Projecting Horizontal Bands in Masonry Design This past week, we looked at several different types of profiles of masonry facade accent pieces. Some of these are called cavetos and ogees. Today we’re looking at other types of projecting trims. Particularly, we’re starting by looking at… Read More »Projecting Horizontal Bands in Masonry Facades – Part I
Structural Deflection Issues in Masonry Facade This past week we took a look at a building with severe lateral deflection at the base of the masonry facade. This masonry building is made of brick. The brick is historic like so many buildings here in Washington… Read More »Severe Lateral Deflection in a Masonry Facade – Part II
Severe Lateral Deflection in a Masonry Facade Here on our blog and here on our website we’ve looked at this topic before, related to lateral deflection. The issue and type of problem has also come up in discussions and other types of issues related to… Read More »Severe Lateral Deflection in a Masonry Facade – Part I
Historic Brick Challenges: Stucco Delamination Explained Of all of the historic buildings built here in Washington, DC, the vast majority of them are built with brick masonry. It’s not that there weren’t other types of materials available for construction, back in historic times. In fact… Read More »Stucco Delaminating Over Historic Brick – Part I
Building Facade Integrating Service Raceways Seamlessly This past week, we got a chance to take a look at the historic building here in Washington DC where an electrical raceway was used on the exterior of the facade. The raceway worked like a conduit to esconce… Read More »Service Raceway on a Building Facade – Part II
Integrating Service Raceways for a Functional Building Facade We’re looking at a historic masonry building here in Washington DC. This particular facade is typical to many buildings, particularly a little bit farther east outside of the downtown core CBD area of the city. This building… Read More »Service Raceway on a Building Facade – Part I
Optimizing Design and Efficiency with Brise Soleil Facade Walls This past week we started looking at a very visually interesting brise soleil type of panel system installed in front of a more traditional masonry and glass structural wall at the exterior facade of a building.… Read More »Brise Soleil Facade Walls – Part II
Exploring Brise Soleil Facade Walls: Architectural Function and Design A brise soleil, is a sunscreen used in large scale for building architectural elements. The nane is a term originating from French, which translates directly to “sun breaker.” In architectural usage, a brise soleil is a… Read More »Brise Soleil Facade Walls
Blind Side Facing Walls: Advanced Techniques for Hidden Façade Restoration This past week, we took a look at a brick facade wall which had been originally built against the building that was standing prior to the construction of the remaining building. That prior building was… Read More »Blind Side Facing Walls – Part II
Before After We recently completed a beautiful front facade refurbishment in the historic Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC. This project included several key steps to restore the charm and character of the original brickwork: Removal of multiple layers of old paint from the front facade.… Read More »Stunning Front Facade Refurbishment in Shaw, Washington DC