Department:

Technical Sciences

Course Leader:

conf. Gabriela Mindu

Learning outcomes:

The ability to work with specific materials of this area, closely knowing all their features and performance, in order to create a broad as posible of a field of use.
The ability to understand and execute the specific drawn parts of a detail finishing drawing necessary to carry out the finishing works.
Understanding the principles and methods of design, solution and execution of non-structural and finishing works aimed at completing the building from a functional and aesthetic point of view in accordance with the requirements and performances required by the existing Romanian norms and regulations in the field.
The ability to find, to select and to use adequate information for the specific requirements of a detailing design.
The ability to link specific information from related fields.
The adequate knowledge of technical vocabulary and the correct use of specialty terms.
The ability to select the best systems and / or compositions related to finishings consistent with the given assignment and in accordance with national/international performance norms.

Content:

Introduction to Romanian rules and regulations in this field (relationship between building & environment; general principles of composition for vertical, horizontal and inclined components).
Flooring - Classification by type of requirements, types of suport layers and materials.
Cold floors. Types, compositions, details.
Warm Floors. Industrial floors.
Wet interior finishes for walls and ceilings - materials used in traditional and modern compositions and their specific technologies.
Decorative elements for walls and ceilings - comparative analysis of techniques with examples.
Dry interior finishes for walls and ceilings - materials used in classical and modern compositions and their specific technologies.
Ceiling - materials. Traditional, modern and contemporary compositions. Norms and regulations in the field.
Lightweight division walls (definition, purpose, features, traditional systems, modern and contemporary solutions).
Guardrails - Handrails. Fundamental elements of theory. General principles. Materials, traditional and modern compositions. Examples of national and international achievements.
Design and construction principles for stairs and ramps; fundamental theoretical elements. Rules for Calculating Circular Stairs Dimensions & Design.
Stairs with ramps. Free floating stairs.
Interior doors - classification by opening mode, terminology, materials, presentation of the different ways of doors and door lining execution according to performance levels required. Accessories and fittings.
Windows - classification, performance, rules.

Teaching Method:

Lectures based on visual presentations - with digital image and/or video support. Free discussion in class.

Assessment:

Final written examination during the exam session. (50%)
Continuous assessment - evaluation of the work carried out during the practical applications and the overall outcome of the process. Grading is based on the submitted drawings and the oral presentation of the technical solutions. (50%)

Passing the course is conditional upon obtaining a minimum grade of 5 (five) in the written examination and achieving a final average of at least 5 (five), without rounding.

Bibliography:

Allen, E., Architectural Detailing. Function. Constructibility. Aesthetics. Wiley, 1992
Allen, E., Iano, J., Fundamentals of Building Construction. Materials and Methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2009 (5th ed.)
Allen, E., Rand, P., Architectural Detailing. Function. Constructibility. Aesthetics. 3rd Edition Wiley, 2016
Cremers, J., Building Openings Construction Manual: Windows, Vents, Exterior Doors. Detail Construction Manuals, 2016
Dabija A-M, Noțiuni de proiectare a scărilor la clădiri cu funcțiuni civile. Elemente de curs pentru anul III, Ed. Univ. Ion Mincu ;
Dabija A-M., Documentație tâmplării, UAUIM
Davies, N., Jokiniemi, E., ABCD… Architecture and Building Construction Dictionary. Elsevier, 2008
Deplazes, A., Constructing Architecture. Birkhauser, 2005
Domone, P., Illston, J. [Eds.], Construction Materials. Their nature and behaviour. Spon Press, 2010 (4th ed.)
Esser K., Details... Details ;
Hardt, D., Proiectarea detaliilor de construcție. Ed. Tehnică, 1973
Hardt, D., Proiectarea detaliilor de finisaj. Ed. Tehnică, 1974
Lyons, A., Materials for Architects and Builders. Elsevier, 2007 (3rd Ed.)
Mannes W., Technique de construction des escaliers, Eyrolles, Paris, 1992
Mittag M., Practique de la Construction des bâtiments, ed. Eyrolles, Paris, 1983
Schittich, C., Glass construction manual, Ed. Detail, Birkhäuser, 2007
Schunck, Oster, Barthel, Kiessl, Roof Construction Manual. Pitched Roofs. Birkhauser, 2013
Stan, A., Finisaj- volumele I și II, curs IAIM, 1989
Stan A., Dabija A.-M., Addenda la cursul de Finisaj, IAIM
Stan A., Dabija A.-M., Sinteză documentară de tavane cu finisaj uscat, IAIM
Stan A., Dabija A.-M., Documentație de pardoseli în soluții modern, IAIM
Ramsey & Sleeper, Graphic Standards
Teodorescu F., Curs Finisaj
Vittone R., Bâtir - Manuel de la construction, Lausanne, 1996
Welsh J., Modern house, Phaidon, 1996.
Colecția de Standarde, Normative și Reglementări în domeniu

Notes:

The practical applications will be carried out in teams of 3 students.
Before each application, it is mandatory to go through the theoretical concepts, conduct research, and sketch the proposed solution for each announced topic.
UAUIM students which must take this discipline, are officially registered for it and do not belong to the 2d year whatsapp group will get in contact with the 2nd year student representative, to be taken into evidence for the discipline's activities, discussions and exams.
Also, the annual whatsapp group is created for this discipline (please ask to register) for a better communication between tutors and students.