ExteriorBuildingEnclosures:DesignProcessandCompositionforInnovativeFacades

AcomprehensiveguidetothedesignandexecutionofsophisticatedexteriorbuildingenclosuresFocusedonthedesignprocessforarchitectsandrelatedprofessionals,thisbookaddressesthedesignandexecutionofsophisticatedexteriorbuildingenclosuresforanumberofcommercialbuildingtypesandinavarietyofbuildingmaterials.Itfocusesonthedesignprocessbydelineatingenclosurebasics,theparticipants(owners,architects,engineers,consultants)andtheirrolesandresponsibilitiesthroughcollaboration,andtrackingthedesignprocessthroughconstruction.Thiscomprehensivehandbookcoversallofthefactorsthataffectthedesignofabuildingenclosure,includingfunction,visualaesthetics,performancerequirements,andmanyothercriteria.In-depthcasestudiesofprojectsofvariousscales,types,andclimateconditionsillustratethesuccessfulimplementationofexteriorwallenclosuresolutionsinbrickmasonry,stone,architecturalconcrete,glass,andmetals.Thisuniqueandindispensableguide:Definesthefunctions,physicalrequirements,designprinciples,andtypesofexteriorbuildingenclosuresIdentifiestheparticipantsinthedesignandconstructionprocessandspecifiestheirrolesandresponsibilitiesPresentsastep-by-stepprocessforthedesignofexteriorenclosures,fromdefininggoalsanddevelopingconceptsthroughcreatingconstructiondocumentsReviewstheconstructionprocessfrombiddingandnegotiationthroughthepaperphasetothe"brickandmortar"stageProvidesdetailsonthepropertiesofexteriorenclosurematerials,includingstructuralconsiderations,weatherprotection,firesafety,andmoreCoversavarietyofmaterials,includingbrickmasonry,naturalstonemasonry,architecturalconcrete,metalframingandglass,andall-glassenclosuresWrittenbythetechnicaldirectoroftheSanFranciscoofficeofSkidmore,Owings&Merrill,ExteriorBuildingEnclosuresisanindispensableresourceforarchitects,engineers,facadeconsultants,andgreendesignconsultantsworkingoncommercialbuildingprojects.