A hexagonal window (also Melnikov's or honeycomb window) [1] is a hexagon-shaped window, resembling a bee cell or crystal lattice of graphite. The window can be vertically or horizontally oriented, openable or fixed. It can also be regular or elongately-shaped and can have a separator ( mullion).
Typically, the cellular window [2] is used for an attic or as a decorative feature, but it can also be a major architectural element to provide the natural lighting inside buildings. The hexagonal window is relatively rare and associated with such architectural styles as constructivism, [3] functionalism [4] and, occasionally, cubism.
Attic hexagonal windows were occasionally used in the Northern European manor architecture of the 19th century. The concept became popular thanks to the Russian constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov, [5] [6] whose own famous house had 124 hexagonal windows, which were the main source of light as ceiling lights were not provided in many rooms. [7] [8] Cellular windows are also a feature of the Scandinavian functionalism architecture of the 1940s–1960s and are a kind of synthesis of tradition and modernism in the architecture.
Today, hexagonal windows may be associated with honeycomb houses, a concept proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright [9] and explore an idea of organic architecture, which considers the nature as a main source of architectural imagination. [10][ self-published source]
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A hexagonal window (also Melnikov's or honeycomb window) [1] is a hexagon-shaped window, resembling a bee cell or crystal lattice of graphite. The window can be vertically or horizontally oriented, openable or fixed. It can also be regular or elongately-shaped and can have a separator ( mullion).
Typically, the cellular window [2] is used for an attic or as a decorative feature, but it can also be a major architectural element to provide the natural lighting inside buildings. The hexagonal window is relatively rare and associated with such architectural styles as constructivism, [3] functionalism [4] and, occasionally, cubism.
Attic hexagonal windows were occasionally used in the Northern European manor architecture of the 19th century. The concept became popular thanks to the Russian constructivist architect Konstantin Melnikov, [5] [6] whose own famous house had 124 hexagonal windows, which were the main source of light as ceiling lights were not provided in many rooms. [7] [8] Cellular windows are also a feature of the Scandinavian functionalism architecture of the 1940s–1960s and are a kind of synthesis of tradition and modernism in the architecture.
Today, hexagonal windows may be associated with honeycomb houses, a concept proposed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright [9] and explore an idea of organic architecture, which considers the nature as a main source of architectural imagination. [10][ self-published source]
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