Order and Subdivision

Abstract

Almost all buildings need to be composed from individual parts which are small enough to be manufactured and transported but large enough to save erection or assembly work. As a result, these parts need to be carefully co-ordinated and adapted to each other in a functional sense. This means that a complete building, as well as a single building component, usually are differentiated into single parts which are assigned some specific function, or also more than one function. Modern building technology, which is mainly characterised by its high degree of industrialisation,  features a particularly high degree of differentiation and specialisation, operating frequently with mono-functional components. Professional constructional design requires a sound understanding of the rules of functional subdivision of building structures.