Materiality and interior construction

450 Pages·2011·182.8 MB·English

by  James Christopher

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CONSTRUCTION

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CONSTRUCTION

Nancy Gesimondo and Jim Postell
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Gesimondo, Nancy.
Materiality and interior construction / Nancy Gesimondo and Jim Postell ; foreword by James Hubbell.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-470-44544-0 (cloth : alk. paper); ISBN 978-1-118-01867-5 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-01868-2 (ebk);
ISBN 978-1-118-01969-6 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-01970-2 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-118-01971-9 (ebk)
1. Building materials--Handbooks, manuals, Eec. 2. Interior architecture. I. Postell, James Christopher, 1958- II. Title. III.
Title: Materiality and interior construction.
TA403.4.G47 2011
691—dc22
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Printed in the United States of America
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CONTENTS
PREFACE ix Fire Ratings 41
Stability 42
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
Surface Attributes 43
FOREWORD xiii Thermal Conductivity 43
Thermal Transmittance 44
Workability and Joinery 44
Chapter 1 WHY MATERIALS MATTER 1
APPLICATIONS 45
DESIGN INTENTIONS 2
INSTALLATION METHODS 46
The Design Concept 3
Existing Conditions 46
Human Factors 4
Construction and Fabrication 46
Health, Safety, and Welfare 10
Substructures and Assemblies 46
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 13
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 46
Chronology and Technological Development 15
Green Cleaning Policies and Products 46
WHAT IT’S MADE OF AND HOW IT’S MADE 17
RELATIVE MATERIAL COST 48
Material Extraction 19
RESOURCES AND SOURCES 48
ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
CONSIDERATIONS 20 Chapter 2 FLOORING 49
Biomimicry 21
DESIGN INTENTIONS 50
Carbon-Neutral Design 22
Human Factors 52
Certifi cations 22
Health, Safety, and Welfare 52
Downcycling 23
Purpose and Performance 56
Embodied Energy 24
Structural Integrity and Engineering 57
Life-Cycle Assessment 24
Local Materials 24 CIRCULATION AND CONVEYANCE: STAIRS,
RAMPS, AND SLOPES 60
Natural and Synthetic Materials and Components 24
Stairs: Accessibility and Egress 62
Rapidly Renewable Materials 25
Ramps and Slopes: Accessibility and Egress 64
Reclaimed/Repurposed Materials 26
Subfl oor Preparation Methods 64
Recycled Materials 26
Upcycling 27 INSTALLATION METHODS 66
Volatile Organic Compounds 28 Adhesion and Bonding 67
Asbestos Abatement Issues 67
MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS 29 Installing Floating Floors 67
Installing Tiles 68
Absorption Coeffi cient 31
Acoustics 32 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 69
Aging and Weathering 35 RELATIVE COST OF MATERIALS FOR FLOORING 69
Cellular Structure 37 FLOORING MATERIALS 69
Compressive and Tensile Strength 37 Bamboo 69
Density 38 Brick 72
Dimensional Movement 38 Carpet 74
Ductility 40 Cementitious Top Coatings 87
Durability 40 Ceramic Tile 88
Elasticity 41 Composite Floor Tiles (Bio-Based, ESD, MCT, MVT,
Emissivity 41 Polyester Resin–Based, PVC-Free, Resin, VCT) 104
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Concrete (Cast-in-Place, Precast, and Concrete Glass/Glazing (Annealed, Flat, Laminated, Restoration,
Finishes) 120 Safety, Smart, Stained, Tempered) 234
Cork (Laminated Plank, Sheet, Tile) 125 Gypsum Wallboard (Blueboard, Core Board, Foil-backed,
Glass 131 Greenboard, Paperless, Type X Wallboard) 241
Leather (Tile) 134 Leather 246
Linoleum (Laminated Plank, Sheet, Tile) 137 Metal (Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Galvanized
Steel, Steel, Stainless Steel) 248
Metal (Flooring, Decking, Grating) 142
Paint and Decorative Finishes (Alkyd Paint, Antigraffi ti
Rubber 145
Coatings, Ceramic Insulating Paints, Decorative Paint
Stone (Alabaster, Basalt, Bluestone, Dolostone,
Techniques, Dry Paint, Electrostatic Paint, Intumescent
Fieldstone, Flagstone, Gabbro, Gneiss, Granite,
Paint, Latex Paint, Milk-Based Paint, Oil Paint, Sprayed-
Limestone, Marble, Onyx, Petrifi ed Wood,
On Paint Finishes) 252
Quartzite, Sandstone, Serpentine, Schist, Slate,
Plaster (Finish Plaster, Gypsum Plaster, Venetian
Travertine) 149
Plaster) 263
Terrazzo (Cementitious, Epoxy, and Polyester Matrices,
Plastics 266
Cast-in-Place Systems, Precast Tile) 165
Stone (Alabaster, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Onyx,
Vinyl (Composition Tiles, Luxury Tiles and Strips, Rolled/
Quartzite, Serpentine, Slate, Soapstone, Travertine) 268
Sheet Goods, Solid Vinyl Tiles, Safety Flooring, Specialty
PVC-Free, Vinyl Sheets and Tiles) 174 Wallcovering (Cork, Dry-Erase, Fabric, Flock, Glass
Bead, Glass Textile, Grass Cloth, Historical Prints, High-
Wood (Strip, Parquet, Plank, Block, Reclaimed Lumber,
Performance, Magnetic, Paper, PVC-Free, Teldar Film,
and Engineered Flooring) 190
Vinyl, Wall Carpet, Wood Veneer) 272
Chapter 3 WALLS, PARTITIONS, AND Wood (Wall Veneer Panels, Wainscot, Moldings,
VERTICAL COMPONENTS 203 Trim) 282
DESIGN INTENTIONS 204 Chapter 4 CEILINGS 285
Acoustics and Sound Transmission 206
DESIGN INTENTIONS 286
Dimensions: Height, Thickness, and Depth 207
Acoustics and Sound Transmission 288
Function and Use 208
Defi ning and Partitioning Space 289
Incorporation of Building Systems 208
Fire Protection, HVAC, Lighting, MEP, and Acoustic
Partitioning Space/Spatial Order 209
Systems Integration 289
Structural Integrity/Load Bearing 209
CEILINGS: CONSTRUCTION AND FABRICATION
WALLS AND PARTITIONS: CONSTRUCTION AND
CATEGORIES 290
FABRICATION TYPES 211
Intermediate Floor Assemblies 290
Load Bearing, Non-Load-Bearing 211
Suspended and Nonsuspended Ceilings 290
Lateral Bracing 211
Relative Cost of Materials for Ceilings 293
Modular Construction (CMU, Stacking, Masonry) 211
CEILING MATERIALS 294
Wood and Metal Framing (Channel, Plate, Runner,
Acoustic Ceiling Tiles (Glass Fiber and Mineral
Stud) 212
Fiber) 294
Integral and Integrated Assemblies 212
Ceramic Tile 296
Structural Integrated Panels 212
Concrete 299
Adhesives and Bonding 213
Glass/Glazing 302
Hardware (Fasteners and Mechanical Attachments for
Gypsum Wallboard and Gypsum Fiber 305
Walls and Partitions) 214
Metal Systems 308
Relative Cost of Materials for Walls 215
Plaster 311
WALLS, PARTITIONS, AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS:
Plastics 313
MATERIALS 216
Stone 315
Bead Board 216
Wood and Wood Systems 317
Brick Masonry (Brick, CMU) 218
Cement Fiberboard 222
Chapter 5 MILLWORK 321
Ceramic Tile 223
Compressed and Rammed Earth 228 DESIGN INTENTIONS 325
Concrete 230 Constructing Space 325
Fabric-Wrapped Panel Systems 232 Function, Purpose, and Use 326
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Durability 326 Varnishes 371
Relative Cost of Materials for Millwork 328 Waterborne Finishes 371
INTERIOR MILLWORK: MATERIALS 328 HARDWARE 372
Agglomerates (Cambria, Celador, IceStone, River Rock, Catches and Locks 372
Riverstone, Trend Q) 328 Hinges 372
Concrete 331 Screws (Wood and Machine) 373
Glass 334 Washers 373
Linoleum 338 Nails (Interior Construction) 374
Metal 341 Metal Connectors 374
Plastics 346 Drawer Glides 374
Plastic Laminate 350 Edge Profi les 375
Solid Surface Materials (Avonite, CaesarStone, Corian, Beads and Channels 375
Fountainhead, Hanex, Swanstone, Zodiaq) 353 Running and Standing Trim 375
Stone (Alabaster, Granite, Limestone, Marble, Resources and Sources 376
Onyx, Quartzite, Serpentine, Slate, Soapstone,
WOOD JOINERY 376
Travertine) 356
Wood and Wood Composite Boards 359
INTERIOR MILLWORK FINISHES 369 APPENDIX: MATERIAL MATTERS 381
Aniline Dyes 369
NOTES 383
Fire-Retardant and -Resistant Finishes 370
Nitrocellulose and Precatalyzed Lacquer 370
GLOSSARY 385
Oil-Based Finishes 370
Polyurethane/Spar Varnish 370 BIBLIOGRAPHY 409
Shellac (Alcohol Based) 370
Stains 371 INDEX 411
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