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Year 11 Transition Construction Skills Presentation Construction - - PDF document
Year 11 Transition Construction Skills Presentation Construction - - PDF document
Year 11 Transition Construction Skills Presentation Construction Skills @ BAC Elements of the built environment Construction Introduction Skills @ BAC Many different types of construction are required to fulfil the needs and
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Introduction
- Many different types of construction are
required to fulfil the needs and expectations of today’s ever-demanding society.
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- These consist of accommodation and
facilities for living, working, recreation, religious activities, storage and facilities for transport.
- Collectively, these constructions are
known as the built environment. Individually, they are known as elements of the built environment.
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Classification of buildings by height
- All buildings may be divided into three
main types according to their height or the number of floors (storeys) that they contain.
- Low-rise buildings
vary from one to three storeys in height.
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Classification of buildings by height
- Medium-rise buildings
vary from four to seven storeys in height.
- High-rise buildings are
all those that are above seven storeys in height.
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Classification of domestic buildings by style or grouping
- Units of living accommodation are
termed dwellings, which is a place of residence or home. It is often referred to as a domestic building.
- Houses are dwellings
- f two or more storeys
- high. When over two
storeys they are often called town houses.
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Classification of domestic buildings by style or grouping
- Bungalows are single
storey buildings that are used as dwellings. Those with accommodation in the roof space are called chalet bungalows.
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Classification of domestic buildings by style or grouping
- Maisonettes and
flats are dwellings that occupy part of a larger building. Maisonettes have a separate outside entrance, whereas flats share a communal entrance.
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Classification of domestic buildings by style or grouping
- Maisonettes are normally in low-rise
buildings.
- Flats are often in medium- or high-rise
buildings.
- Those at the top that are more lavishly
equipped may be termed penthouses.
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Classification of domestic buildings by style or grouping
- Detached houses or
bungalows are separate and unconnected to their adjacent ones.
- Semi-detached houses
are joined to one adjacent house, but detached from other
- buildings. They share a
dividing party wall.
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Classification of domestic buildings by style or grouping
- A terrace is a row of
three or more
- houses. The inner
houses share two- party dividing walls. The houses at the end of a terrace may also be termed as semi-detached.
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