Pivoting walls are the essence of what makes a pivot door appealing. Interior Pivoting Wall System is a configuration of interior pivot doors that form a flush wall when all the doors are in the closed position. Each pivot door can operate independently of the other doors. A pivoting wall is a movable part of the wall that can have any design you fancy.
A pivot door is ideal to create a movable wall with, which enables you to separate spaces or combine spaces whenever you would like to. Closed, a rotating wall can be invisible, and opened, it can have a strong impact on its surrounding space.
A pivot door is a swinging door that rotates on a vertical axis, a spindle. Pivot doors’ hinges are mounted on top and bottom sides of the door, instead of the sides. A pivot door is supported on a bearing some distance away from the edge, so that there is more or less of a gap on the pivot side as well as the opening side. In some cases, the pivot is central, creating two equal openings.
A pivot door is visually very different from a regular hinged door. When the hinge is placed a few inches from the side of the door, it creates the pivot door’s tail. This tail will swing inward for an outward swinging door and outward for an inward swinging door which allows for a contemporary look and a beautiful and elegant door movement.
Types of Pivoting Walls
Flush Pivoting Walls
Both in open and closed positions, pivoting walls create a perfect balance between functionality and a minimalistic architectural image with close to none disrupting lines. The pivoting wall system makes it possible to fabricate complete 360 degrees rotating walls.
This allows the pivoting walls to rotate effortlessly in both directions. In order to create a passageway between two rooms, it is possible to fixate the door by holding it still in one of its hold positions. Moreover, the pivoting walls can be closed and opened soundlessly. This turns pivoting walls into a flexible element within your interior design.
FritsJurgens Pivoting Bookcase
Pivoting Bookcase
A pivoting bookcase is the most genius way to separate home and office. It is in fact a hidden bookshelf door that is used as a room divider.Hiding the entrance to a secret room behind a moveable bookcase is a terrific idea. A pivoting bookcase provides a seamless, invisible door option to your intricately designed rooms. Bookcases are supported by a concealed frame that rides on heavy-duty pivot hinges. A pivoting bookcase can hold 500 kgs yet swings open with the touch of a finger.
Pivoting Walls Hardware
FritsJurgens System M Pivot Hinge Pivoting walls hardware consists of a pivot system, a top pivot, a floor plate, and a ceiling plate. The pivot hinge system is mortised inside the bottom of the pivoting walls, and the top pivot is mortised inside the top of the door. The pivot hinges can be placed at any desired position in the door. This determines the location of the spindle.
There are two main types of pivot hinges: offset and center hung. An offset pivot hinge is a type of hinge that is offset from the face of the door while a center-hung hinge is installed at the center of the door thickness. Self-closing pivot hinges are the most innovative type of pivot hardware.
They allow the door to automatically move towards the 0° position after being opened and they can hold the door still at 0°, 90° or -90°.The main advantage of pivoting walls hardware is the scope they give for scale.
Pivot hinges allow architects to specify pivoting walls that are that are very large in size, allowing for grand movable walls. The weight and height of the pivoting walls will determine the type of the pivot hardware needed.
Advantages of Pivoting Walls
- Pivoting walls can have many different sizes, materials, and designs. The only requirement is that the hinges must be mortised inside the hidden frame.
- Pivoting walls can be used in various situations to separate or open up spaces whenever you would like to.
- With the right-type of high-quality pivot hinges, not only can pivoting walls take any type of measurement, but they can also weigh up to 500 kgs.
- Since the pivot doors that form a pivoting wall are frameless, multiple doors can be placed side by side or create a grand pivoting wall.
- With the right type of pivot hinge, pivoting walls can be opened and closed with just a touch of a finger.
- Hinges are invisible on pivoting walls. This allows for a visually beautiful appearance where the main focus is on the design of the wall.
