Dom-ino structural system
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The Dom-ino structural system is Le Corbusier’s pioneering open-floor concrete frame concept that uses free-standing columns and flat slabs to allow flexible, non-load-bearing walls and liberated facades.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural structural system
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reinforced concrete frame system ⓘ |
| allows |
free placement of interior walls
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independent design of facade from structure ⓘ rapid on-site assembly ⓘ stacking of identical floor plates ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dom-ino House system
NERFINISHED
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Maison Dom-ino system ⓘ |
| conceptualDate |
1914
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1915 ⓘ |
| designer | Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facadeFunction | curtain-like skin independent of structure ⓘ |
| feature |
cantilevered floor edges
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free facade layout ⓘ free plan layout ⓘ liberated facade ⓘ non-load-bearing partition walls ⓘ open floor plan ⓘ pilotis-like columns ⓘ standardized structural grid ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
flat concrete slabs
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free-standing columns ⓘ staircase zone ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early model for modern open-plan housing
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key step in development of modern architecture ⓘ |
| influenced |
International Style architecture
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Le Corbusier’s Five Points of Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ modernist housing design ⓘ open-plan apartment blocks ⓘ postwar mass housing prototypes ⓘ use of pilotis in modern architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
industrialization of building
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reinforced concrete technology ⓘ |
| loadPath |
slabs span between columns
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vertical loads carried by columns ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from "domus" and "innovation" or "domus" and "ino" (small house) interpretations ⓘ |
| placeOfConception | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow industrialized housing construction
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to enable flexible interior layouts ⓘ to separate structural system from enclosure ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Five Points of a New Architecture
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Maison Dom-ino prototype ⓘ Villa Savoye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn | axonometric diagrams by Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structuralMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| structuralSystemType | column-and-slab frame ⓘ |
| wallFunction | non-structural enclosure ⓘ |
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