The entrance doors are eyes of outside design. Progress in the design and construction of doors is rapidly occurring and we can see new designs everyday. Competition between architects over new designs for the entrance doors is increasing every day and so the customer’s expedition is more.
Common expectations of a entrance door
These days , doors don’t only act as a buffer between outside and inside the home. As time goes by , major changes in lifestyle and consequently change in architectural style , new needs have arisen.
The door as the first point of contact of the users with the structure is very important . on arrival , the first point that you touch is the entrance door and when leaving the last point of the building infront of you is door. So we can’t compare the effect that the beautiful door gives to the building , with anything else.
The doors of the building must have a good performance in addition to the beauty , according to the door’s position and employer asked , door can be seen from inside the house or not.
Firmness and resistance to possible hit and theft is also important that shouldn’t be forgotten.
Special features of a entrance door
Whereas nowadays the desire to have luxurious and magnificent places is more than before , architecture by creating luxurious elements don’t leave this need unansuered. Further more the use of glass as a new material in architecture make a big veriety in this field. Coloured and engraved glasses are the proper choice for luxurious buildings.
Stained glass can be considered the art of steel reinforcement coloural glass which it has been used for many years to make doors and windows. This art was born from churches. Step by step it has opened it’s way to luxury and modern architecture and it has opened it’s way to luxury and modern architecture and it has variety of designs for different styles of architecture from western classic to modern and Iranian traditional.
Because the colored glasses divided to small pieces according to the preset design and is resistant with lead came , it has enough resistance and solidity (firmness) . and also because it gives a special beauty to yhe environment , it can be a good choice for residential building and luxury office.
Effect of stained glass doors on building
The doors depend on the place of use can be completely made of stained glass or part of them are made of stained glass. The entrance doors because of the importance of protection , usually are more resistant than the building’s internal doors . and because of that the entrance doors are made of a combination of stained glass and other materials such as wood or metal. A head of that inside doors which protective importance of them are less , can be fully made of stained glass. The harmony of design between the inside and entrance
