Abstract
The considerable increase in the architectural demands for highly transparent and load-bearing structures have recently resulted in the development of an innovative hybrid structure. This article provides a review of design parameters for Timber-Glass composite facades. The design/architectural question, which arose in the project, was how to define the interface of the prefabricated glass-timber-elements with the shell building. Through different design proposals different criteria as admittance of building tolerance and dilatation, load-bearing transfer capacity, maintenance requirements and architectural and design qualities were defined and verified through 3-d-models, prototypes and mock-ups
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of World Conference on Timber Engineering |
Number of pages | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | World Conference on Timber Engineering - Vienna, Austria, Austria Duration: 22 Aug 2016 → 25 Aug 2016 http://wcte2016.conf.tuwien.ac.at/ http://wcte2016.conf.tuwien.ac.at/home/ |
Conference
Conference | World Conference on Timber Engineering |
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Country/Territory | Austria |
City | Vienna, Austria |
Period | 22.08.2016 → 25.08.2016 |
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Keywords
- facade system
- buildingenvelope
- composite
- timber
- glass
- envelope