The wood design ceilings of the modern Finnish architect Alvar Aalto are our most recent discovery. Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is one of the leading architects and designers of the 20th century and one of the great masters of modern architecture. Perhaps because of his Scandinavian origins, Aalto always sought to employ natural materials like wood to strip modern architecture from its surrounding coldness. Thus, his wood design ceiling sand wood inner linings reflected his experiments with space and inside-outside transitions. From Alvar Aalto’s entire catalogue, we will showcase hose works in which wood and the use of wood design ceilings acquire special importance: . - The design ceilings of Villa Mairea, an experimental house built in 1938 in Noormarkku, Finland. Villa Mairea is one of his most iconic works, a paradigm of organic architecture, where he developed his idea of integrating the exterior with the house, turning the interior into an abstraction of the Finnish forest surrounding the house. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - The undulating wood design ceilings of Viipuri Library, built in 1927 and restored between 1991 and 2013. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - The wood design ceilings of the Lutheran Evangelist church Heilig Geist Kirche in Wolfsburg, Germany. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - Another experimental building, the Muuratsalo Experimental House built by Alvar Aalto in 1953 as a place of retreat and rest after the death of his wife in 1949, which included wood design ceilings. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - The imposing design ceilings of the Säynätsalo Town Hall. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - The Louis Carré villa, masterpiece of modern architecture, built in 1956 and boasting design ceilings and other components made of ash wood, teak and oak. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. . Photo: Autor: Ninara - Licencia Creative Commons . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Using wood design acoustic ceilings in unique buildings - Wood ceilings, technical doors, and another 18 jobs which can include wood projects designed for hotels (Part 1) - Wood ceilings, technical doors, and another 18 jobs which can include wood projects designed for hotels (Part 2) - Wood and architecture in Shanghai: wood walls and wood ceilings for a city that wants to be made of glass. - Wood ceilings, or ceilings with wood panelling for brick and concrete buildings
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When using wood inner linings, what types of wood can you use? Whether in homes, offices or public buildings the use of wood inner linings in walls and ceilings significantly improves the aesthetics of a room. Also, depending on models, some wood inner linings can help improve the acoustics of the room. One can use solid wood inner linings or others manufactured with plywood finished in natural wood or imitations. If you are in doubt, it is advisable to know what shades and textures each type of wood can offer. If in addition, if you opt for solid wood inner linings you should know the hardness, resistance and other characteristics of each type of wood. Following are 8 video clips “recruited” from Youtube (in Spanish and English), to help you know the different types of wood used in carpentry and in the manufacture of wood inner linings and their finishes. . 1. 10 different types of wood 2. Different wood species - Over 90 woodspecies!! 3. Types of wood and Manufactured Boards 001 4. Woodworking Information : Different Types of Wood 5. How to Choose Lumber for Woodworking 6. Types of Word - Inner linings 7. Types of wood 8. Wood inner linings: types of wood Lizbeth Soto Correa . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - Wood ceilings, and sound-absorbent wood panelling, to keep a room's reverberation under control - The special wood panelling of the University Square Stratford - Inner linings and wood ceilings in wineries - Wood walls and inner linings made of wood for homes, offices and public buildings
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The use of wood inner linings in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright is discreet. Virtually no architect is able to avoid using wood inner linings, in greater or lesser degree for the embellishment of interiors in their buildings. Today we have looked at wood inner linings and small details in wood in the work of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright was the author of a new concept regarding interior spaces in buildings. He designed rooms that opened to one another, offering more scope and enabling the flow of light. To differentiate areas he used lightweight divisions, changes in materials and varying ceiling heights. And that is where wood makes its appearance. Wood inner linings in 4 works by Frank Lloyd Wright: -The wood inner linings in Fallingwater. Built in 1935, Fallingwater is the best-known work by Wright. Of particular interest is the use of wood shelves in some walls accentuating the horizontality of the space in the room. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. - The wood inner linings in Brandes House. It is one of the works by Frank Lloyd Wright where the most important aspect is wood. It was built in 1952 and uses wood inner linings in some rooms, like the bedroom. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. -The wood inner linings in Robie House: This 1909 work was praised as the culmination of his prairie school style. It stands out for its wood mouldings and ornaments in wood ceilings and walls in the dining room of the house. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. -The wood inner linings in Kenneth Laurent House. It was built in 1949 in Illinois for a war veteran who was in a wheelchair and is the perfect example of affordable housing. The wood inner linings extend throughout the house and some wood details on shelves, mouldings and furniture are spectacular. Photos on our albums on Pinterest, Facebook and Google+. . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - 5 wood inner linings in new UK architecture - Inner linings and wood ceilings in wineries - Spectacular wood panelling on the interior of the La Rioja Building Labour Foundation - Wood interiors: wood ceilings, wood panelling, wood walls... where to use it?
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The acoustic conditioning of rooms and buildings, and architectural acoustics in general are the subject of hundreds of books and articles. We manufacture sound-absorbent wood acoustic panels used for the acoustic conditioning of premises. We know first-hand the benefits of a good acoustic conditioning because we have been able to see the before and after of many cases in which bad acoustics made rooms truly uncomfortable places to be in. That is why we are interested in architectural acoustics and often search the internet for readings related to this topic. Following are some books, articles and a list of readings on architectural acoustics and acoustic conditioning that may be of interest: . 1. Book: ‘Architectural Acoustics’ by Jorge Salinas 2. Catalogue of books on acoustics, acoustic conditioning and related topics, published by Argentine authors 3. Article: ‘Towards acoustic architecture’ by Benoit Beckers and Rafael Serra Florensa 4. List of books on acoustics acoustic conditioning at www.acusticaweb.com by David Casadevall 5. Virtual library on acoustics and acoustic conditioning at the Faculty of Exact Sciences, Engineering and Surveying at the University of Rosario, Argentina 6. Book: ‘White paper on the effects of ambient noise on society and its perception by the public" 7. Book: "Handbook of Acoustics, Noise and Vibration" by Pedro Flores Pereita. Offered by the Gipuzkoa Interior Designers Association 8. Resources of the Spanish Acoustical Society - Online library of the Spanish Acoustical Society - Catalogue of publications of the Spanish Acoustical Society - Catalogue of other books on acoustics recommended by the Spanish Acoustical Society . If you liked this post, you may also be interested in: . - The acoustic conditioning of the Qatar Development Bank - QDB - Definition of acoustic panels, acoustic ceilings and acoustic conditioning - The need for acoustic conditioning with inner linings made with wood panels in libraries, museums, and cultural centres - Acoustic conditioning with acoustic panels made with wood: Permissible noise levels
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