Interior Design Concepts

De Stijl

This style was primarily concerned with concepts of pure abstraction in painting and sculpture which has surfaced in cubist art and which were taken to their logical limits by such artists such as Piet Mondarian, Jean Arp, and Theo Van Doesburg.

Cuneiform

This form of writing required indenting a reed stylus unto wet clay tablets, leaving wedge-shaped impressions.

Victorian

A type of interior reflected in the over-decorated costume of the period having styles that were totally unrelated.

Sideboard

This is an Adam-innovation where two pedestals with urn carrying water for washing are placed on both sides of the table.

The Crystal Palace

This prominent English architecture is considered a precursor to modern architecture with the use of glass and iron as main materials. It was also considered as the first prefabricated structure done for the Great Exhibition of 1851.

Pad foot

A Dutch influence and a prominent type of chair foot during William and Mary Style.

Tana

In Japanese residential architecture, a recess with built-in shelving, usually adjoining a tokonoma.

Durer

He is notably the best and most famous artist of the Holy Roman Empire in the 16th century and German art, best known for his engravings and wood-block prints.

Strap Work

A pattern of curving, interlacing bands used in Renaissance to ornament ceilings, fireplaces and other elements.

Assyrians

Despite their notoriety, this mesopotamian empire was responsible for creating one of the most important libraries of the ancient world.

Cabriole legs

This type of legs made possible the removal of stretchers because it evenly distributes the weight of the chair.

Trilithons

These monoliths were gigantic post and lintel structures, and were arranged in a circular pattern, as found in stonehenge.

Shakers

American arts and crafts style substyle characterized by their simple designs governed by functional principles.

D.

Which among the following is not a Tudor style motif?

A. Romayne work

B. Linenfold

C. Tudor rose

D. None of the above

Satyr's Mask

Early Georgian period motif resembling theater masks usually placed as carvings on splat, apron and knees of chairs.

Samuel Mcintire

American furniture maker influenced by the works of Hepplewhite and Sheraton. His chairs include delicate carvings.

C.

Which innovation allowed the Romans to surpass the architectural marvels of their Greek counterparts.

A. The invention of cement

B. The use of vaults

C. All of the above

D. The dome

Marlborough legs

Typical furniture legs during the Early Federal period

Bauhaus

Created in Germany in the 1919. It served as an avenue for architects, designers, and artists to pursue the philosophy of modernism in their crafts.

Oils

This painting media is said to have been imported into Italy from Flanders in northern Europe.

Boiseries

Carved woodwork picked out in guilt

Seagram Building

Architectural collaboration between Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson found in New York.

Monopodia

This furniture ornamentation is characterized by the use of the lion's head, chest, and foot, as a furniture support or legs.

DAR

Earnes furniture produced for MOMA's Low-Cost Furniture Design in 1948.

Kostilyahe

This refers to the grid of supports from which the kisame is affixed to.

Sgabello

Which among the following chairs does not have an x-shaped frame?

Repetition

What characterizes the pattern design of the guilloche the best?

William Morris

Fueled by reviving the unique aesthetic and importance of craftsmanship against the mass-produced "evils" of the Industrial Revolution during the Victorian Period, his influence could be seen in all forms of decorative arts, from glass to wallpaper.

Trumeau

What do you call the often-decorated column found in the middle of the western portals of many large Christian churches?

Baluster

A short pillar or column, typically decorative in design, and goes in a linear alignment of same designed pillar or column supporting a rail of a balcony.

Corbel

What do we call a large bracket supporting an upper storey-projecting window?

Horseshoe Arch

What was the Moorish Arch sometimes called?

Impressionism

This art movement in painting was an abandonment of traditional classical techniques in favor of a more spontaneous approach in capturing fleeting, momentary instances of their subjects.

Mies van der Rohe

He is best known for his German Pavilion, a modernist structure espousing minimalism, simplicity, and buildings devoid of decoration and historicism, encapsulating his "LESS IS MORE" approach to construction.

Coconut Chair

Which among the following is not a cantilevered chair?

Quadratura

Illusionistic architectural paintings usually painted on the ceiling of a Carolean interior.

Romans

Who were responsible for developing this concave triangular implement used to support domes over square bases?

Gothic

This architectural style was birthed upon the renovation of the ambulatory of the Abbey of St. Denis

Trifid

Latin term for "split into three parts." This is typical furniture feet during the American Georgian period

Scagliola

A type of finish during the Early Georgian period for console tabletop imitating a true marble with the use of marble chips.

Paimio

This furniture is designed to allow the tuberculosis patients to sit in a position that enabled them to breathe easily.

Hipped

Type of the roof with all four sides sloping downward the wall.

Gustav Klimt

He was one of the leading members of the Sezessionstil, known for his works in both decorative and fine art, particularly his paintings using gold and contorted forms, such as The Kiss.

Batibot

Philippine counterpart of the Vienna Bentwood chair.

Queen Anne

English style also known as the Age of Walnut

Qibla

This refers to the wall where often a niche is found where Muslims would face to pray this indicated the direction toward Mecca.

Frank Lloyd Wright

He believed that Form and Function are one; he practiced Organic architecture where a structure should blend well with its environment.

A.

Which among the following is not a principle/design characteristic of the Modernist style.

A. Preservation of historical ornamentations

B. Embrace technology for common good

C. Functionality is the most important consideration

D. Use of materials such as glass/steel

B.

Which description does not characterize the French Baroque period?

A. Doors and window trims were architecturally treated with heavy moldings

B. Large plate glass was used as wall panel enrichment

C. Columns, pilasters and entablatures were enriched with gilded metal and carved ornaments

D. Rooms were springly furnished and furniture pieces massively built

Calipers

It is a hand tool used to measure diameters.

Cajoneria

It is a massive chest of drawers that is used for storing liturgical vestments that is usually found in the sacristy.

Punkah

The fabric that is hung above the dining table in the comedor if the bahay na bato. This serves as a fan.

Lumber

Refers to wood material that has been sawn, split, or cut to beams, joists, planks, typically in standard increments.

Spring Hinge

A hinge designed to forcibly close an open door automatically.

Thermoplastic

A type of plastic that becomes soft when heated and hardened when cooled. They can be re-melted and hardened by cooling any number of times.

Bleach finish

It results in the lightening of wood color to yellowish white and neutralizes the color making it less noticeable.

Baticulin

The wood specie favoured in the Philippines for the production of religious imagery

Channel tufting

It features a series of straight seams along the cushion, either vertically or horizontally

Palasan

A Philippine specie of rattan that has a diameter of 25mm and an onternode of 250mm

Patent Leather

Leather coated with a lacquer, usually plastic, to give a slick, mirror-like finish.

Coil Spring

A helical spring made from metal wire or metal band usually used in cushioned furniture.

410mm

The maximum seat height for a lounge chair.

Firmitas

The vitruvian principle which refers to structural integrity, materials used, joinery, and tectonic composition.

Shellac

Lac flakes + denatured alcohol = ?

Ebeniste

The cabinet maker - derived from "someone who works with ebony"

Almario

It is an open rack which serves as storage space for unused pillows.

561.60 sqm.

How many in SQM is 78 FT X 80 FT?

Alpombra

The Filipino term for carpet

P 3,089,983.95

What is the total construction cost, if the material cost is ₱2,376,910.75?

Straw bale

It is a rapidly renewable source that offers high levels of insulation—an important benefit in the time of climate change—and it is quite easy to build with. It can be used in its raw state without the need for further processing which also makes it affordable. It is the best material for creating a home's walls and a great replacement for building materials such as gypsum, plaster, concrete, fiberglass, and/or stone. It has also gained mainstream acceptance from the public because of its low-impact and low-carbon properties.

Mastic

Any various pastry substances used as a sealant, adhesive, or protective coating.

Santol wood

It is ideal as a wood alternative, another name is "cotton fruit" which is quite common in the Philippines as wood alternative. While the material is less dense compared to other wood variants, it is actually easy to work with. With correct curing, the wood is highly resistant to wood borers, making it ideas to use as skeletal framework

Coconut Shell

Husked, split, scraped, and extracted form of the fruit of the coconut palm, usually used as a decor. It can be cut into pieces and glued altogether to form a lovely work of art, or left alone in its rounded shape.

Honed finish

A smooth stone finish having little to no gloss obtained by rubbing with an abrasive

Bluestone

A dense, fine-grained argillaceous sandstone that splits easily along bedding planes to form thin slabs

Hemp crete

A bio-composite material made from the inner woody fibers of the hemp plant and a lime-based binder. The resulting concrete-shaped material weighs about a seventh or an eighth of actual concrete which makes it super lightweight and allows for significantly lower transport costs and energy. Although not as strong as concrete, it is highly suitable for earthquake-prone areas because of its low density and resistance to crack under movement. Aside from this, it is also mold-free, pest persistent, and slightly fireproof.

Bamboo

A material that comprises about 80 to 90 percent of a typical bahay kubo. The material is versatile, so it can be used as strips, split, or whole timber varieties. It may be given the moniker "poor man's lumber" and is usually used for furniture,bags, and wall decor, but it managed to experience a renaissance as building material—thanks to increased interest in going green.

Building boards

It is a general term of the board which covers a wide variety of materials, they can be made of wood, compressed sawdust, or vegetable fibre gypsum plaster, etc.

Fixed window

A general type of window which does not allow passage of air and could not be opened

Glass

A poor thermal insulator, to increase its resistance to heat flow, a window can be double or triple-glazed so that the trapped air space between its panes can be used as insulation.

Hasp

A finishing hardware that is a fastening device consisting of a loop or stape and a slotted hinge plate normally secured with padlock.

Mycelium

It is the vegetative part of a fungus and it is used to make organic bricks along with organic waste. The end product has the feel and heft of styrofoam minus the toxicity. In terms of performance, it is better than traditional fiberglass and acts as an eco-friendly insulation material. But what really makes mycelium such a futuristic building material is its ability to self-heal—a property that will reduce the need for high repair prices.

Transitional elements

Doors and windows interrupt the wall planes that give a building its form and interior spaces their definition, they are referred to as what element of architectural and interior design that link, both visually and physically, one space to another, from inside to outside

1,576 bd. Ft.

What is the total bd ft. of 788 pieces of 1 ½ " X 4" X 4'?

Dolomite

A limestone rich in magnesium carbonate

187 pieces

How many pieces of 8" X 8" border tile (ceramic tile) will you need for an 8M X 9M Room?

Rice hull ash cement

An affordable and effective substitute to build a full-on bahay kubo these days, especially in the metro due to the risk of fire safety. Concrete is essential in modern homes, but the cement standard has a variety of ingredients, especially of volcanic origin, so it can be costly. When burned under 700 to 750 degrees celsius, the ash offers binding properties that make it a suitable additive to cement solutions

168 pieces

How many acoustic boards (2' X 4'), do you need for an 82.69 SQM room?

Abaca

It is known worldwide as Manila Hemp, is obtained from the leaf sheath of the abaca. Musa textiles Nee is considered the strongest as the strongest among natural fibers. The length of the fiber varies from 3 to 9 FT or more, depending on the height of the plant and the age of the leafsheath. The color of the fiber ranges from ivory white to light and dark brown.

Resiliency

The capability of the material to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress

6 rolls

How many rolls of wallpaper would you need for a room with the following measurements: 7.75M X 8.25M. With a ceiling height of 2.70M, a door obstruction (0.85M X 2.10M) and window obstruction (2.45M X 1.20M)?

11 pieces

How many pieces of 6 in. ft. cut cornice do you need for a 7.78M X 9.65M room?

Plafond

A flat or vaulted ceiling of decorative character

Raking riser

A riser that is inclined inward to permit more footroom on the tread below

Butt hinge

It is a type of hinge that consist of 2 rectangular metal plates, which are joined with a pin. In a large hinge, it is removable and in a small one, it is fixed.

4 panels

How many curtain panels do you need for a 118.20" window opening, if you are using 60" raw panel width of linen fabric material?

Non pressure treated wood

A wood coated, dipped, or impregnated with a preservative under atmospheric pressure

Timbers

Yard lumber 5" (127MM) or more in the least dimension

Bonded terrazzo

A terrazzo topping installed over a mortar underbed that is bonded to a rough finished concrete slab.

2,852 pieces

How many 8" X 8" ceramic tiles do we need for a 103.70 SQM lobby area?