Support I Materialise
Author | : Henning Baurmann |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2013-10-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783034615778 |
ISBN-13 | : 3034615779 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Designing and constructing load-bearing building elements Columns, walls and floors make up the skeleton of nearly every building. This third volume in the series SCALE, Support | Materialise, takes an in-depth look at these load-bearing structures, covering the development and realization of appropriate constructions from idea and design intention all the way to constructional implementation. Following the traditional building methods of massive, cross-wall, and skeleton construction, it points the way toward a material-appropriate constructional approach to these defining structural elements – columns, walls, and floors. Special attention is given to how constructional and technical considerations can be harmonized with spatial and formal commitments. The load-bearing elements are organized, described, and explored in detail from a material as well as a formal and constructional perspective. Their practical implementation is illustrated by a series of international examples.