What are the decorative materials for pillars?

Abstract: Column cladding panel decoration, or decorative column cladding, essentially refers to the architectural components in modern architecture characterized by decorative culture based on columns. In a broad sense, it refers to the style of columns. After solving the load-bearing problem of the factory building, the column type has been endowed with more diverse artistic connotations, and it also involves more cooperation and unity with the architectural space environment, and has become an important part of modern architectural decorative art. So, what are the common column finishing materials? Classification of building pillars 1. Wooden pillars: pillars made of wood. It is mostly used in small wooden buildings, such as antique pavilions or buildings with oriental ethnic characteristics.

2. Concrete columns: columns constructed of concrete or reinforced concrete. It has good integrity, high strength, good earthquake resistance and fire resistance, and is mainly widely used in high-rise or multi-story buildings.

3. Steel structure columns: columns made of construction steel. Usually made of steel or steel plates (such as stainless steel brushed plates and other metal decorative plates). Construction steel often refers to hot-rolled angle steel, channel steel, I-beam, H-shaped steel and steel pipes. The strength and elastic modulus of steel are high, and the material is uniform. The steel structure columns made of it have strong load-bearing capacity, are easy to install, have a high degree of industrialization, and are fast to construct. Moreover, the stainless steel brushed plate metal decorative materials have good corrosion resistance and fire resistance. It also doesn’t require regular maintenance.

What are the pillar facing materials? 1. Stone facing pillars are pillars with stone decoration on the surface, reflecting a solemn or luxurious momentum. Decorative stone is divided into two categories: natural stone and artificial stone.

(1) Natural stone: mainly divided into three categories: marble, granite and sandstone. Marble has a fine texture, soft luster, brilliant colors and beautiful ceiling patterns. Since marble has poor weather resistance and is easily corroded, it is mostly used for interior decoration of pillars. Granite has strong durability, wear resistance, and good acid resistance, so it is a high-end material for indoor and outdoor column decoration. Sandstone is a special kind of natural stone. Its surface has a strong graininess. It is not only hard and durable, but also rich in simple and uniform surface texture and simple and natural color. It is used for indoor and outdoor pillar decoration. It is very Elegant charm.

(2) Artificial stone: including artificial granite and artificial microcrystalline stone. Artificial granite is a new decorative material introduced in the 1980s. It has a dense structure, natural pattern and texture, and strong wear resistance. It can make up for the defects of inconsistent patterns and color differences when paving large areas of natural stone. Because the overall decoration The effect is good. Microcrystalline stone, also known as glass-ceramic and jade spar, is a new type of decorative material made of natural inorganic materials through high-temperature melting and controlled crystallization. Compared with natural stone, it has the advantages of high strength, good chemical stability, adjustable color, no color difference, no fading, and does not contain any radioactive elements. It has the bright crystal light of glass and the solid texture of granite, and Durable and corrosion-resistant, light and solid, bendable and free. For the decoration of columns, microcrystalline stone is lighter, stronger and cheaper than natural stone.

2. Wood veneer columns are columns decorated with thin wood veneers, plywood and other wood. Columns decorated with wood are more common in interior decoration. Wood is lightweight, high-strength, has good elasticity and toughness, has beautiful texture and color, and is easy to color.

(1) Thin wood veneer: It is a higher-grade decorative material, which is formed by attaching thin wood chips to the substrate with adhesive. Its patterns are beautiful, three-dimensional and rich in color.

(2) Plywood: It is the most widely used wood product in decoration projects. It has the advantages of light weight, bendability, uniform material, expansion and contraction, beautiful appearance and high strength.

3. Metal veneer columns In current decoration, there are many varieties of metal veneer panel materials used for column surfaces. Classified by material properties, they mainly include aluminum and aluminum alloys, steel and stainless steel products, copper and copper alloy products, etc.

(1) Aluminum alloy veneer column: Aluminum alloy veneer panel is a higher-grade building decoration material with the characteristics of light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance, wear resistance and high stiffness.

Moreover, various complex cross-section forms of aluminum alloy decorative panels can be extruded at one time, so they are widely used in column decoration.

(2) Stainless steel decorative column: The matte stainless steel brushed plate among the stainless steel decorative panels has weak surface reflection and can produce a very soft artistic visual effect in interior decoration. The stainless steel brushed plate If the strong metallic luster on the surface is turned into metal through water plating or vacuum ion plating, it will become a very high-end building decoration material. The surface of the stainless steel etched plate is not only shiny, but also has a relief-like three-dimensional decorative feel. It is also decorative as a column-wrapping material. Stainless steel mirror panels have a smooth and bright surface that can reflect images and are often used in commercial buildings.

4. Glass decorative columns are columns decorated with glass. The main decorative glass materials are frosted glass and silver mirror glass. As a decorative material, frosted glass has the characteristics of simplicity and brightness. It is often used as an embellishment in modern offices and display spaces. The surface is connected to the column by metal components.

Decoration methods of different types of columns 1. Decoration methods of slender columns In low-rise or multi-storey buildings, when the floor height is high, excessively slender columns will appear in the indoor space, making the columns The form lacks a certain tension, so corresponding decorative design methods can be adopted to visually expand the horizontal volume of the columns. The specific methods are:

(1) Add horizontal horizontal lines. When the width of the column remains unchanged, horizontal lines are used to divide the column into several parts, and the local thick and short shape affects the visual experience of the overall slender shape of the column. This line can be a dividing line of facing material or a purely decorative line. The more obvious the blocks divided by the lines are, the more obvious the tension in the horizontal direction is, making people feel that the width of the columns in the horizontal direction has increased.

(2) Strengthen the contrast of body blocks. The concave and convex body of the column as a whole is divided horizontally into several small bodies, thus forming a combination of thick and short proportions. In order to set off the "concave" of the body blocks, there must be a "convex" structure between the blocks. The larger the scale of the recess, the stronger the sense of isolation of the block, the more obvious the three-dimensional effect of the columns, and the volume of the columns also expands.

(3) Decoration of capitals and bases. Adding capitals and bases to columns and changing the height and size of the capitals and bases can also adjust the overall proportion and shape of the columns.

(4) Use materials with rough texture, obvious texture and irregular shape. Materials with rough texture, obvious texture and irregular shape create a strong sense of presence for the pillars.

(5) Apply warm and high-brightness colors. Since warm, bright colors have the characteristics of advancement and expansion, applying these colors to columns can enhance the volume of the columns and make slender columns look strong. In addition, when any of the three attributes of the color applied on the pillars (hue, lightness, chroma) forms a strong contrast with the background color or environmental color, the visual perception of the pillars will be enhanced, thereby strengthening the pillars. A sense of horizontal volume.

(6) Use appropriate lighting methods. In indoor spaces, focusing lighting on pillars guides or concentrates people's attention, strengthens the shape, outline, color and texture expression, detailed texture and luster of the pillars, highlights the three-dimensional sense and texture of the pillars, and enhances the appearance of the pillars. To enhance the effect of volume.

2. Decoration method of thick pillars In high-rise or super-high-rise buildings, thick and huge pillars often appear. When the pillars feel too thick in the space, they should be Adopt corresponding decorative design methods to weaken its longitudinal shape. The specific methods are:

(1) Add vertical horizontal lines. Repeating vertical vertical lines on the column body can enhance the longitudinal feeling of the column body. Because on the pillars that emphasize vertical lines, when people feel the overall thick shape of the pillar, they also feel the local dignity in the vertical direction, which will inevitably dilute the feeling of the overall pillar being thick. The more obvious the vertical block surface is, the more obvious the feeling of "elongating" the column will be.

(2) Increase the vertical block feel.

The increase in the longitudinal block surface of the column can vertically divide the column surface into several block surfaces with a width smaller than the original facade. These vertical block surfaces strengthen the longitudinal tension, making people visually feel that the column is lengthened longitudinally. In the shape design of columns, cutting the column surface with vertical lines and adding vertical structural surfaces at column corners can increase the vertical block surface of the column. The more obvious the contrast between colors and materials between adjacent block surfaces, the stronger the independence of the surfaces, the stronger the vertical feeling, and the more elongated the effect.

(3) Use smooth, smooth and highly reflective materials. Applying smooth, transparent, and highly reflective materials to pillars that are too thick can have the effect of weakening the volume of the pillars. The reflective image effect on the surface of materials such as glass mirror, mirror stone, stainless steel and other materials makes the pillar appear light. The mirror glass plays the most significant role in weakening the sense of volume. Because the glass mirror reflects the image of the spatial environment where the pillars are located, it creates a visual illusion of space, thereby weakening the sense of volume of the pillars. When glass mirrors are used in combination with other materials, the virtual effect of the glass mirrors is in sharp contrast with the solid effects of other materials. Splitting the original complete columns, "breaking them into parts" and "turning them into surfaces" will also The sense of volume of the pillars is weakened. The black back-painted glass also has properties similar to mirrors, but because the reflectivity is weaker than mirrors, it will produce a more subtle blurring effect.

(4) Apply cool colors and low brightness colors. When the pillars give people the visual feeling of being too thick, cold and low-brightness colors can be applied to the pillars. These colors have the visual characteristics of receding and shrinking, which visually weakens the sense of volume of the pillars. In addition, when the color of the pillars is close to the background or environmental color, the shape of the pillars blends into the background, thus weakening the visual perception of its volume.

(5) Use internal lighting. In order to reduce the volume of the pillars, internal lighting can also be used to hide the light source within the facing material of the pillar, and use the light transmittance of the facing material to make the pillar transmit light or glow. The pillars serve as luminous bodies. Although the width of the pillars has increased due to the hidden lights, the original heaviness has also faded due to the luminescence, resulting in a visual effect of weakening the sense of volume.