Adobe and timber ties as main construction materials for an historic Greek dwelling

Vissilia, A-M; Villi, M

dc.contributor.author	Vissilia, A-M	en
dc.contributor.author	Villi, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T11:45:07Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T11:45:07Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1558-3058	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/37232
dc.subject	adobe (mud brick)	en
dc.subject	historic architecture	en
dc.subject	restoration	en
dc.subject	structure	en
dc.subject	timber ties	en
dc.subject.other	BUILDINGS	en
dc.title	Adobe and timber ties as main construction materials for an historic Greek dwelling	en
heal.type	other	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/15583050902934973	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15583050902934973	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	This article examines a composite construction system concerning a Greek historic dwelling. Various aspects of current proposed interventions are discussed illustrating the subsequent restoration based on the architectural and structural analysis of the dwelling and its construction methods and building materials, as well as on laboratory tests on the properties of its main construction material, the adobe (mud bricks). In addition, the main causes of the current weathering of the dwelling are reviewed, with primary focus on the various mechanisms that affect the load-bearing walls of adobe bricks, a local construction material that endured the climatic condition of the region and kept the building extant for more than 100 years. The restoration-reuse proposal aims to integrate the dwelling in contemporary life through appropriate interventions so that its architectural, typological, functional, and constructional characteristics will be preserved, based on an internationally accepted framework of principles regarding historic architecture. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.	en
heal.publisher	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Architectural Heritage	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/15583050902934973	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000278724900001	en
dc.identifier.volume	4	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	295	en
dc.identifier.epage	319	en