BLOOMFRAME®

The BLOOMFRAME® adds to the usable space through its simple yet effective design.

Project Details

• Project Name: BLOOMFRAME®
• Project Type: Facade Element Design
• Principal Designer: Hofman Dujardin Architects
• Design Team: Barbara Dujardin, Michiel Hofman and Glenn O'Brien
• Executors: Hurks Geveltechniek, Netherlands
• Year of commencement of project: 2002
• Year of completion of project: 2007
• Usage environment: Housing and renovations
• Dimensions: 250x220cm
• Prototype cost: Product cost: 9,000-11,500 Euros

View of the BLOOMFRAME® in a closed position.

The Product

Bloomframe® is an innovative window frame that can be transformed into a balcony allowing an increase in usable space with minimal intervention.

Bloomframe® offers the user a flexible living environment. By opening the window frame, it is possible to walk out through the facade and to enjoy a comfortable balcony. The dynamic balcony enables adding outdoor space to compact apartments in urban high-rise areas.

The BLOOMFRAME® can be operated automatically.

The Bloomframe® balcony can be operated automatically with a simple push of the button. The system includes provisions to guarantee collapse safety during opening and closing.

The drive consists of an rpm-controlled electric motor that operates the balcony at two points via an auto-braking reduction (drop safety). The movement is transferred by tie rods from these linear guides.

The fully open position is limited mechanically, which guarantees optimum safety of the converted balcony. The application of a combined powered/mechanical movement makes the system user-friendly and easy to open and close for everyone.

Credits

• Text: Courtesy of the architect
• Images by Matthijs van Roon, courtesy of the architect
• Compiled and edited by Varun Ajani