Building Construction

The Laboratory of Building Construction covers design topics, such as:

• Design of building details.
• Stages of construction of building projects.
• Placement – layout of the project on the plot.
• Laying of foundation formwork.
• Building shell (masonry, coatings, etc.)
• Frames.
• Floors and ceilings.
• Types of insulation and roofs (passable and impermeable).
• Roofing.
• Scaling.
• The relationship of the engineer with the modern construction process. Interconnection of design and construction through modern digital technologies. (laser cutting, 3d printing)
• Study of Curved surfaces (applications: shells, membranes), Polyhedral surfaces (applications: spatial networks, geodesic domes), Geometric transformations (applications: constructions with flat or three-dimensional patterns)
• Selection of themes of applied character and their development, with the program Rhinoceros, as well as with formulation of algorithms with the program grasshopper.
• Shell and dome design over space, given the floor plan, using modern design tools.
• Types and design of paving at the level and in the space.
• Study of nodes of metal and wood constructions and design for digital implementation (3d printing, laser cutting).

These topics are approached with analog and modern digital media.