Floors; are the structural elements that enable a building to emerge and bear up. The number of floors is determined according to the number of floors needed in the building or vice versa. Floors are structural elements that are responsible for transmitting the fixed and live loads on each floor to the foundation with vertical carrier elements. We will examine reinforced concrete floors, which are frequently used in Turkey, by comparing the beginning of modern architecture with the functions it has gained today, and we will take a closer look at the variations it has undergone over time.
Floors have more than one type with
carrying capacity, thickness, size, and texture. Reinforced concrete floors are
the most preferred flooring type by architects today. They have construction
cost, time, durability, aesthetic appearance, and the ability to create the
desired form. Although these floorings have a lot of variety in themselves, the
existing variety is directly related to the functionality that the flooring
will provide.
The diversity of reinforced concrete floors has led to the emergence of new solutions with the interaction of engineers, architects, and clients over time. The desire to produce a good result in the design presented to offer of the clients has pushed the architects and engineers to find solutions that will prevent the unnecessary details from drawing attention to the aesthetic perception. In this way, hidden and new details have emerged that provide a more qualified, simple, modern, and stylish look.
Although we first encountered the use of concrete in lighthouses in history, its usage area is quite wide today. The first uses of the houses in the modern sense started with the leads of the modern architectural movement that emerged after the 2nd WW. The four great architects, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Louis Kahn, who are considered to be the founders of the emergence of modern architecture in the 20th century, preferred to use concrete mostly in the "Brutal" style in their designs. Although the famous architects of the period produced groundbreaking works in architecture, they also faced the misfortunes of concrete.
The fact that Frank Lloyd Wright's
Waterfall House is in direct contact with water has created structural problems
with floors and roofs and required constant maintenance. Another example is
seen in Le Corbusier's Villa Sovaye. Even though it was a groundbreaking design
idea for the period it was made, the project in which he tried to gain the
space lost on the ground on the roof turned out badly for its user. The water
that went down to the lower floor caused the building to become damp before the
house was even used, and even the children of the clients got sick from their
lungs. All these and similar problems were the results of the conflict between
the knowledge of details that were not available at that time and the desire to
create the desired architectural aesthetic perception.
Today, floors have a great variety and provide both aesthetic and functional advantages to the user with their functionality as well as their design. Underfloor heating systems, underfloor ventilation systems, raised floor systems or light shafts used on roofs and more…
Sancaktar Mosque, which belongs to Emre Arolat Architects, one of the oldest architectural offices in Turkey with its national and worldwide projects, is also a world-famous project that has a different hidden floor detail. Floor slits were used in the mosque, which is completely hidden when viewed from the outside. The slit in the floor extending along the qibla wall in the Sancaklar Mosque allows daylight to filter into the mosque. With the help of the architectural solution used while doing this, neither the detail that attracts the attention of someone from the outside is visible, nor is there a floor detail that is exposed from the inside. With the hidden details used in the flooring, a clean place of worship has been created that only touches the essence of the religious place.
Another system with hidden details
used in floors is raised floors. Raised floors, which are one of the innovative
solutions that we frequently encounter in residences and workplaces recently,
are in great demand.
Raised floors create a surface area by placing tile floor pieces on the aluminium frame formed on reinforced concrete floors and adjustable feet. Aspen's Targa Raised Floors, which has been producing innovative products by following the latest technology since 1989, offers a simple and aesthetic appearance in today's modern commercial spaces, away from cables and installations. At the same time, it offers a structure that allows all kinds of modifications and layout plans. Targa Raised Floor Systems draws attention with its adjustable height, hiding electrical cables and allowing air conditioning systems to be arranged as desired.
Another benefit of raised floors is their ease of assembly and their ability to offer comfortable changes afterwards. Offering different surface material options also provides the opportunity to work with different materials that may be needed in spaces with different functions. If the interior space used changes function, the tile materials that make up the surface can be used in another space. Providing the user with a long service life will not only reduce the cost in the future but will also create a spacious, clean, and stylish environment while doing all these.
References;
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