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Door Stories & Language · Dublin
The doorway as a threshold
A threshold is physically the lower part of a doorway, but the word also describes the point at which something begins or changes.
The doorway as a thresholdThis section view supports the doorway as a threshold by showing the relationship between the door bottom, finished floor, clearance and threshold.
Architecture gives us a word for transition
That double meaning is not accidental. Every doorway separates two spaces while also connecting them. Even a simple internal door is both boundary and passage.
What to look at
Start with the opening, the condition of the existing door and frame, the way the space is used, and the finish you want to achieve. These details usually narrow the practical options quickly.