jalousie
Angled slat window
A jalousie is a window, door, or shutter made of angled horizontal slats—typically glass or wood—that can be tilted to control airflow and light while maintaining privacy.
Common in tropical architecture where ventilation matters more than insulation: The jalousie windows let in the breeze but kept out the rain.
Angled slats for airflow
- slatsThin flat strips
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- paneSheet of glass
- frameSupporting outer structure
crank · hinged · adjustable · horizontal · tilt · operable · rotating · opening
Darkness from blocked light
Favoring contemporary approaches
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- brise-soleilFixed exterior shading element
- clerestoryElevated fenestrated church wall
- fenestrationPlacement of openings
Tropical Atlantic region
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- HawaiiPacific island state
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- bungalowOne-story house with porch
veranda · lanai · humid · monsoon · trade-winds · colonial · mid-century · island
Movement of atmosphere
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- cross-ventilationAirflow through opposing openings
- draftPreliminary version of text
cooling · freshness · breathability · inlet · outlet · exhaust
Evaluative selection process
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- shieldedProtected from harm
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
modesty · streetside · neighbors · overlooked
louvers
Angled slats for airflow
frame · crank · hinged · adjustable · horizontal · tilt · operable · rotating · opening · translucent
shade
Darkness from blocked light
modernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- brise-soleilFixed exterior shading element
- clerestoryElevated fenestrated church wall
Caribbean
Tropical Atlantic region
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- HawaiiPacific island state
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
bungalow · veranda · lanai · humid · monsoon · trade-winds · colonial · mid-century · island · coastal
airflow
Movement of atmosphere
- breezeLight, gentle air movement
- circulationMovement through a system
- cross-ventilationAirflow through opposing openings
draft · cooling · freshness · breathability · inlet · outlet · exhaust
screening
Evaluative selection process
- concealmentAct of hiding something
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- shieldedProtected from harm
seclusion · modesty · streetside · neighbors · overlooked
- émotions et humeurstristesse, surprise, amour, ennui, rage
- pastriescroissant, danish, croissants, butter croissant, eclairs
- windowsbay, bow, casement, double-hung, sliding
- tropical architecturebreezeway, cross ventilation, hurricane shutters, lanai, louvers
- louversslats, blinds, shutters, plantation shutters, blades
- slatted thingsblinds, shutters, louver, lattice, trellis
jalousieclear glass
Transparent silica sheet
unobstructed view · picture window · glass wall · curtain wall · open window