost parts of the clerestory windows were fitted with jalousies. ,,,In addition to the color of the finishes, the windows contributed greatly to the Chapel’s changed ap…
28 Aug 2024
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Issue 12: A Small Church for the Indigenous (Taitung)
…ptagon in order to create a pillarless space, and clerestory windows are placed in the gaps of its light reinforced concrete roof, faintly illuminating the altar. I imagine this space that merges stru…
20 Jun 2024
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Windows of the Aichi University of the Artsby Junzo Yoshimura and Akio Okumura:The Concrete Science of Living with Nature
The Aichi University of the Arts was built to the designs of Junzo Yoshimura and Akio Okumura in 1966. Situated in the forested hills of Nagakute, Aichi, the campus was planned with consideration of e…
19 Jan 2024
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Issue 10: The Billowing School—Chen Ren-He, Wave Building, San Sin High School of Commerce and Home Economics (Kaohsiung)
When talking about the first generation of post-war Taiwanese architects, there are famous individuals such as Wang Da-Hong, who studied under Walter Gropius and were involved in many state projects s…
10 Jan 2024
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A Conversation with Christine Binswanger, Raúl Mera (Herzog & de Meuron)
…upper portion of the walls. More importantly, the clerestory windows allow a spatial experience that is identical on both floors, even though one floor is underground. ,,,Perception has been central f…
24 May 2023
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Osaki lacquerware shop/Lacquer and Clerestory
The earthen space in the Osaki lacquerware shop. The quality of lacquerware is verified by steaming the finished lacquerware in a pot placed on the earthen floor. High-placed windows enable heat and s…
13 May 2022
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A Conversation with Gion A. Caminada
…e of its functions is as a sports hall, so it has clerestory windows on two sides, while three smaller windows on the third side precisely frame a small slice of the landscape, setting up a direct vis…
15 Feb 2021
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Iwanoi Shuzo/Window of the Sake Brewery
…he steamed rice is expelled from a large vent and clerestory windows positioned above the kama (cauldron). These windows help lower the room temperature and rapidly cool the steamed rice. ,,,,Iwanoi S…
24 Aug 2018