What is Y-tracery?
Y-tracery (Dutch: vorktracering) is Gothic tracery in which the mullions of a pointed-arch window split into two or more arms above the springing of the arch, in a Y shape.
What is a dry lining wall?
A dry lining wall (Dutch: voorzetwand) is a wall placed in front of an existing wall, usually to insulate, prevent penetrating damp or reduce noise.
What are voorwerkers?
Voorwerkers are the bricks that are visible in a wall, formerly selected by the bricklayer for shape and hardness, while the inferior bricks, the achterwerkers, went into the core of the wall.
What is prestressing?
Prestressing is putting and keeping steel under tension in a structure, mainly in prestressed concrete, so that the concrete is compressed in advance.
What are the Voorschriften Beton (VB)?
The Voorschriften Beton (VB) were the Dutch standards for the design, technology and execution of concrete structures, now replaced by Eurocode 2 with the Dutch national annex.
What is a voorschot (gable cladding)?
A voorschot is the timber cladding of the upper part of a gable, typical of the Zaan region in the Netherlands, often simple but sometimes richly decorated with scrolls and volutes.
What is a preliminary design?
The preliminary design (Dutch: voorontwerp or voorlopig ontwerp, VO) is the design phase after the sketch design, in which the plan takes shape in floor plans, sections, elevations and a first cost estimate.
What is a voorloper?
In Dutch construction, a voorloper is a medium-length plane for rough planing (jack plane), a lifting chain with an eye and hook, or a movement that heralds a later architectural style.
What is a voorloef?
A voorloef is a Dutch timber joint for two crossing beams, in which the lower beam is notched on both sides so that the upper beam locks firmly into it.
What is a voorhuis?
The voorhuis is the street-facing part of an old Dutch town house, often tall and containing a workshop or shop, and later also a new dwelling built in front of an older barn.