Architectural Decoration Research Articles

Некоторые геометрические мотивы на Кавказе и в Каппадокии в эпоху Средневековья: размышления об их истоках и смысле

Introduction. The article deals with the frescoes of the specific style “red signs” on the rock. They were widespread in the architectural monuments of Cappadocia. The focus of the research is the motifs of triangular and rhombus (with the dots inside and without it) between the 9th and 10th centuries. Methods. These motifs are compared to the similar images on the stone reliefs (architectural decoration) from the territory of the Northern Caucasus and Western Georgia of the medieval period. A certain number of common features are underlined and studied. Analysis. In both situations the representations are made in primitive planar graphic style with the minimal set of technical means. The iconographical repertoire is rich in zoomorphic images (their biological identification is difficult to determine), geometrical signs, and rosettes. The origins of the motif are traced back up to the ancient cultures in Asia Minor, Caucasus and the Near East. Its development is shown by means of ethnographical witnesses. Results. In conclusion, there is supposition that the permanent presence of the motif in sacral and traditional every day culture of the Northern Caucasus and Western Georgia is due to the influence of the Koban-Colchis cultural and historical community. In medieval Christian culture, it could have function of apotropeia. So, the article deals with the specific aspect of very interesting theme that is the culture of the barbaric periphery of the Byzantine empire in the period between 9th and 10th centuries.

Seljuk Code in the Cultural Landscape of Crimea

The subject of the study is the Seljuk cultural code in the cultural landscape of the Crimea. The object of the study is the Seljuk style in the decorative and applied arts and architecture of the Crimea. The article uses the following methods: culturological (ontological and semiotic) analysis in deciphering the meanings of Seljuk elements, the method of historicism in the ontology of Seljuks in the Crimea, the method of analysis of previous studies, the method of synthesis in the identification of ethnic signs. The article discusses the following aspects of the topic: The semantics of the Seljuk code in the cultural landscape of the Crimea is revealed, examples and ways of applying Seljuk stylistics in decorative and applied art and architectural decor of modern and postmodern are considered. 1. The multinational cultural landscape of Crimea consists of the cultures of ethnic groups that inhabited the Crimea in different periods. The leading marker of the definition and self-determination of ethnic groups is religion and folk mythology, embodied in national traditions. A clear example demonstrating ethnic identity and its continuity is folk art. 2. The appearance of the Seljuks in Crimea and the wide spread of the Seljuk style, which has become one of the main components of the "Crimean style" in modern and postmodern architecture, is not accidental and is due to centuries-old ethnic migrations and the mutual influence of cultures. The Seljuk style, therefore, ceases to be purely ethnic, and becomes part of the cultural landscape of the Crimea, used in the decor regardless of the ethnic origin of the author / owner. 3. A special contribution of the authors to the study is the identification and justification of the Seljuk code as one of the main ones in the Crimean stylistics. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the semiotic and stylistic analysis of the Seljuk code in the cultural landscape of the Crimea.

The Ocular Harpsichord ‘La Toilet’

The color organ with its modern interpretation is an electronic device representing sound in a visual configuration. The origins of the color organ inventions can be traced back to the hand-operated models based on harpsichord design promising the splash of colors upon pressing a key. In this perusal, the harpsichord appears as a tool of fashion with its unique interpretation taking place in a setting where the author got into the habit of calling the ocular harpsichord ‘la toilet’. The acquisition of a certain tendency made the author develop a habit of calling ornaments in general as ‘visible music’. Throughout the narrative incorporating romantic features, the concept of ornament in music manifests itself visibly on clothing and architectural decoration adhering to the philosophical fulcrum between the 18th-century decorative aesthetics and the inventiveness of the Lumières. As a logical consequence, a mathematical structure applied in architecture could turn into keyboard compostition.

Analysis of Innovative Design Methods of Contemporary Gannan Furniture from the Perspective of Hakka Culture

Furniture is the carrier of culture. After nearly 40 years of development, Gannan furniture industry has a huge scale. Gannan Hakka furniture decoration elements have been preserved in the historical development. It is not only a witness to the development of Hakka architectural culture, but also a symbol of the vibrant and innovative quality of Hakka. At the same time, Hakka architectural decorative elements with national characteristics and traditional colors provide more aesthetic elements for furniture design. But on the whole, Gannan furniture design has not formed its own cultural style and characteristics. This paper takes the application of Hakka architectural decoration elements in furniture design as the research angle, and applies the parametric technology to the innovation of elements in Hakka architectural decoration to furniture design. The practical verification shows that the model built by the algorithm of this technology makes the accuracy of design entities increase by 22.14% and the security rate increase by 33.69%. It also optimizes the furniture design method while making Hakka cultural elements get modern application.

Modified Fabrication of Perovskite-Based Composites and Its Exploration in Printable Humidity Sensors.

Organic perovskites are promising optoelectronic semiconductor materials with photoelectric applications. It is known that the luminescence of perovskites is highly sensitive to hydron molecules due to its low moisture resistance of crystal structure, indicating its potential application on humidity-sensing. Herein, a novel perovskite-based compound (PBC) with minimal defects was developed to promote the photoluminescence performance via optimization of the drying method and precursor constitutions. Perovskite materials with good structural integrity and enhanced fluorescence performance up to four times were obtained from supercritical drying. Moreover, the hydrophilic polymer matrix, polyethylene oxide (PEO), was added to obtain a composite of perovskite/PEO (PPC), introducing enhanced humidity sensitivity and solution processibility. These perovskite/PEO composites also exhibited long-term stability and manifold cycles of sensitivity to humidity owing to perovskite encapsulation by PEO. In addition, this precursor solution of perovskite-based composites could be fancily processed by multiple methods, including printing and handwriting, which demonstrates the potential and broaden the applications in architecture decoration, logos, trademarks, and double encryption of anti-fake combined with humidity.

Innovative Conversion of Pretreated Buxus sinica into High-Performance Biocomposites for Potential Use as Furniture Material.

Traditional wood-based panels are usually made from large-diameter trees and rely on adhesives for compactness, which negatively impacts the environment and human health. However, the widely distributed small-diameter shrubs are good raw materials for wood-based panels with abundant fibers, but are often under-exploited. This research reports the preparation of self-bonding biocomposites from Buxus sinica by an innovative combined approach of extraction, alkali treatment, and hot molding. The resulted biocomposites show better mechanical properties in which the flexural modulus (7.79 GPa) and the tensile modulus (4.33 GPa) were 5 times and 1.7 times higher than the conventional fiberboard, respectively, and also demonstrated better hydrophobicity than fiberboard, which could be due to the layer of lignin that formed on its surface preventing the infiltration of water. To sum up, the biocomposites prepared from small-diameter shrubs meet the requirement of the furniture and architectural decoration materials, suggesting that the proposed approach can be used to produce high-performance biocomposites.

Research on Architectural Decoration Design Strategy of Ecological Concept

Research on Architectural Decoration Design Strategy of Ecological Concept

Образы змеи и рыбы в архитектурной декорации христианских храмов Кавказа в эпоху средневековья: некоторые размышления

The article deals with the images of fish and snake in the architectural decoration of the Christian churches in Caucasus in 10 – 14 centuries. The theme of the dragon fighters is not in the focus of the research. The research is dedicated to the images of snake (without paws and fangs, in contrast to dragon-snake) when represented in heraldic position, in the scenes of the prophet Jonas devoured by the sea-monster and in isolated position. It is also dedicated to the image of the fish. The earliest representations of the snakes and dragon-snakes appear on the facades of the Christian churches in Caucasus as early as the Xth century on the territory of the Northern Caucasus and Georgia. Later they are turned in hybrid creatures, dragon-snake (with paws and fangs, sometimes covered with fish scales). Two heads of snake on the earliest representations as well as cirсles on its body underline the apotropaic meaning of the image. The appearance of the snake (not the dragon-snake) on the territory in question could be explained by the influence of the local archaeological culture (Cobano-Colchis). Being represented on the facades of the Christian churches they function as apotropaia. The appearance of the isolated images of fishes in the architectural decoration could also be influenced by the local archaeological culture. The way of the sketching the scales on its body (on the relief from Anacopia) proves its biological identification as trout (the widest spread fish in the mountains of Caucasus). The image of the fish carved on the facades of the Christian churches could also have apotropaic function.

Architectural decoration of Christian churches of the Eastern Black Sea region between 10<sup>th</sup>-11<sup>th</sup> centuries. The decorative system: an attempt of reconstruction

Research of many years on the architectural decoration of Christian churches in Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia resulted in many important discoveries, which transpired crucial for the exact attribution of many artefacts. They also enabled the identification of some hitherto unsuspected research subjects. The findings helped to outline the 10th-11th cent. context for the architecture to be placed in both in the Byzantine Empire as well as neighbour countries. However, the lapidary collections that originate from Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia did not receive sufficient attention. Therefore, they invite a separate study on the functionality of their reliefs. This study would focus upon altar barriers fragments rather than the fragments, which constitute the facades of the Christian churches.Studying similar monuments, which originate from places (such as modern Georgia, Armenia, as well as historic Asia Minor and other parts of the then Byzantine Empire) is nowadays impossible without modern research methods and devices, in particular, those, which enable researchers to do the 3D reconstruction. Such reconstruction would help to visualize otherwise lost historically important monuments as well as forms of their decoration.Such researches would decisively contribute to the study of the artistic culture of these countries, especially in the late 9th-early 11th cent., when they began to consider themselves to be different from the Byzantine "metropole".Reconstruction of altar barriers and the facade decoration and identification of common typological features may clearly show the actual influence of these cultures on the development of Christian culture in Southern Caucasus. The Authors see the importance in showing the convergence between the cultures of the neighbouring areas in the Caucasus. The research necessity of this subject is already reflected in many works from Georgia, Russian Federation, France etc. Their results clearly show that small forms (10th-11th cent.) and façade decoration of the Christian churches in Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia have not yet received a systematic study, especially, because the research has been focused on the paleochristian period.Altogether, the lands of Western Georgia (passes between Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Abkhazia, Southern Ossetia and Racha) played a decisive role in the formation of the original type of medieval Christian self-conscience as reflected in art.

Research on New Materials and New Technology in Architectural Decoration Design

Research on New Materials and New Technology in Architectural Decoration Design

Rheological properties, shape stability and compressive strength of 3D printed colored cement composites modified by needle-like pigment

The shape stability and colorability of 3D printed colored cement composites (3DPCCCs) are restricting its development in the architectural decoration area. In this study, the needle-like yellow pigment (YP) and sheet-like blue pigment (BP) were investigated as the coloring components in the 3D printed white Portland cement-based materials to examine their impact on rheological properties, shape stability, colorability and compressive strength. Experimental results showed that the addition of YP improved the static yield stress and thixotropy of 3DPCCCs, corresponding to a significant reduction in structure deformation. Compared with the reference sample, the compressive strength of 3DPCCCs with 2% YP was improved by 12.3% to 47.4 MPa and structure deformation was reduced by about 50%. Although addition of BP improved the extrudability of 3DPCCCs, both shape stability and compressive strength were significantly reduced. Finally, in a scaled-up 3D printed pentagram component (length across to opposite point 270 mm) with 2% YP, the paste exhibited excellent extrudability and buildability, and 16 layers stacking was obtained without noticeable deformation. • Needle-like and sheet-like pigments are introduced in WPC based materials to prepare 3D printed colored components. • YP is beneficial to improve the rheological properties and shape stability of 3DPCCCs. • The compressive strength of 3DPCCCs with 2% YP increases to 47.4 MPa.

Utilizing Islamic Geometric Abstraction Aesthetics in Creating Designs for Mosque Architectural Decoration

Utilizing Islamic Geometric Abstraction Aesthetics in Creating Designs for Mosque Architectural Decoration

Discussion on Construction Quality Control Measures of Building Decoration Engineering

Building decoration engineering is the secondary creation and improvement of the main structure of the building. Construction decoration engineering construction is the process of decoration design scheme into decoration entity. Its construction quality is not only constrained by the customer needs and the design scheme, but also needs to meet the relevant requirements of the national quality standards for building decoration engineering. The construction quality of building decoration project is affected by many factors. Starting from the definition and value of architectural decoration engineering, this paper interprets the quality requirements of architectural decoration engineering, and seeks for the elements affecting the quality of the project, as well as the correlation between the influencing elements. Then explore the quality control measures in the project construction, and elaborate from the perspective of the construction personnel management, construction technology improvement, design planning, construction planning and scientific management in the construction.

Theoretic efficiency limit and design criteria of solar photovoltaics with high visual perceptibility

Building facades and rooftops provide extensive potential areas for photovoltaic (PV) installation, enabling building-integrated PVs (BIPV) of great interest. PV panels' poor aesthetics, on the other hand, are a key barrier to the wider adoption of BIPV. Although certain PV colorization methods have been developed, the colors obtained are still restricted, particularly those brilliant and low-saturation hues that are desirable for architectural decoration. One concern, therefore, arises whether solar PV can attain high visual perceptibility while also being efficient. To answer this question, here we present a thorough analysis that has quantified the Shockley-Queisser efficiency limits of ideal opaque solar cells with varying lightness. Furthermore, we establish a method for estimating the performance of a real solar cell after colorization. The results suggest that for ideal solar cells with neutral colors that have lightness over 80, the highest efficiency could range between 20.4 % and 25.9 %, with an optimum bandgap between 0.95 and 1.15 eV. The absolute value of over 2 % in efficiency could be further improved if the optimal reflectance is applied to minimize efficiency loss. For the current state-of-the-art solar cell technology, an efficiency limit of 19.8 % is available with the pure white color (RAL 9001). As a result, it could be estimated that silicon solar cells with high visual perceptibility and efficiency limits between 15.4 % and 20.4 % are practically achievable. This study demonstrates its theoretical feasibility, and also inspires the design criteria and evaluation method for practical implementation of solar PVs with high visual perceptibility.

The Practice and Exploration of Ideological and Political Education Reform in Architectural Decoration Construction Technology Courses Based on the Cultivation of Craftsman Spirit

With the development of China’s economy, all sectors of society have increasing expectations for the caliber of professionals. As one of their primary roles, higher vocational colleges should cultivate industrial talents with craftsman spirit, in order to supply skilled talents. Taking the course of Architectural Decoration Construction Technology as an example, this paper explores the connotation of craftsman spirit, analyzes the necessity of effective integration and reasonable infiltration of craftsman spirit in the teaching of architectural decoration construction technology, and proposes practical measures of integrating craftsman spirit into the teaching of architectural decoration construction technology.

Thoughts on Architectural Decoration Design and Construction under the Concept of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection

Thoughts on Architectural Decoration Design and Construction under the Concept of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection

Tree-Like Structures in Architecture: Revisiting Frei Otto’s Branching Columns Through Parametric Tools

Tree-like architectures and branching structures are one of the analogical designs that are among the nature inspired structures arousing attention of the designers, inspiring them and that are frequently confronted throughout the history of architecture. Likewise, trees are structural models for designers beyond the plant and branching patterns that are used as architectural ornamentation. Trees have the characteristics of being mentors for architects and engineers concerning how the vertical and the horizontal loads are transmitted through the trunks, branches, and leaves and how the balance is provided. Within this context, it is possible to claim that a quite wide and intuitively developed structural knowledge is acquired with the tree analogies throughout the history of architecture. By the development of computational design technologies, there have been significant developments in the design and the building of tree-like structures. Especially the number of branching, angles of dendroids, lengths, and the other parameters can be defined by using algorithms and can be optimized also by the help of computational tools. In this paper, the historical development and classification of the tree-like structures have been carried out and Frei Otto who is the pioneer to pave the way for innovative structures related to this field has been selected to revisit the efficiency of lightweight columns inspired by nature. One of the experimental studies of Otto in which he called as “minimum path system” has been determined as the case study; the parametric design behind the structure has been analyzed and reproduced by using a parametric software. The structural effectiveness has been determined and discussed by testing the obtained models using a FEM program under horizontal and vertical loads. Consequently, the structural effectiveness of today’s computational technologies and the branching structures that Otto built intuitively and by natural analogies have been able to be tested and the possible potentials that can be leading for today’s architects have been demonstrated.

Innovative Application of Nano-Organic Photochromic New Materials in Hakka Traditional Decorative Pattern Design

Hakka traditional decorative patterns are the epitome of local life and production customs, politics and economy, culture and art and other history and culture. The themes of Hakka traditional decorative patterns come from the real world or the imaginary world, expressing the expectation and beautiful vision of life. At the same time, it is also the essence of artists accumulated through life in the past dynasties, which has a certain impact on the integration of modern art design and traditional culture. Photochromic materials have the characteristics of reversible color change under the action of light. They have relevant applications in many fields, such as architecture, currency anti-counterfeiting, clothing decoration and so on. Firstly, this paper briefly expounds the Hakka traditional culture. According to the introduction of Hakka traditional culture, this paper leads to the design of Hakka traditional decorative patterns based on Hakka traditional culture, and discusses the decorative technology, decorative parts, application scope and development history of Hakka traditional decorative patterns. Secondly, this paper briefly summarizes the photochromic materials, and leads to the category, principle and mechanism of organic photochromic materials. In this paper, electrospinning technology is introduced, and relevant experiments are designed. The results show that the composites with MAPE have better flexural, compressive and impact strength when the length of carbon nanofibers changes consistently. In the bending performance comparison experiment, the experimental data show that the lowest value of the group with MAPE is 15MPa higher than the highest value without MAPE. In the comparative test of compressive properties, the experimental data show that there is a difference of 30MPa between the composites with MAPE and those without MAPE. Moreover, when the length of carbon nanofibers is 40um, the overall performance of the composites is the best. This paper takes the design of Hakka traditional architectural decoration pattern with nano organic photochromic new materials as an experiment. Experiments show that nano organic photochromic new materials have better properties than traditional building materials in flexural modulus, compressive modulus and thermal stability.

Application of Virtual Reality Technology in the Restoration of Architectural Decoration Space

This paper investigates the application method of architectural decoration space transformation construction, constructs the architectural decoration model based on virtual reality technology, realizes the three-dimensional display of architectural decoration space structure, and optimizes the construction of architectural decoration space transformations in order to solve the unreasonable problem of architectural decoration space combined with virtual reality technology. The experimental results show that using virtual reality technology in the construction of architectural decoration space transformation can better ensure the rationality of building structure and improve the construction efficiency of architectural decoration space transformation, thereby simplifying the space transformation process and improving space transformation quality.

Analysis of Green Construction Technology in Architectural Decoration Engineering

Analysis of Green Construction Technology in Architectural Decoration Engineering