MASSING Flashcards
1
Q
Refers to site and climate
A
CONTEXT
2
Q
Results from the hues of the
spectrum.
A
COLOR
3
Q
Uses a system that requires expensive and energy consuming equipments to operate electric water heaters and air conditioners. (Technically designed Solar Bldgs.)
A
ACTIVE SOLAR
DESIGN
4
Q
As in the case of surfaces,
which are painted or decorated
by man.
A
APPLIED COLOR
5
Q
Deals with shape, and when the figure is 3-dimensional, it becomes mass or volume we should proceed to design from the General (massing) to the Particular (detailing)
A
FORM
6
Q
Areas of materials which enclose
a building and are secondary
importance to the masses
which they create.
A
SURFACE
7
Q
These refers to the quality of
surface treatment, whether the
material is rough or smooth.
A
TEXTURE
8
Q
So called because it employs no
sophisticated collector and no
expensive technology to harness
the sun’s energy.
A
PASSIVE SOLAR
DESIGN
9
Q
A variety in the use of gradation
from black to gray to white and
from dark to light.
A
TONE
10
Q
Natural color of materials like
stone, marble or wood.
A
INHERENT COLOR
