Building Design & Construction Systems Flashcards
Accessibility requirements for: min. width for wheelchair passage (door)
32 in
Accessibility requirements for: min. width for two wheelchairs to pass
60 in
Accessibility requirements for: min. clearance between two consecutive doors
48 in + width of door swinging into space
Accessibility requirements for: max. threshold height
ext. sliding doors = 3/4 in. other doors = 1/2 in
Accessibility requirements for: Handles, pulls, latches and locks
Must be easy to grab with one hand, require no tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist to operate. Levers or push mechanisms are acceptable,
Accessibility requirements for: min. parking stall width
96 in
Accessibility requirements for: protruding objects
4in max. for objects between 27 in and 80 in above F.F., parallel to halls, corridors, etc.
Art Nouveau Style
French, late 19th century. Sensual, undulating, exaggerated, and asymmetrical forms, either abstract or representative of nature i.e. water, fire, hair, flowing plants or flowers.
Art Deco Style
Early 20th century, symmetrical, rectilinear, bold geoforms, pure and intense colors and the use of modern building materials.
Federal Style
Late 18th century. North America, elegant, slender or fine forms with curved or elliptical features, concealed hipped roofs, elongated window, thin tapered columns, ornamental plaster and oval shapes
Gothic Style
12th to 15th century. Pointed arched, rib vaults, flying buttresses, spacious arcades and galleried, clearsory windows, skeletal structure and few walls.
Arts and Crafts
19th & 20th century. An expression of craftsmanship and building materials, often employed in domestic architecture, incorporating refined and skillfully crafted wood jointery
Post Modern
20th century. A hybrid including an essentially modern language using current technology and building materials and historical or traditional symbolism.
