airshafts
Vertical building ducts
Airshafts are vertical passages that allow air to circulate through a building or underground structure.
In apartment buildings, an airshaft typically runs between units, providing ventilation and sometimes a bit of light to interior rooms.
Mine airshafts serve a more critical function, supplying fresh air to workers below ground and venting dangerous gases.
The bathroom window opened onto a narrow airshaft between buildings.
Enclosed passage tubes
- HVACIndoor climate management
- circulationMovement through a system
- exhaustUse up entirely
- intakeAmount received or consumed
airflow · vents · shafts · conduits · mechanical · building · systems · climate
Below ground or countercultural
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- collieryCoal extraction site
- pitFruit's hard seed
- mineOre excavation site
ventilation · excavation · gallery · passage · descent · coal · extraction · safety
ducts
Enclosed passage tubes
- HVACIndoor climate management
- circulationMovement through a system
- exhaustUse up entirely
intake · airflow · vents · shafts · conduits · mechanical · building · systems · climate · cooling
underground
Below ground or countercultural
mine · ventilation · excavation · gallery · passage · descent · coal · extraction · safety · oxygen
courtyard
Enclosed open-air space
building · interior · narrow · vertical · window · access · fire · escape · urban · housing
- tenementsapartment, railroad flat, railroad apartment, cold water flat, walk-ups