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A traditional fireplace can also draw hot air in from the room and expel it through the chimney, further lowering the efficiency. The design of the direct vent fireplace allows for such a high level of efficiency because of the sealed firebox. The sealed firebox only allows combustion gasses to leave the system and exit the building.
Rumford fireplaces were common from 1796, when Count Rumford first wrote about them, until about 1850. Jefferson had them built at Monticello, [6] and Thoreau listed them among the modern conveniences that everyone took for granted. Existing fireplaces could be rebuilt to the Rumford design ("Rumfordized"). [7]
The most renowned fireplace designers of this time were the Adam Brothers: John Adam, Robert Adam, and James Adam. They perfected a style of fireplace design that was used for generations. It was smaller, more brightly lit, with an emphasis on the quality of the materials used in their construction, instead of their size.
Art Deco-Inspired Marble Fireplace. When creating this sumptuous Milan apartment, ELLE DECOR A-List architect Hannes Peer looked to the Italian city's design heritage.That inspo was carried ...
A Franklin stove. The Franklin stove is a metal-lined fireplace named after Benjamin Franklin, who invented it in 1742. [1] It had a hollow baffle near the rear (to transfer more heat from the fire to a room's air) and relied on an "inverted siphon" to draw the fire's hot fumes around the baffle. [2]
The construction was established by a benefactor (or benefactors) to enable the monks to study in cold winters. The kang may have evolved to its bed design due to ongoing cultural changes during the Northern and Southern Dynasties , as high furniture and chairs came to be prevalent over the earlier style of floor-sitting and low-lying furniture ...
This permitted the design of a very elaborate, rich, architectural focal point for a grand room. At a later date, in consequence of the greater width of the fireplace, flat or segmental arches were thrown across and constructed with archivolt, sometimes joggled, with the thrust of the arch being resisted by bars of iron at the back. [1]
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