Tencos Paredes Luis Gustavo 7°B
Tencos Paredes Luis Gustavo 7°B
25 Vocabulary of architectural concepts for retirement home. terms
Definitions of retirement home design elements
- Beam
- Noun
- Rigid horizontal structural element to support and transmit loads.
- Example: The beam will collapse if no reinforcement is made.
- es: Viga
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- Brick
- Noun
- Piece of fired clay, shaped like a rectangular prism.
- Example: These bricks absorb a lot of water from the mortar.
- es: Ladrillo
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- Central courtyard
- Noun and adjective
- articulating element of the house, it becomes the center of it.
- Example: The central courtyard is a natural ventilation mechanism for the other spaces.
- es: Patio central
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- Column
- Noun
- Structural element, rigid, taller than wide and usually of cylindrical or polygonal section.
- Example: The column has a square section to resist earthquakes equally.
- es: Columna
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- Concrete
- Noun
- Mix of stones, sand, water and cement to solidify.
- Example: Concrete is a very malleable and inexpensive material.
- es: Concreto
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- Cross section
- Adjetive
- Short side cut
- Example: The cross section looks at the interior spaces.
- es: Corte transversal
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- Elevation / Front view
- Noun
- Drawing that represents an object frontally
- Example: The elevation of this house is interesting.
- es: Alzado
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- Foundation
- Noun
- Construction of the foundation of a building.
- Example: The foundation sinks, due to its loose soil.
- es: Cimentación
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- Frame
- Noun
- Estructura con columnas y trabes.
- Example: The frame help us to have a free plant.
- es: Portico
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- Functional programme
- Adjective
- Characterized by having an eminently practical utility.
- Example: The program of this house is functional.
- es: Programa funcional
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- Hallway
- Noun
- Long and narrow space of a building
- Example: The corridors must have natural ventilation and lighting.
- es: Pasillo
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- Large windows
- Adjetive
- Large window, closed by two or more parts.
- Example: The large windows allow the passage of wind and natural light.
- es: Ventanales
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- lift truck
- Noun
- works to raise, lower people
- Example: lift truck provide mobile support for the disabled.
- es: Monta cargas
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- Longitudinal section
- Adjetive
- Longer side cut.
- Example: The longitudinal cut observes the interior spaces.
- es: Corte longitudinal
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- Pedestrian corridor
- Noun
- areas prohibited to circulate motorized vehicles
- Example: The pedestrian corridors are a meeting point and conviviality.
- es: Corredor peatonal
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- Pergola
- Noun
- Truss of parallel rows of beams
- Example: Las pérgolas brindan protección solar y una conexión con el entorno.
- es: Pergola
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- Regulation
- Noun
- Set of rules by which it is regulated or governed
- Example: The terrain norm sets a COS of .7.
- es: Normativa
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- Sketch
- Noun
- Figure drawn on a surface.
- Example: The drawing is very detailed.
- es: Dibujo
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- Solar protection
- Noun
- Applied on the windows to protect it from solar radiation.
- Example: Las protecciones solares ayudan al edificio a ser mas ecológico.
- es: Protección solar
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- Stone wall
- Noun
- Masonry building
- Example: The stone walls help solar thermal protection.
- es: Muro de piedra
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- Subtraction
- Abjetive
- Volumetrically remove action.
- Example: The subtraction of elements is something that favors architecture.
- es: sustracción
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- Swimming pool
- Noun
- It serves to swim.
- Example: The swimming pool specialized cleaning and a pH check.
- es: Natatorio
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- Textures
- Noun
- The way in which the fibers of a fabric are intertwined.
- Example: This texture is very rough, it is also old.
- es: Textura
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- Truss
- Noun
- Armor that serves as the basis for the construction of the roof.
- Example: Trusses is very rigid because they are more structured.
- es: Cercha
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- Yard
- Noun
- Place where plants are grown
- Example: The garden areas complement the homes with tranquility.
- es: jardín
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