UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: JPDoor is a user-friendly pivot door that merge with jalousie window system. This door helps to create ventilation flow and at the same time saving up space. Unlike other solid opaque door requires to swing them aside in order to get the space ventilated and bright enough for the sun to penetrate. It provides privacy yet able to achieve disclosure by just flipping the solid wood panels.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Most of doors design are just designed for privacy purpose with only one function. By adding the concept of jalousie window, it helped to transform a simple door to be more interactive and user-friendly. People tend to swing the door a aside in order to see the another side of the door in traditional way. Thus with the application of jalousie concept, it saved up trouble and able to control the privacy level.
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: As Malaysia is tropical country, jalousie window are likely to be seen in most of traditional houses to get the space ventilated. The idea of designing JPDoor is mainly to show a different way of applying the concept in bigger scale and different direction. Also, it helps end user to see through another of the door by flipping one of the solid panel and the rest will just follow its direction as it's all connected.
