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Q1: It is the arrangements of the various parts of something and often referred to in
architecture as the assembled or constructed parts of a building.
A1: STRUCTURE
Source: Coles, J. & House, N. (2007). The fundamental of Interior Architecture, page 18
Q2: The main body of a building usually the walls, floor and ceiling.
A2: FABRIC
Source: Coles, J. & House, N. (2007). The fundamental of Interior Architecture, page 17
Q5: The plane is the most fundamental element of interior architecture. Essentially a
two-dimensional form, it serves, when employed as floors, walls and ceilings, to enclose
and define space.
A5: PLANE
Source: Coles, J. & House, N. (2007). The fundamental of Interior Architecture, page
23
Q6: A series of numbers where each is the sum of the preceding two, identified by
Fibonacci (Leonardo of Pisa) in the Middle Ages and used as the basis of proportioning
systems ever since.
A6: FIBONACCI SEQUENCE
Source: Coles, J. & House, N. (2007). The fundamental of Interior Architecture, Page
30
Q7: The study of the bodys response to physical and physiological loads and strains. It
is concerned with such things as safe weight limits, the effects of repetition, the
application of force and the effects of posture.
A7: ERGONOMICS
Source: Coles, J. & House, N. (2007). The fundamental of Interior Architecture, Page
Q8: The measurement of humans. Statistical data about the distribution of body
dimensions in the population used to optimise human interaction design decisions.
A8: ANTHROPOMETRICS
Source: Coles, J. & House, N. (2007). The fundamental of Interior Architecture, Page 59
Q9: An opening in the wall of a building for admitting light and air, usually fitted with a
frame in which are set operable sashes containing panes of glass.
A9: WINDOW
CASTRO, CAMILLE JOY S.
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Source: Ching, F. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, Page 271
Q12: A hinged, sliding, or folding barrier of wood, metal, or glass for opening and
closing an entrance to a building, room, or cabinet.
A12: DOOR
Source: Ching, F. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, page 62
Q13: A door that turns on hinges or pivots about a vertical edge when pushed or pulled.
A13: SWINGING DOOR
Source: Ching, F. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, page 62
Q14: A portion of space within a building, separated by walls or partitions from other
similar spaces.
A14: ROOM
Source: Ching, F. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, page 216