MATERIALS:

Materials take an important part in architecture. Some of thems have changed along the years and others no. One clear example is wood.

Some materials:

• wood
• stone
• concrete
• earth
• bricks
• steel

TECHNOLOGY:

Architecture has evoluted a lot, this has been thanks to technology.

ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE

• barrel vault reinforced by transverse arches.
• Walls are reinforced with external BUTTRESSES
• wooden TIE BEAMS

GOTHIC ARCHITECTURE ends up definitively solving the problem thanks to:
• the pointed arch
• the rib vault
• the buttress
• the flying buttress

ROCK-CUT ARCHITECTURE:
Monolithic temple made by
carved solid natural rock. No
materials are supplied

STRUCTURES:

New challenges:

1. Stability and instability
   as formal aesthetic
   principles. Extreme
   cantilevers
2. Structure dissolution with new materials andstructural types. Dematerialization.

• Stability and instability as formal aesthetic principles

• Structure dissolution with new materials and structural types

FACILITIES:

Type of services:

• Energy networks:
  • Electrical installation
  • Gas installation
  • Photovoltaic system

• Hydraulic facilities
  • Potable water supply
  • Sanitation facility
  • Fire protection systems

• Climatic installations
  • Ventilation
  • Heating
  • Air-conditioning
  • Domestic hot water

• Telecommunications
  • Phone signal
  • TV signal
  • Fiberglass internet network
  • Home automation
  • Safety control

• Medical installations
  • Medical gases

• Others
  Definition:
  Building facilities are infrastructures formed by networks and fixed equipment that
  enable the supply and operation of services that allow functionality, efficiency and
  comfort in those for which they have been designed.
  Form:
  The challenge of integrating installations into architectular design