BUILDING ELEMENTS

ANANDA BAGASKARA
ARDIANSARI
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 Building Elements

•A building is a man-made structure that is permanently erected

in a place. Buildings are also commonly referred to as houses and
buildings, namely all facilities, infrastructure in human life.

•Building elements consist of:

•foundations, columns, walls, floors, doors and windows.
 THE DOOR
• The door is an opening in the wall / plane that facilitates
circulation between the spaces covered by the wall /
plane. Doors are usually found in buildings, such as
houses
 Design and Styles
A half door or Dutch door
or stable door

•A half door or dutch door or stable

door is divided in half horizontally.
Traditionally the top half opens so a
worker can feed a horse or other
animal while the bottom half remains
closed to keep the animal inside. This
style of door has been adapted for
homes.
 Saloon doors
• Saloon doors are a pair of
lightweight swing doors
often found in public bars,
and especially associated
with the American west.
• Saloon doors, also known
as cafe doors, often use
bidirectional hinges that
close the door regardless of
which direction it opens by
incorporating springs.
 A louvred door
• A louvred door Double
louvred doors were
introduced into Seagate, built
in Florida in 1929 by
Gwendolyn and Powel
Crosley, that provided the
desired circulation of air with
an added degree of privacy in
that it is impossible to see
through the fins in any
direction.
 A sliding glass door
• A slidding glass door,
sometimes called an Arcadia
door or patio door, is a door
made of glass that slides
open and sometimes has a
screen (a removable metal
mesh that covers the door).
 Doorway components

• Lintel – A horizontal beam above a door that supports the

wall above it. (Also known as a header)

• Sill (for exterior doors) – A horizontal sill plate below the

door that supports the door frame. Similar to a Window
Sill but for a door
 Doorway components

• Thresold (for exterior doors) – A horizontal plate below

the door that bridges the crack between the interior
floor and the sill.

• Doorstop – a thin slat built inside the frame to prevent

a door from swinging through when closed, an act
which might break the hinges.

• Architrave – The decorative molding that outlines a

door frame. (called an Archivolt if the door is arched).
Called door casing or brickmold in North America.
Thank You