small projects

slat door

timber, mild steel
and stainless steel.

The slatdoor was designed as
a main entrance gate for the
lightwell house. Designed over
the need of a single latching
mechanism from inside and out
without the loss of privacy that
usually accompanies a hole for
padlock access, the design also
put attention to a fixing detail
for timber slats intended to
conceal the manner in which
it found construction.

A horizontally sliding locking
hasp was designed for the main
bolt, allowing for padlocking on
either side of the single vertical
bolt. For the concealed detail,
the wood slats were offset on
each face of the door and fixed
in place from the backside of
each face to the steel frame,
augering well for hidden joints
and their protection from bad
weather and prying tools.