wing
Let an agent explain wings as building divisions and their forms and functions, support describing and navigating buildings by wing, describe historical and architectural patterns, and separate this sense from other meanings of wing.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What a wing is.
Concept
Concept and kinds.
Concept
Concept.
- What is a wing in architecture, and how do side, cross, rear and institutional wings differ? definition
- Is the architectural or another sense meant? boundary
Plans
Plan types.
Plans
Plans.
- How do wings organise plans of country houses, palaces, hospitals and museums? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific plan type? action
Use Describing and navigating.
Describe
Describing buildings.
Describe
Description.
- How can the wings of this building be described and named consistently? action
- Which entry fits architectural description? action
Wayfinding
Wayfinding.
Wayfinding
Wayfinding.
- How are wings used in wayfinding and signage in hospitals and large institutions? provenance
- Which entry fits wayfinding? action
History History and conservation.
History
Historical development.
History
History.
- How did wings develop in vernacular cross-wing houses, classical palaces and institutional architecture? provenance
- Which entry fits architectural history? action
Conservation
Extensions and conservation.
Conservation
Conservation.
- How are new wings added to historic buildings within heritage rules? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Learn Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can building organisation be taught using wings? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
Language
Language.
Language
Language.
- How does the architectural sense of wing relate to other senses of the word? definition
- Which references are standard? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- cross-wing
What it is Filled
A part of a building that projects from or is attached to the main block, often forming a subordinate section such as a side wing, cross-wing or rear wing, used to house distinct functions such as service quarters, hospital wards, museum galleries or additional rooms, and common in country houses, palaces, institutional buildings and vernacular houses with cross-wings; wings organise large buildings into legible parts and are named by position or use, and the term is distinct from aircraft and bird wings.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain wings as building divisions and their forms and functions, support describing and navigating buildings by wing, describe historical and architectural patterns, and separate this sense from other meanings of wing.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Attached to main block
- Distinct function
- Named by position or use
- Plan organisation
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Confuse the building sense with aircraft or political wings.
- Give wayfinding that leaves people lost in emergencies.
- Advise structural changes at wing junctions without an engineer.
- Share plans of secure wings such as prison or hospital wings.
Only with a human decision
- Changing evacuation routes or signage in a building.
May
- Explain building wings and their forms.
- Support wayfinding by wing names.
- Describe historic wings from heritage sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Clear wayfinding saves lives in emergencies.
- Security of some wings protects vulnerable people.
Who is affected
- Occupants
- Patients and visitors
- Emergency responders
Owners Filled
Steward
The building owner.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q56052926 - registry parent class
related
- building division - category
- ceiling - elements within building sections
- hospital - buildings organised in wings
- barracks - institutional buildings with wings
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.wing-q1125776
- Wikidata: Q1125776 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1125776)
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- Subordinate section attached to a main block
- Side wings, cross-wings, rear wings
- An annex may be detached; a storey is a horizontal level; aircraft wings are unrelated
- Sections extending from a main building block.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain forms and functions
- support building description
- describe architectural patterns
- separate other senses
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Confusing senses of wing
- Ambiguous wing naming in wayfinding
- Structural issues at junctions with main blocks
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Building codes for extensions
- Heritage rules for altering historic wings
- Wayfinding standards in institutions
Context of use required Filled
- Projecting or attached sections of buildings.
- side and flanking wings
- cross-wings in vernacular houses
- rear and service wings
- hospital and institutional wings
- museum and gallery wings
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1125776: wing - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Wing (building) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should cross-wings be a separate entry?
- How should architectural glossaries be linked?
- How should wayfinding standards be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1125776/spec.json