…The traditional types include reed blinds, bamboo blinds, light screens, lattices, yoroi doors, and Venetian blinds. In modern times, various new types have been invented, such as roller shades that use springs to roll up, and Venetian blinds sandwiched between double-glazed windows. Sunshades that are permanently built into the main structure of a building, rather than removable or movable, are called brise-soleils (named by architect Le Corbusier). Architecture should have some ability to block out the influences of the outside world, but blinds are a clear example of the effort to pursue a more comfortable indoor environment and, at the same time, the expressive intent to further highlight the characteristics of architecture as a device. … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "brise-soleil" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…古くからのものでは,葭簀(よしず),すだれ,明り障子,格子,鎧(よろい)戸,ベネチアン(ベネシャン)・ブラインドVenetian blindなどがあり,近代になると,スプリングを利用して巻き上げるローラー・シェードroller shade,ベネチアン・ブラインドを二重ガラスの間にはさんだものなど,さまざまな新形式が考案されている。このような撤去・移動の可能なものではなく,恒久的に建築本体に組みこんだ日よけ装置のほうは,ブリーズ・ソレイユbrise‐soleil(建築家ル・コルビュジエの命名)と呼んでいる。建築にはこうした外界からの影響を遮断する働きが多少ともそなわっているはずであるが,ブラインドは,より快適な室内環境を追求する努力や,それと同時に建築の装置としての特質をさらに際だたせようとする表現的意図を,端的に示すものといえる。… ※「brise-soleil」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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