Velasco Mejia_Glossary
Velasco Mejia_Glossary
25 Integrating Project. terms
The following glossary shows the words related to the integrating project that will be worked on the seventh semester.
- Brick
- Noun.
- Piece of ceramic with an orthohedral shape and of little thickness, formed from dried and fired kneaded clay, which is used to build walls, pavements, etc.
- Example: My house is made of brick.
- en: Ladrillo.
- Circulation
- Noun.
- Movement to and fro or around something, especially that of fluid in a closed system.
- Example: The circulation of the building is interactive.
- en: Circulación.
- Coatings
- Noun.
- A thin layer or covering of something.
- Example: It looks as if the surface coating is peeling away in places.
- en: Revestimientos.
- Column
- Noun.
- An upright pillar, typically cylindrical and made of stone or concrete, supporting an entablature, arch, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.
- Example: The columns of a house support the roof.
- en: Columna.
- Concrete
- Noun.
- A heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone or gravel, sand, cement, and water, that can be spread or poured into molds and that forms a mass resembling stone on hardening.
- Example: The concrete no longer works, it has set.
- en: Concreto.
- Construction
- Noun.
- Construction is the activity of putting together different elements, using a detailed design and plan, to create a structure for a certain location.
- Example: Construction of public works.
- en: Construcción.
- Courtyard
- Noun.
- An unroofed area that is completely or mostly enclosed by the walls of a large building.
- Example: The courtyard is still cobbled.
- en: Patio interior.
- Distribution
- Noun.
- He way in which something is shared out among a group or spread over an area.
- Example: A correct distribution of spaces are the key to achieve a good architectural project.
- en: Distribución.
- Facade
- Noun.
- The face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space.
- Example: The facade of brick and cement is crumbling.
- en: Fachada.
- False ceiling
- Noun.
- A ceiling that is hung some distance below the ceiling joists.
- Example: A lower false ceiling was introduced to prevent rock shards from the vaults from falling to the assembly floor.
- en: Falso techo.
- Foundation
- Noun.
- Foundations or foundations are the set of structural elements whose mission is to transmit the loads of the building or elements supported on it to the ground, distributing them in such a way that they do not exceed a series of maximum values of the support ground.
- Example: The workers began to lay the foundation.
- en: Cimientos.
- Framework construction
- Noun.
- Building process in which a skeleton-like structure support weight.
- Example: Modular framework of 75 cm, supported on the main structure.
- en: Planta Libre.
- Green wall
- Noun.
- A green wall is a vertical built structure intentionally covered by vegetation.
- Example: Make a green wall or include several pots on a shelf, at different levels.
- en: Muro verde.
- Hall
- Noun.
- Long and narrow space of a building or a house that communicates some rooms with others.
- Example: Nobody was in the hall.
- en: Pasillo.
- Lattice
- Noun.
- A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.
- Example: And through the lattice bars.
- en: Celosias.
- Load-bearing wall
- Noun.
- Wall that is an active structural element of a building, which holds the weight.
- Example: They later discovered that, during the renovation, load-bearing walls had been removed, making the second floor unsafe to use.
- en: Muro de carga.
- Non-load bearing walls
- Noun.
- On the other hand, non-load bearing walls are placed inside the house and do not support any structural weight of the building.
- Example: The distinction between wall-building materials for load-bearing and non-load-bearing walls.
- en: Muro tapón.
- Pile-driven foundations
- Noun
- Commonly-used form of building foundation that provide support for structures, transferring their load to layer of soil or rock that have sufficient bearing capacity and suitable settlement characteristics.
- Example: The foundations will be based on pile-driven foundations.
- en: Cimentaciones con pilotes.
- Roof
- Noun.
- The external protective structure on top of a building.
- Example: A house is more than four walls and a roof.
- en: Techo.
- Roof garden
- Noun.
- A garden on the flat roof of a building.
- Example: The roof garden offers stunning views of Venice.
- en: Jardín de techo.
- Skylight
- Noun.
- A window installed in a roof or ceiling.
- Example: The skylight was leaking badly.
- en: Tragaluz.
- Solid construction
- Noun.
- A construction process, in which the walls bear weight.
- Example: The premembrane is fused with the solid construction unit.
- en: Construcción sólida.
- Structure
- Noun.
- A basic system that holds something together.
- Example: Weight supported by a structure.
- en: Estructura.
- Terrace
- Noun.
- A level paved area or platform next to a building; a patio or veranda.
- Example: They walked together to the terrace.
- en: Terraza.
- Water mirror
- Noun.
- A water-based specular reflection.
- Example: The famous water mirror is partly an invention of the twentieth century.
- en: Espejo de agua.
