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A mullion acts as a structural member, in most applications the mullion transfers wind loads and weight of the glazing and upper levels into the structure below. In a curtain wall screen, however, the mullions only support the weight of the transoms, glass and any opening vents. Also in the case of a curtain wall screen the weight of glazing ...
Millwork building materials include the ready-made carpentry elements usually installed in any building. Many of the specific features in a space are created using different types of architectural millwork: doors, windows, transoms, sidelights, molding, trim, stair parts, and cabinetry to name just a few.
The cross-section of each mullion or tracery bar was important both for the structural integrity of the window and for the visual effect. As can be seen in Viollet-le-Duc 's diagram (right) there was normally a roll-moulding on both the inside and outside of the windows, which made the mullions appear even more slender than they actually were.
Cavetto molding and resulting shadow pattern Ovolo molding and resulting shadow pattern Cyma recta molding and resulting shadow pattern Moulding ( British English ), or molding ( American English ), also coving (in United Kingdom, Australia), is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration.
Glass mullion system or glass fin system is a glazing system in which sheets of tempered glass are suspended from special clamps, stabilized by perpendicular stiffeners of tempered glass, and joined by a structural silicone sealant or by metal patch plates.
Door of 10 Downing Street, London, showing a transom separating the door from the window above. In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion, a vertical structural member. [1]
A plinth is a lower terminus of the face trim on a door that is thicker and often wider than the trim which it augments. Pediment (Gr. ἀετός, Lat. fastigium , Fr. ponton ) In classic architecture, the triangular-shaped portion of the wall above the cornice which formed the termination of the roof behind it.
Bolection around panels on a door. A bolection is a decorative moulding which projects beyond the face of a panel or frame in raised panel walls, doors, and fireplaces.It is commonly used when the meeting surfaces are at different levels, especially to hold floating panels in place while allowing them to expand and contract with changes in temperature and humidity.