Sunday, August 16, 2009

edge details




edge details

Saturday, August 15, 2009

joinery

examples of joinery items


reception desk
book shelf
some tables
cubbords
kitchenettes
benches
bathroom vanities

joinery materials

Structural
concrete
mdf(medium density fiber board)
particle board
plywood

finishes
polished concrete
laminate
paint
powder coat
two pack
plywood
glass
apoxy resin
stone
tiles
plastics
timber


join methods
finger join
miter
housed
male and female
overlap
lap
biscuit
half lap

see them all explained at J. alexander fine wood working(site)




services access

ACCESS FLOOR








An access floor is a secondary floor build above a concrete slab, services run through the space between the two.
CORE DRILL

where a hole is drilled through the slab or suspended slab so that services can get from one floor to another.

DUCTED SKIRTING
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ducted skirting runs around the perimeters of a room, providing power and data.





Sunday, August 9, 2009

gabion construction

"Gabions and mattresses are made of double twisted hexagonal wire mesh and filled with rock. Gabions and mattresses arrive on site as flat as units in bundles.
The walls, dividers, lid and expanded and assembled by lacing the loose edges. Lacing can be achieved by either conventionally using lacing wire or using steel rings. Steel rings are fastened using a specialised pneumatic tool - Lacing Tool.
Lacing Tool - used with galvanised or stainless steel rings. Available for hire or sale. Construction methods and site training provided if required.
Applications includes mines roads, road & rail embankments, flood plains & water courses and permanent or temporary works.
Permeable improves flow characteristics, designed for water velocities of 5m/s. Reduces and eliminates expensive drainage systems.
Completed gabions filled with hard durable rock (e.g. Basalt or Granite), with a rock grading between 100mm to max 250mm in size (or max 2/3 depth or mattress).
Using the lacing tool, productivity increases by 60% then using the conventional lacing method.
Proven safe and beneficial to the environment plus it blends with the natural environment.
Units are typically 4 x 1 x 1m units (the most cost-effective size per cu.m). Also available are 2 x 1 x 1m, 4 x 1 x 0.5m, 2 x 1 x 0.5m, and 2 x 0.5 x 0.5m.
Mattress sizes available are 6 x 2m plan x 170mm, 230mm, 300mm deep units."
Gabion construction by Polyfabrics Australia (link)





Saturday, August 8, 2009

terrazzo

terrazzo is a durable and easy to maintain flooring material. it is made of either a concrete or epoxy-resin and contains containing fine aggregates such as stone or glass chips. the surface is polished and the decorative aggregates exposed.



terrazzo with recycled glass from indigo (site)different coloured glass aggregates


55 Wentworth Avenue Kingston

designed by architect Cox Humphries Moss(site) 55 Wentworth Avenue Kingston is a recently completed office building.

finishes and materials seen on site:
suspended slab
terrazzo floor, pored on site
carpet tile
in situ concrete walls, pained with bagged technique
pin fixed glass
stainless steel skirting






Monday, August 3, 2009

polystyrene houses that make you live longer?




Looking further into polystyrene construction I have come across a very interesting company with an incredible claim.

Dome house (Site) is a modular building created out of our favourite product.
These kit dome buildings are not only cheep and easily constructed they claim to be good for you. This is due to an antioxidant solution that is added to the expanded polystyrene



I think they are creepy.