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Wooden Structures in Architecture
Wooden Structures in Architecture
ARCHITECTURE
TIKO GOGIA
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ARCHITECTURE
WOOD’S QUALITIES PROBABLY MAKE IT THE
MOST OUTSTANDING MATERIAL FOR
CONSTRUCTION. AS A RENEWABLE BUILDING
RESOURCE, WOOD IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY AND CONSUMES THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF ENERGY DURING
MANUFACTURE. ALTHOUGH NEW MATERIALS
HAVE EMERGED OVER TIME, WOOD STILL
REMAINS ONE OF THOSE MOST USED TODAY.
IN BOTH DOMESTIC RESIDENCES AND PUBLIC
SPACES OR BUILDINGS.
WOOD’S QUALITIES PROBABLY MAKE IT THE
MOST OUTSTANDING MATERIAL FOR
CONSTRUCTION. AS A RENEWABLE BUILDING
RESOURCE, WOOD IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY AND CONSUMES THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF ENERGY DURING
MANUFACTURE.
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ARCHITECTURE
WOOD’S QUALITIES PROBABLY
MAKE IT THE MOST
OUTSTANDING MATERIAL FOR
CONSTRUCTION. AS
A RENEWABLE BUILDING
RESOURCE, WOOD
IS ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY AND CONSUMES THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF ENERGY
DURING MANUFACTURE.
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ARCHITECTURE
THE KEY FEATURES OF
EACH TYPE OF WOOD
ARE THE COLOR,
SCENT,
TEXTURE/GRAIN AND
VEINING. THE LATTER
TWO ARE THOSE THAT
MAKE EACH PIECE OF
WOOD UNIQUE, GIVING
THE PRODUCT A
BEAUTIFUL FINISH AND
SURFACE IN TERMS OF
BOTH TOUCH AND
APPEARANCE.
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ARCHITECTURE
ALTHOUGH NEW MATERIALS HAVE EMERGED OVER TIME, WOOD STILL REMAINS
ONE OF THOSE MOST USED TODAY. IN BOTH DOMESTIC RESIDENCES AND PUBLIC
SPACES OR BUILDINGS, THE MATERIAL IS NOTED FOR QUALITIES SUCH
AS DURABILITY AND HARDNESS, IN ADDITION TO ITS NOBILITY AND INNATE
ELEGANCE.
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ARCHITECTURE
THE METICULOUS CARE
TAKEN IN
PROCESSING NATURAL
WOOD IS REPLICATED
IN THE FORESTS WHERE
IT IS
PLANTED. SUSTAINABLE
EXTRACTION AND
SUBSEQUENT CAREFUL
PROCESSING OF THE
RAW MATERIAL CREATE
A TOP
QUALITY PRODUCT.
WOOD IN CONSTRUCTION AND
ARCHITECTURE
IN ADDITION, WOOD HAS
EXCELLENT SOUND
ABSORPTION. STOPPING
SOUND WAVES
THEREFORE PROVIDES
GREATER ACOUSTIC
COMFORT. IN THE SAME
WAY, WOOD ALSO ACTS
AS A THERMAL
INSULATOR, WHICH NOT
ONLY GIVES THE
MATERIAL A PLEASANT
TOUCH BUT REDUCES
ENERGY CONSUMPTION.
WOODEN STRUCTURE DESIGN |
ADVANTAGES OF TIMBER
Wooden structure material, which can meet many needs in building design, is one of the
most preferred and useful materials for centuries. With its naturality, warmth and the
uniqueness of the random textures on it, using timber in architecture deserves this interest
too much. With the evolving industrial opportunities, using timber in architecture has
diversified in the 20th century. It has been starting to provide the area of use from furniture
to facade cladding – from floor covering to structural elements thanks to timber panel types
produced with the new techniques.
ADVANTAGES OF TIMBER IN ARCHITECTURE
• THE INSTALLATION OF TIMBER STRUCTURES IS EASY AND QUICK. THE STRUCTURE CAN BE
USED INSTANTLY AFTER THE ASSEMBLY. BY MEANS OF THIS, THE STRENGTH TESTS CAN BE
DONE IMMEDIATELY.
• IT DILATES AND SHRINKS DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE. WHEN THE DAMP LEVEL
DECREASE, THE TIMBER STRUCTURE MATERIAL GIVES THE WATER INSIDE IT TO THE OUTSIDE,
FOR THIS REASON, THE FORM OF THE WOOD UNDERGOES CHANGE AS TIME GOES ON. THEN,
SOME CRACKS OCCUR.
• THE TYPE OF TREE TO BE USED IN THE TIMBER STRUCTURE IS SO IMPORTANT. FOR THIS REASON,
WOOD IS AN ENDEMIC MATERIAL AND IN SOME CASES, THE TIMBERS HAVE TO BE IMPORTED.
FRAMEWORK OR MASONRY
CONSTRUCTION CAN BE
PREFERRED AS THE
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE.
THERE ARE PILLARS, BEAMS,
AND CROSS-CONNECTION
ELEMENTS CALLED
BUTTRESSES, IN FRAMEWORK
SYSTEMS. IN THE MASONRY
CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM,
TIMBER MATERIALS ARE
SUPERIMPOSED ON EACH OTHER
LIKE IN MASONRY WALLS. IN
THIS WAY, WE MAY PROVIDE
BENEFITS FROM THE HEAT
SEALING AND INSULATING
FEATURES OF WOOD THANKS TO
THE ELEMENTS DISPOSED OF
CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.
USING TIMBER IN ARCHITECTURE
CONNECTION DETAILS OF
TIMBER ELEMENTS CAN
BE SOLVED BY DIFFERENT
METHODS. WEATHER
BOARDING, TONGUE-AND-
GROOVE, FISH-SCALE
LAPPED SCARF, ETC.
METHODS ARE AMONG
THE MOST COMMONLY
USED METHODS OF WOOD
CONNECTIONS.
WOODEN STRUCTURE EXAMPLES
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YEAR: 2019
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