Some doors are built to be noticed from across a plaza. The Andalusia is one of them: a pointed-arch double door with carved geometric panels, a carved surround and a glazed arched transom above. It draws on the architecture of Andalusia, the region of southern Spain whose arches and patterns architects still study today.
Where the arch comes from
For centuries, southern Spain was home to a remarkable architectural tradition. Cities such as Córdoba, Seville and Granada produced buildings known for their arches, their deep geometry and their carved, interlaced ornament, from the Mezquita of Córdoba to the Alhambra. You will often hear this style called Moorish. Architects also call it Andalusian or Hispano-Islamic, because it grew from that specific place and its history.
The tradition even crossed into church building. Spanish churches have long borrowed this vocabulary of arches and geometric carving, a blend historians call Múdejar. That is the spirit of this door: a house of worship entered through an arch that carries centuries of design behind it.
What we carved into the Andalusia
The Andalusia is a double door built in marine-grade mahogany with a dark stain. Each leaf carries geometric octagonal carved panels. A matching carved surround frames the pointed arch with interlaced tracery, and a glazed arched transom sits above, letting light into the entrance.
The pattern is the point. Geometric carving like this is all about repetition and proportion, so every panel has to line up with the next across both leaves and the surround. It is the kind of work that rewards a close look and holds up from a distance.
Built to the opening, and built for Florida
Every Andalusia is built to the opening. Churches, chapels and institutions often have monumental heights and arched or Gothic shapes, and the carved panels and symbols can be made to the parish’s own drawings. Hardware is prepared for closers and panic exit devices where code requires.
For projects in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, the Andalusia can be specified with Florida Product Approval FL#16326 (±65 PSF), where the opening falls within the tested size. Any glass is laminated impact glass. As always, check the approval’s conditions against your opening early, so the design and the code requirements agree before the drawings are final.
See it, or start your own
You can see the full door on its product page, or browse our church doors. If you have an opening in mind, request a quote and we will review the size, the carving and the approval fit with you.
