Hexagonal window

A hexagonal window (also Melnikov's or honeycomb window)^[1] is a hexagon-shaped window, resembling a bee cell or crystal lattice of graphite. The window can be vertically or horizontally oriented, openable or fixed. It can also be regular or elongately-shaped and can have a separator (mullion).

Typically, the cellular window^[2] is used for an attic or as a decorative feature, but it can also be a major architectural element to provide the natural lighting inside buildings. The hexagonal window is relatively rare and associated with such architectural styles as constructivism,^[3] functionalism^[4] and, occasionally, cubism.

^ "About the State Melnikovs Museum". muar.ru. Schusev State Museum of Architecture. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
^ "Fenster kaufen" (in German). 6 October 2021.
^ Higgott, Andrew (2018-05-31). Key Modern Architects: 50 Short Histories of Modern Architecture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-6506-5. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ Schweden, Ausstellung Architektur im 20 Jahrhundert; Andersson, Thorbjörn; Architekturmuseum, Deutsches; Eriksson, Eva (1998). Sweden. Prestel. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-7913-1936-0. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] "About the State Melnikovs Museum". muar.ru. Schusev State Museum of Architecture. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

[2] "Fenster kaufen" (in German). 6 October 2021.

[3] Higgott, Andrew (2018-05-31). Key Modern Architects: 50 Short Histories of Modern Architecture. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4742-6506-5. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[4] Schweden, Ausstellung Architektur im 20 Jahrhundert; Andersson, Thorbjörn; Architekturmuseum, Deutsches; Eriksson, Eva (1998). Sweden. Prestel. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-7913-1936-0. Retrieved 22 June 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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