The influence of timber panels on architecture

Costa Santos, Sandra (2010) The influence of timber panels on architecture. Design Principles & Practices: an International Journal, 4 (1). pp. 51-58. ISSN 1883-1874

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Abstract

Since timber is naturally directional, timber products become directionally neutral only due to the progress in manufacture technology. This work studies timber panels with a view to analyse their influence on the architectural form. From a design point of view, two sub-categories are defined. These are solid panels, and optimised panels. Solid panels have a homogeneous and compact section and their thicknesses are relatively small. Composite panels are generally made up with two boards and an inner structure to which they are bonded. The work concludes that the two main typologies of timber panels influence design in a different way: due to their homogeneous inner structure, solid panels allow flexible cutting of the openings, and loads and supports can be placed with few limitations. In the other hand, optimised section panels require more planning and should be treated as finished elements.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Optimised Section Panel; Solid Timber Panel; Timber Architecture; Timber Manufacturing; Timber Panel
Subjects: K100 Architecture
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User: Sandra Costa Santos
Date Deposited: 11 Feb 2015 11:55
Last Modified: 13 Oct 2019 00:30
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/21368

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