Modernism in design revolutionized artistic expression and functionality across various creative fields, focusing on budget-friendly and easy-to-manufacture materials. Modern design often uses materials that allowed for industrial manufacture at the time, while contemporary design is a reflection of current trends in interiors, architecture, and the design industry.
Mass Modern Design, a specialized gallery in historical and high-quality 20th-century decorative design, specializes in mixing these items into various small settings in their showroom. They offer a mix of items that have failed to sell throughout the year and a bit of a scratch and dent sale with the equivalent items.
Mass Modern Design is an extension of Museum-quality gallery MidMod-Design, founded by Etienne Feijns in 2008. The gallery focuses on simplicity, not being perfectly balanced, and using space well. It has been around for a long time and is about nature, harmony, and simplicity.
Currently, Mass Modern Design offers 461 vintage design items for sale through VNTG. The gallery is specialized in historisch and vintage design from the 20th century, offering a mix of items that have failed to sell throughout the year and a bit of a scratch and dent sale with the equivalent items.
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📹 Hybrid Mass Timber: Lessons Learned & Tips for Success
Combining mass timber with other structural materials can often be a more resource- or cost-efficient design option. However …
Would NLT be a possible replacement in residential construction for a monolithic slab on grade? If the entire slab is inside the building envelope insulated underneath with the vapor barrier between the insulation and the NLT slab. Would there still be far too much expansion in the slab to make this suitable?
Thank you for your Well-done & insightful articles. I will take issue with the opening statement which highlights ‘doing more with less’. This kind of construction is wonderful, but when we start thinking of it (or anything else) as a way to ‘do things on the cheap’ (especially the less-skilled & sincere designers/builders), we start a slippery slope from Architecture & Structure into buildings that end up becoming exercises in slapping on veneers & appliques OK, I relinquish the Soap-Box.
Key insights: 🏗 Mass Timber’s versatility allows it to act as the structure, expose architectural finish, and provide inherent fire resistance, making it a popular choice for construction projects. 🌳 Mass Timber is chosen for its aesthetics, speed of construction, and sustainability, making it a popular choice over other structural materials. 🏗 Using a hybrid approach of mass timber and another material creates complexity in procurement, coordination, and logistics, requiring careful planning and coordination. 🔥 Mass Timber’s exposed finish and fire resistance rating make it unique but also requires additional care and protection on site. 🏢 Using a hybrid Mass Timber plus other materials can provide benefits in terms of span-to-depth ratios, making it a suitable solution for spanning long distances in office scenarios. 🏗 Understanding the differences in material tolerances and movements is critical when working with hybrid mass timber, as it requires creating details that accommodate the differential tolerance between materials. 🔥 On-site welding is often minimized or eliminated in structural steel and Mass Timber projects to avoid fire hazards and potential damage to the adjacent Mass Timber panels. 🌲 Woodwork is a free resource available to answer any questions about hybrid Mass Timber structural systems, providing support and guidance for projects in this field. TLDR: Hybrid mass timber structural systems offer a versatile and sustainable solution for construction projects, but careful planning and coordination are required to address the complexities and differences in material tolerances.
In this article, Ricky McLean of Woodworks discusses the benefits and challenges of using a hybrid approach in construction projects, where mass timber is combined with other structural materials such as steel or concrete. Mass timber is becoming increasingly popular due to its versatility, acting as a structure, an exposed architectural finish, and an inherent fire-resistant material. When used in conjunction with other materials, mass timber can create aesthetic and sustainability benefits, as well as savings in construction time and weight. However, using a hybrid approach can also create complexity in procurement, installation, and on-site logistics, as it involves working with multiple suppliers and coordinating different materials. Understanding how mass timber interacts with other materials is crucial in incorporating it into existing project designs. McLean shares lessons learned from real projects using a hybrid approach to help others benefit and apply these insights to their own projects.