Door having at least one sliding sash and one hinged sash

A door assembly comprising:

• a frame comprising a pair of uprights and a pair of cross-pieces interconnecting opposite ends of said uprights, respective rails being arranged in said cross-pieces,
• a first sash mounted at a first upright of the pair of uprights and configured to rotate about a vertical axis, between a closed position and an open position,
• at least one second sash slidingly mounted along said rails, wherein said at least one second sash is movable by sliding between a first position distant from said first upright and a second position adjacent to said first upright, wherein in said second position of said at least one second sash is engageable with an abutment part of the first sash,
• at least one automatic fastening device arranged partly on the abutment part of the first sash and partly on the at least one second sash and configured to automatically fasten said at least one second sash to the abutment part of the first sash when said at least one second sash reaches the second position when sliding towards the second position, and
• a control system arranged in the frame and operable to move said rails with respect to the respective cross-pieces, between a forward position in which said rails are engageable with said at least one second sash, and a retracted position in which said rails are non-interfering with said at least one second sash, allowing a sash pack formed by said first sash and said at least one second sash fastened to said first sash to rotate about said vertical axis,
• wherein the control system comprises a manually operable control element mounted to said first upright, and control transmission means connecting said rails to the manually operable control element, said control transmission means being configured to transmit motion from the manually operable control element to the rails.