Construction Materials Manual /

Construction Materials Manual / / Manfred Hegger, Volker Auch-Schwelk, Matthias Fuchs, Thorsten Rosenkranz.

Eine Übersicht für Architekten, die auch die Bedeutung der Baustoffwahl für die sinnliche Wahrnehmung von Architektur wie Haptik, Geruch, Farbe, Oberflächenstruktur berücksichtigt, gab es bisher nicht. Mit dem Baustoff Atlas wird diese Lücke nun geschlossen. Als ein auf die Interessen von Architekte...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Architecture, Design and Arts 2000 - 2014
VerfasserIn:
Hegger, Manfred,
Auch-Schwelk, Volker,
Fuchs, Matthias,
Rosenkranz, Thorsten,
MitwirkendeR:
Esslinger, Marc,
Funhoff, Dirk,
Jakob, Patrik,
Rudolphi, Alexander,
Sauer, Christiane,
Schittich, Christian,
Steiger, Peter,
Tichelmann, Karsten,
Place / Publishing House:Basel : : Birkhäuser, , [2013]
©2006
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:DETAIL Construction Manuals
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part A. Materials and architecture
  • The surface in contemporary architecture
  • The architect as building materials scout
  • The critical path to sustainable construction
  • Criteria for the selection of building materials
  • The development of innovative materials
  • Touching the senses – materials and haptics in the design process
  • Part B. Properties of building materials
  • Stone
  • Loam
  • Ceramic materials
  • Building materials with mineral binders
  • Bituminous materials
  • Wood and wood-based products
  • Metal
  • Glass
  • Synthetic materials
  • Life cycle assessments
  • Part C. Applications of building materials
  • The building envelope
  • Insulating and sealing
  • Building services
  • Walls
  • Intermediate floors
  • Floors
  • Surfaces and coatings
  • Part D. Case studies in detail
  • Loam: Chapel of rest
  • Timber: Extension to mountain hut
  • Stone: Wine store
  • Lightweight concrete: Holiday home
  • Stone: Private house
  • Green roof: Private house
  • Synthetic material: Private house
  • Render: Private house
  • Clay brickwork: Apartment block
  • Glass: Metro station
  • Synthetic material: Bus terminal
  • Timber: Workshop for an open-air museum
  • Timber: Hiroshige Ando Museum
  • Metal: Natural history museum
  • Membrane: Arts Centre
  • Glass: Art Gallery
  • Glass tiles: Service centre
  • Concrete: Institute headquarters
  • Clay elements: Hotel management school
  • Metal: Fire station
  • Lightweight concrete: Service centre
  • Glass: Hospital extension
  • Stone: 110 kV substation
  • Glass: Combined police and fire station
  • Membrane: Roof to tennis stadium
  • Part E Appendix
  • Physical parameters of materials
  • Hazardous substances
  • Statutory instruments, directives, standards
  • Bibliography
  • Picture credits
  • Subject index
  • Index of names

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