Modern Construction Envelopes
1st Edition
Published on 21. January 2014
522 pages
978-3-99043-604-2 (ISBN)
Description
The second edition of Modern Construction Envelopes was originally based on the two books by Andrew Watts, Modern Construction Roofs and Modern Construction Facades . Both volumes were gathered into one single volume and consolidated in terms of content, which permits the consideration of facades and roofs as envelopes. Using current examples by renowned architects, Watts presents the constructive and material-related details. This presentation is based on a text, photos, and standardized detail drawings, as well as 3D representations of the components. The new edition has 3D views that are easier to understand than the first edition, with sharper images and more key explanations.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wien
Switzerland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Illustrations
800 farbige Abbildungen, 300 s/w Abbildungen
300 b/w and 800 col. ill.
File size
97,05 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-99043-604-2 (9783990436042)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Andrew Watts
Modern Construction Envelopes
Book
01/2014
1st Edition
Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH
€89.95
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Content
- Intro
- INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to Second Edition
- From concept to system design
- System to digital fabricastion
- 1 METAL WALLS
- 1 Sheet metal
- 2 Profiled metal cladding
- 3 Composite panels
- 4 Metal rainscreens
- 5 Mesh screens
- 6 Louvre screens
- 2 GLASS WALLS
- 1 Stick glazing
- 2 Unitised glazing
- 3 Clamped glazing
- 4 Bolt fixed glazing
- 5 Glass blocks
- 6 Steel windows
- 7 Aluminium and PVC-U windows
- 8 Timber windows
- 3 CONCRETE WALLS
- 1 Cast in situ / cast-in-place
- 2 Storey height precast panels
- 3 Small precast/GRC cladding panels
- 4 MASONRY WALLS
- 1 Masonry loadbearing walls: Brick, stone and concrete block
- 2 Masonry cavity walls: Brick
- 3 Masonry cavity walls: Stone and concrete block
- 4 Stone cladding
- 5 Terracotta rainscreens
- 5 PLASTIC WALLS
- 1 Sealed panels
- 2 Rainscreens
- 6 TIMBER WALLS
- 1 Cladding the timber frame
- 2 Cladding panels and rainscreens
- 7 METAL ROOFS
- 1 Metal standing seam
- 2 Profiled metal sheet
- 3 Composite panels
- 4 Rainscreens
- 5 Metal canopies
- 8 GLASS ROOFS
- 1 Greenhouse glazing and capped systems
- 2 Silicone-sealed glazing and rooflights
- 3 Bolt fixed glazing: small scale rooflights
- 4 Bolt fixed glazing: large scale rooflights
- 5 Bonded glass rooflights
- 9 CONCRETE ROOFS
- 1 Concealed membrane
- 2 Exposed membrane
- 3 Planted
- 10 TIMBER ROOFS
- 1 Flat roof: Bitumen-based sheet membranes
- 2 Pitched roof: Tiles
- 3 Pitched roof: Slates
- 4 Pitched roof: Metal
- 11 PLASTIC ROOFS
- 1 GRP rooflights
- 2 GRP panels and shells
- 12 FABRIC ROOFS
- 1 ETFE cushions
- 2 Single membrane: Cone-shaped roof
- 3 Single membrane: Barrel-shaped roof
- REFERENCES
- Authorship
- Index
