Faculty of Fine Arts
Architecture Department
Façade &sections
in Detailed Design
‘This chapter presents a portfolio of building materials suitable for
façades. It describes the relationship between material type, building
element, façade, and the entire building structure’
Table of contents
Structure
Material
Glazing
Elements
Façade Details
Openings
Example
Structure
In human dwellings, two basic
principles were developed to
construct the envelopes: flexible and
less permanent façades represented
by tents for mobile use used in arid
climates by nomadic tribes, and fixed
solid walls designed to last. Walls
were generally constructed from
locally available materials since the
immediate
surroundings
often
provided technical solutions (Knaack
et al. 2007). Initially, mud bricks and
stone were used.
Structure
Traditional structure for building
façade , slab edges relation
between floor levels
Structure
Separated
structure for
façade
(structure
glazing).
Structure
Double skin
facade
Structure
Double skin
facade
Material
As experience shows, properly
handled structural bio‐based
materials proved to be durable and
robust much longer than expected
(some timber‐framed structures
show the astonishing lifespan of a
few hundred years). However, bio‐
based materials used as external
cladding face the most severe
climatic conditions as they are fully
exposed to the outdoor environment
Material
Screens (Pattern
facades) ,Metal
cladding ,GRC,GRP..
Material
TILES ( marble ,
natural stone ,
granite , ceramic )
Glazing
Different types
of glazing
Elements
A lot of sub structure elements add
to building facades to give the
advantage of environmental
adaptation or to give building special
character
Elements
Shading
devices
louvers ,and
canopy
Elements
Shading
devices
louvers ,and
canopy
Façade details
DESIGN
FIXATION
STRUCTURE
SUB
STRUCTURE
Façade details
Façade details
Façade details
Façade details
OPENINGS
Example
Example
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