Advanced students, young professionals, engineers, clients
EAN:
9783764382810
Sprache:
Englisch
Format:
PC-PDF
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Adobe-DRM
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Façades
Ulrich Knaack / Tillmann Klein / Marcel Bilow / Thomas Auer
Facades determine the appearance of a building¿one might say that they embody it. Thus they have a very important role to play in architecture. At the same time, the building envelope has important functions to fulfill, including transparency and illumination, weatherproofing, thermal isolation, load distribution, and sound insulation, to name only the most important. In the last fifteen years, facades have become significantly more complex. For example, "intelligent," climate-active facades use self-regulating systems to respond to changing light and weather conditions.
This book demonstrates the principles of facade construction. It first presents the most important types, such as mullion and transom facade, curtain facade, element facade, double and component facade, and then describes the design and construction demands associated with each. Guidelines are suggested for sensible detailing. The installation procedures are described for the most common materials¿wood, synthetics, steel, concrete, and aluminum. Numerous drawings made specially for the book explain the principles of the individual types of facade and illustrate them all with built examples.
