DAC-ARTTM
DAC-ART looks exactly like the thick, solid stone in many parts of Europe, particularly in Paris. It is made of concrete, formed and shaped artistically to serve Ted Dial's architectural design of each particular home. Théodore Dial, Ted's nom de plume, provides all the architectural drawings for each project through his planning service.
A charming Stone Cottage in DAC-ART. See in its context in California below.
Each of these Stone Concrete Homes is Unique
DAC-ART's geometry is extremely versatile, beyond what's seen in any other of today's building methods, materials or products. DAC-ART is not an "ICF" like so many other "concrete houses.". DAC-ART's outer skin is thick moulded concrete. DAC-ART is stronger and superior to SCIP walls because the DAC-ART method has about 4 times more concrete in the wall. It sometimes has more than 5 or 6 times more concrete when the architectural details cast in/onto/with DAC-ART walls are taken into account. DAC-ART enables a one-of-a-kind design for individual homes, while maintaining solid advantages in hurricane-proof strength and durability.
The architectural lines, proportions, and details embody Théodore's 49 year career of designing, moulding concrete and other materials. A career that includes his history of studying and restoring historic homes in New Orleans and Mobile and studying the traditional architecture of buildings built with stone in France. His career has culminated in a focused study of traditional stone architecture while designing and building unique new cottages, houses, and luxurious villas. Not limited in architectural style, his methods use and work with most any style of architecture. Concrete homes, concrete houses have an entirely different meaning in the DAC-ART method. DAC-ART walls are superior to ICFs and LCIPs in many respects. DAC-ART is stronger, more durable, has more character, more beauty, it brings an entire world of architectural detail at the same moment of installation. DAC-ART also has more thermal mass benefit. Utility bills are lower in DAC-ART homes. DAC-ART can provide any amount or thickness of foam in 2 layers and it provides more concrete than ICFs or LCIPs. Wall thickness can go to 3' thick if desired. Rarely is it less that 15-1/4". DAC-ART has 3 isolated thermal masses with the interior thermal mass on ther correct side of the foam. ICFs have the foam on the wrong side of the concrete to achieve this level of thermal mass benefit.
Théodore sculpts final touches to many of his solid homes so that his original art becomes part of the whole. This follows the European tradition of building where uniqueness can be found on each building with architectural stone work..
