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stromberg Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) Architectural products Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Glossary of Architectural Terms Volume II - Cornice Return through Hearth 4400 oneal street • greenville, tx 75401 p: 903.454.0904 • f: 903.454.0233 www.4stromberg.com • [email protected] gfrc | gfrp | gfrg | cast stone | marble | bronze Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Cornice Return - Date Stone Glossary of Architectural Terms Page 25 Cornice Return meaning a small cup (A cupola resembling an upside Is the term for the continuation of a cornice, either back down cup.) A cupola that is lighted is sometimes referred to the wall where it terminates, or in a change direction, to as a lantern. A Cupola with access for viewing out of at a gable end. to view the scenery is often called a belvedere, from the Italian term for fair view. GFRC (glass fiber reinforced Corona concrete) and GFRP (architectural fiberglass) cupolas The overhanging vertical member of a cornice in may be designed as one piece units, if small enough classical architecture. to be transported. Larger cupolas of GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) and GFRP (architectural fiberglass) Cresting are generally made in segments that are pre-fitted at A decorative design along the ridge of a roof, cornice, the factory, disassembled for shipping, reassembled coping or parapet. Usually highly ornamented and often on the ground at the site, and then hoisted into place perforated. Often found in the Chateau style, Second with a crane. GFRC and GFRP cupolas may be Empire style, and Queen Anne style, but also found on custom designed or may be selected from a catalog of other styles. GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) and stock the cupola designs. In most cases a glass fiber GFRP (architectural fiberglass) cresting incorporates reinforced concrete cupola sets over a roof membrane, stainless steel or other non-corroding anchors which as a decorative element on the roof. Flashing and allow it to be bolted to the structure below. waterproofing is therefore simplified. Wall top cresting or crenellation in cast stone Wall top cresting or crenellation in cast stone Cushion Capital Crocket Capital of the Romanesque style and Gothic style that CrocketGothic ornaments - Gothic ornamentsof medieval of origin, medieval usually origin, plant usually like plantlikesomewhat in resemblesform, a cushion. placedin form, along placed the edgealong of the the edgesloping of surfthe acesloping of pinnacles surfaceCushion or capital spires. - Most Capital often of the Romanesque style and Gothic style that somewhat resembles a cushion. seenof pinnacles in Gothic orrevival spires. architecture. Most often GF RCseen (glass in Gothicfiber reinforced Cyma concrete) and GFRPrevival (architectural architecture. fiberglass) GFRC Crockets(glass fiber are generally reinforcedCyma cast - AA withmolding molding a stainless with with the double steelthe double curved shape curved of an shape S in section. of an S in or noncorrosive metal all thread through them to allow for attachment to the concrete) and GFRP (architectural fiberglass) Crockets section. structure.are generally cast with a stainless steel or noncorrosiveDate stone - A panel or “stone” of GFRC, inscribed with the date of completion of the building, and sometimes other information. The glass fiber reinforced metal all thread through them to allow for attachment Cupola - Structure located on a roof or a dome, withconcrete a circular date stone polygon may be will a cornerstone, a plaque or keystone. to the structure. Date Stone base. Often louvered for ventilation, sometimes setDentil with -glass OneA panel of or a stained-glass.row or of “stone” “tooth like” of blocks,GFRC, set inscribed in a molding with or cornice.the date These TheCupola word comes from the Latin ‘cupella’ or the Greekare part ‘kupellon’) ofof the completion classical meaning ornamentation ofa smallthe building, of the Ionic, and Composite, sometimes Corinthian other and cup (A cupola resembling an upside down cup). A couple that is lighted is Structure located on a roof or a dome, with a circularDoric orders. information. Found in Federal The glassstyle, Adamfibers style,reinforced Classical concrete Revival style, date French sometimespolygon will referred base. to asOften a lantern. louvered A Cu forpola ventilation, withEclectic access architecture,for viewing Georgian out of to style, and Greek revival architecture. GFRC (glass view the scenery is often called a belvedere, from thefiber Italian reinforcedstone term concrete)may for fairbe aand view. cornerstone, GFRP (architectural a plaque fiberglass) or keystone. moldings may be sometimes set with glass or stained-glass. The word GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) and GFRP (architecturalcast with the dentils fiberglass) as part of the molding, or the dentils may be cast separately comes from the Latin ‘cupella’ or the Greek ‘kupellon’)and attached after casting. It is important that dentil molding and cornice with cupolas may be designed as one piece units, if smalldentils enough be properly to be transported. laid out so that the dentil spacing is uniform. This is generally Larger cupolas of GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete)done by andthe manufacturer GFRP (architectural in the shop drawings stage. fiberglass) are generally made in segmenStrombergts that are Architecturalpre-fitted at the Products factory, disassembledwww.4stromberg.com for shipping, reassembled on the ground903.454.0904 at the site, and then [email protected] hoisted into place with a crane. GFRC and GFRP cupolas may be custom designed or may be selected from a catalog of stock the cupola designs. In most cases a glass fiber reinforced concrete cupola sets over a roof membrane, as a decorative element on the roof. Flashing and waterproofing is therefore simplified. Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (GFRC) and Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) Dentil - Dome Glossary of Architectural Terms Page 26 Dentil One of a row of “tooth like” blocks, set in a molding or cornice. These are part of the classical ornamentation of the Ionic, Composite, Corinthian and Doric orders. Found in Federal style, Adams style, Classical Revival style, French Eclectic architecture, Georgian style, and Greek revival architecture. GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) and GFRP (architectural fiberglass) moldings may be cast with the dentils as part of the molding, or the dentils may be cast separately and attached after casting. It is important that dentil molding and cornice with dentils be properly laid out so that the dentil spacing is uniform. This is generally done by the manufacturer in the shop drawings stage. Architectural fiberglass domes by Stromberg, Atlantis, Bahamas Architectural fiberglass domes by Stromberg, Atlantis, Bahamas Architectural fiberglass domes by Stromberg, Atlantis, Bahamas Dome A roof structure generally shaped like a segment of Domea sphere, - A roofbut structuremay also generally be polygon shaped likeor ovala segment in plan. of a sphere, but may alsoLarge be GFRCpolygon (glass or oval fiber in plan. reinforced Large GFRC concrete) (glass fiber and reinforced GFRP concrete) and (architecturalGFRP (architectural fiberglass) fiberglass) domes domes areare generally generally cast cast in pie in shaped segments, pieand assembledshaped segments, on-site. Smaller and assembleddomes, generally on-site. less thanSmaller eight to 10 feet diameter, may be cast as one piece units, or in segments. 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Interior domes in GFRC (glass fiber reinforced concrete) and GFRP (architectural fiberglass) may be smooth, ribbed, or coffered. In some applications both an exterior dome of GFRC or architectural fiberglass, and an interior dome of GFRG or architectural fiberglass are used. Between the inner dome and outer dome, the dome cavity may Interior GFRG domes be insulated. Interior
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