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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

masses bâties

English translation:

built structures

Added to glossary by B D Finch
Feb 22, 2010 16:16
14 yrs ago
French term

masses bâties

French to English Tech/Engineering Architecture
I have a feeling that the answer to this is obvious aand that I am just being dim.

"... l'outil géométrique qui servait aussi bien à dimensionner les masses bâties qu'à assigner leurs justes proportions aux ordres"
Proposed translations (English)
2 +2 built structures
4 structural elements
2 +1 built (up) area

Discussion

Jim Tucker (X) Feb 23, 2010:
The term came up not long ago in another kudoz entry, referring to the volume occupied by the buildings involved:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/real_estate/2179...
B D Finch (asker) Feb 23, 2010:
This is about architecture in the 18th century Some of the suggestions seem more appropriate to the 20th - 21st century. The "ordres" are orders of architecture (Doric, Ionic and Corinthian ...).
MatthewLaSon Feb 22, 2010:
Comment Yes, I see what you mean. But I've seen "hauteur des masses" to be just referring to the built structures themselves. It does have that meaning.
Bourth (X) Feb 22, 2010:
Land take, building footprints I suspect masse here is not what we in English might understand as "mass", but rather the ground area covered by each individual building; note that a plan de masse is a "site plan" of "block plan", depending on whom you believe. This would make sense in relation of the "proportionality of orders", whatever ordres might be here; otherwise masse and ordre might appear to be referring to the same thing.

Proposed translations

+2
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built structures

Hello,

Just a guess...

I hope this helps,
Peer comment(s):
agree Chris Hall
8 mins
Thank you, Chris! Have a great day.
agree Jack Dunwell : Yes, my neighbour is a compagnon and his stave and string give him his measuring instruments in the detail. In the larger dimension, I suppose that the correct magnetic positioning is the most important ( and then of course not building too high (Beauvais
3 hrs
Thank you, J! Thanks for the helpful comments. Jogging still in the morning?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Good guess."
+1
1 hr

built (up) area

Depending on how wide an area they cover. If it were a district, I would say built-up area.
Peer comment(s):
agree Bourth (X) : Quite possibly something along these lines. See Discussion.
4 hrs
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1 min

structural elements

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Note added at 3 minutes (2010-02-22 16:20:18 GMT)
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Quote: In architecture "column" refers to such a structural element that also has certain .... The proportions vary, but are generally similar to Doric columns.

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Note added at 2 heures (2010-02-22 18:24:10 GMT)
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I think this is what "masses bâtis" is getting at : Architectural mass is widely discussed and regulated but there have been few experimental studies on just which design features influence impressions of architectural mass. I investigated the effect of four design features (visual area, partitioning, fenestration, and facade articulation) on comparative choices made on the basis of the criterion of mass. Results suggest a large effect for visual area, a moderate effect for fenestration, and very small effects for facade articulation and partitioning. - Measures of architectural mass: from vague impressions to definite design features by A E Stamps III
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