A pivot door is a swinging door that rotates on a vertical axis; a spindle. It is different from regular hinged doors, where the hinges are attached to the side of the door and the adjacent wall. Even ...

A type of butt hinge, it has hidden bearings between the knuckles of the hinge, which reduce friction and help doors operate more smoothly. Ball bearing hinges are considered heavy-duty and durable, ...

As Juhani Pallasmaa famously stated, "The door handle is the handshake of the building." The hardware of a door—its movable parts—directly shapes how we engage with architecture, influencing our ...