ATA Group 13 - Demountable Shelter

AR6022 APPLIED TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN REPORT GROUP 13

AR6022 APPLIED TECHNOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE DESIGN REPORT GROUP 13 ALEXANDRA GROSZEK ASHLEY KIRK ANASTASIA STAN BEN SALTER SILVIYA STOYANOVA

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CONTENTS 04 - UNDERSTANDING THE BRIEF 05 - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT STRUCTURAL GRID COLUMNS FOUNDATIONS+FLOOR CASSETTE ROOF + FACADE

010 - INTEGRATION 012 - STRUCTURE ANALYSIS 014 - CRITIQUE 016

- BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD 018 - ROOF + FACADE DEVELOPMENT 019 - AXONOMETRIC DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FINAL EXPLODED VIEW

022 - MATERIALS 023 - QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 024 - FINAL DRAWINGS PLANS ELEVATIONS SECTIONS 3D DETAIL DETAIL SECTIONS

035 - FINAL RENDERS 038 - 1:10 MODEL 046 - 1:1 MODEL 052 - COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL 054 - ON SITE ‘THE GUIDE’ 060 - CONCLUSION

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BRIEF INTERPRETATION HAVING ABSORBED THE BRIEF, THE TEAM DISCUSSED AND EXPLORED VARIOUS CASE STUDIES TO FORM AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED OF THE STRUCTURE IN TERMS OF BOTH PROCESS AND AESTHETICS. THERE WERE SEVERAL KEY POINTS THAT WE FELT TO BE CRUCIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE DESIGN AND COULD SEE THAT THIS WOULD POTENTIALLY SHAPE THE FACADE. THESE POINTS WERE: LIMITED MAN POWER SMALL COMPONENT PARTS HARSH ENVIRONMENT EASE OF ASSEMBLY

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FROM HERE WE COULD MAKE SIMPLE DECISIONS ON HOW TO PROGRESS AND STARTED TO FORM A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN BASED ON THE PROCESS IN WHICH IT WOULD BE ASSEMBLED. OUR INITIAL CONCEPT REVOLVED AROUND THE IDEA THAT A SPACE (OR SEPARATE SPACES) COULD BE ERECTED FROM SIMPLE MANAGEABLE PANELS OF VARYING FINISHES RELATIVE TO THEIR POSITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS I.E. SOLID/GLAZED. THESE WOULD ULTIMATLEY BE FIXED WITHIN A STRUCTURAL SKELETON. THE GENERAL IDEA WAS THAT THE SPACE COULD ADAPT TO ITS ENVIRONMENT AND COULD BE EXTENDED OR REDUCED WITH EASE AS THE OCCUPIER SAW FIT. AFTER REVIEWING THE BRIEF AGAIN, THE CONCEPT NEEDED TO BE REFINED TO MEET THE 35M2 REQUIRED FLOOR PLATE. THIS MEANT THAT THE SPACE HAD TO BE REDUCED, HOWEVER WE KEPT THE CONCEPT OF VARYING FACADE ELEMENTS OVER TWO STORIES.

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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT HAVING REFINED THE CONCEPT WE FOCUSED ON MATERIALITY OF THE FACADE AND HOW THIS COULD WORK TO CREATE BOTH AN OPEN AND CLOSED INTERNAL SPACE. THIS GAVE THE SPACE THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO ITS SURROUNDINGS AS TRANSPARANT OR OPENING PANELS COULD BE SITUATED TO CAPTURE SPECIFIC VIEWS OR PICK UP ON SOLAR ORIENTATION. IT WAS ALSO BENEFICIAL TO LOCATE THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO SUIT THE SETTING. WE THEN LOOKED TO CREATE A SIMPLE FLOOR GRID THAT WAS EASY TO CONSTRUCT. MANAGABLE INSULATED PIECES COULD BE INSERTED INTO THIS GRID AND IT MADE SENSE THAT THE FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF LEVELS BOTH WORKED ON THIS PRINCIPAL. THE FACADE COULD THEN PROVIDE THE STRUCTURE FOR THE FLOORS AND ROOF GRIDS. WE THOUGHT IT BENEFICIAL THAT THE SPACE SHOULD BE RAISED UP FROM GROUND LEVEL TO COMBAT THE POTENTIALLY UNEVEN TERRAIN. WE ALLOWED FOR FOUR INTERNAL COLUMNS WHICH COULD BE ADAPTED AT THEIR BASE TO SUIT VARYING GROUND CONDITIONS.

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STRUCTURAL GRID AFTER RESEARCHING A PRECEDENCE OF A SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE THAT CONSISTED OF AN ABUNDANCE OF INTERLOCKING INDIVIDUAL TIMBER COMPONENTS, WE SET ABOUT ADAPTING THE DESIGN TO SUIT OUR REQUIREMENTS. THE SUCCESS OF THIS STRUCTURAL SOLUTION WAS THAT EACH INDEPENDENT COMPONENT RELIED ON THE NEXT AND SO ON AND SO FOURTH. THIS WAS BENEFICIAL IN THE SENSE THAT ONE PERSON COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE A WHOLE FLOOR PLATE READY FOR USE. WITH THIS SIMPLE YET CLEVERLY CONCEIVED IDEA WE CREATED AN AESTHETICALLY PLEASING INTRICATE GRID THAT COULD NOW BE ELEVATED AND FIXED TO FORM THE REMAINING TWO LEVELS REQUIRED.

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COLUMNS AFTER FORMING A STRUCTURAL GRID FORMED FROM SMALL COMPONENTS , WE LOOKED AT HOW THIS COULD BE ELEVATED BOTH IN TERMS OF ITS FIXED POSITIONS AND THE PROCESS IN WHICH IT WOULD BE ASSEMBLED. IT SEEMED THAT THE COLUMNS COULD CREATE A MANAGEABLE WAY IN WHICH TO DO THIS BY CREATING SIMPLE PRE CUT SLOTS IN THE JOISTS AND BOLTED INTO PLACE AS THE COLUMN AND GRID ALIGNED. AFTER PROGRESSING WITH THIS IDEA IT ACCIDENTALLY FORMED THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE IN WHICH THE GRID STRUCTURES COULD COMFORTABLE BE SUPPORTED FROM. THIS IN TURN MEANT THAT THE FACADE COULD BE SLIMMED DOWN AND ACT MORE AS A HANGING FACADE RATHER THAN HAVING TO SUPPORT THE PERIMETER PROJECTING JOISTS.

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FOUNDATIONS THE SIMPLEST WAY OF FIXING THE COLUMNS TO THE GRID STRUCTURE WAS

BY CLAMPING TWO SEPARATE VERTICAL PIECES AROUND THE CENTRE OF A HORIZONTAL JOIST COMPONENT. THE BASE OF THE COLUMNS WOULD THEN HAVE VARYING BASE CONNECTIONS THAT COULD EITHER SIT FLAT UPON THE GROUND PLANE OR BE HAND SCREWED INTO THE SUBSTRATE.

FLOOR CASSETTE DUE TO THE NOW ASSEMBLED, YET OPEN, GRID STRUCTURE IT SEEMED LOGICAL THAT A FINISHED FLOOR COULD BE CREATED BY PLACING INSULATION-BACKED TILES INTO THE OPENINGS OF THE GRID. THIS METHOD OF INFILLING WORKED WELL ON EACH LEVEL INCLUDING THE ROOF WHEREBY MANAGEABLE COMPONENTS WOULD BE PASSED UP AND INSERTED.

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ROOF 1.TENSILE ROOF MEMBRANE 2.METAL CAPPING 3.TIMBER PARAPET 4.PERIMETER INSULATED PANELS 5.INNER INSULATED PANELS 6.TIMBER JOISTS NOW THAT THE LEVELS HAD BEEN AGREED, ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS WERE NEEDED TO FORM A SMALL PARAPET IN WHICH TO CONCEAL AND FIX A PRE MADE, FOLD OUT, TENSILE ROOFING MEMBRANE. INDIVIDUALLY LAID OVERLAPPING CAPPING PIECES WOULD THEN SECURE THIS IN PLACE. A SMALL RAINWATER OUTLET WOULD ALSO BE PRE FORMED WITHIN THE TENSILE MEMBRANE AND WATER COULD BE DISTRIBUTED DOWN A FLEXIBLE PIPE WHICH WOULD RUN DOWN THROUGH THE LEVELS TO THE EXTERNAL BASE.

FACADE HAVING FORMED THE BASIS OF THE DESIGN ON THE ADAPTABLE FACADE CONCEPT, THIS COULD NOW BE REVISITED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE STRUCTURE. INITIALLY THE GRID LEVELS WERE SUPPORTED BY THE PERIMETER FRAMES, BUT AS THE DESIGN PROGRESSED THESE FRAMES ONLY NOW NEEDED TO INTERLOCK WITH EACH OTHER AND BE TIED BACK TO THE GRID.

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INTEGRATION NOW THAT ALL ELEMENTS OF THE SPACE HAD BEEN CONSIDERED WE COULD FORM AN IDEA OF EXACTLY HOW THE OVERALL DESIGN WOULD LOOK. AN ADDITIONAL ELEVATED TERRACE AREA WAS ADDED TO CREATE AN EXTENSION OF THE FLOOR SPACE CONNECTING THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ELEMENTS.

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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC VIEW

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3MM TENSILE FABRIC MEMBRANE

WPB PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) ROOF AND FLOOR STRUCTURE GRID

18MM PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) WALL CASSETTE

18MM PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) INSULATED FLOOR

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STRUCTURE ANALYSIS THE WAY IN WHICH THE FLOOR GRID IS CONNECTED TOGETHER REQUIRES INBUILT TOLERANCE WHICH PRODUCES ‘PLAY’ BETWEEN ELEMENTS MEANING IT WOULD NEED STABILISING. ONE WAY OF DOING THIS WOULD BE TO ADD CROSS BRACING BUT THIS WOULD OCCUPY SPACE REQUIRED FOR INSULATION AND WOULD ADD A NUMBER OF COMPONENTS TO THE SYSTEM. WE WANTED TO SOLVE THIS BY USING FEWER NUMBER OF COMPONENTS THUS EXPLORED THE STRUCTURAL FORCES OCCURRING. THE WAY IN WHICH WE HAD PLANNED TO LAY THE INSULATED PLY FLOOR COVERING GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO UTILISE ITS SHEER STRENGTH TO STABILISE THE GRID. THE PLY TILES CAN BE RECESSED IN SUCH A WAY THEY FIT WITHIN THE GRID AND ACT AS A DIAPHRAGM ELEMENT BRACING THE STRUCTURE IN THE HORIZONTAL PLANES.

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THE DESIGN OF OUR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COLUMN AND GRID PRODUCE A MOMENT CONNECTION MEANING IT WILL RESIST TURNING FORCES. THIS REDUCES THE REQUIREMENT FOR OTHER FORMS OF BRACING TO ACHIEVE A STIFF CONNECTION AT THESE POINTS. FROM EARLY IN THE DESIGN PROCESS OUR STRUCTURAL SYSTEM WAS BASED UPON A SKELETAL STRUCTURAL SYSTEM - BEING MADE UP OF SEVERAL COMPONENTS. DURING THE INITIAL STAGES WE SPENT TIME DELIBERATING THE LOCATION OF THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR THE UPPER FLOORS / ROOF. IT BECAME A SIGNIFICANT DEBATE BUT WE SETTLED ON LOCATING COLUMNS IN EH CENTRE OF THE FLOOR PLAN CREATING A ‘CORE’ AND CANTILEVERING THE FLOOR PLATES. BY DOING THIS THE FACADE WOULD NOT HAVE TO CARRY LOAD, ONLY SUPPORT ITSELF AND RESIST EXTERNAL FORCES, SUCH AS WIND LOAD.

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Level 2

Level 2

6080

6080

2 A130

Level 1

Level 1

3040

3040

4 A130

Level 0

Level 0

0

0

1 A130

120/01 Section 1

1

2

1 : 25

120/02 Section 2 1 : 25

1 A120

PROJECT

Demountable Building

1 A120

TITLE

Sections DRAWING NUMBER

A120

1

2

2

A120

A120

Plan - Ground Floor 1 : 25

2

SCALE (@ A1)

1 : 25

DATE

12/13/16

Ceiling Plan - Ground Floor 1 : 25

THE CRITIQUE

PROJECT

Demountable Building TITLE

Floor Plans DRAWING NUMBER

A100

SCALE (@ A1)

1 : 25

DATE

12/13/16

AFTER AN INTENSE WEEK OUR FINAL CHALLENGE WAS THE DESIGN CRITIQUE. WE HAD NOT FULLY FINISHED THE 1:10 MODEL AND OUR DRAWINGS WERE NOT AT THE STAGE WE WOULD HAVE WANTED MORE WORK WAS NEEDED. WHILST OUR OUTPUTS WERE A COLLECTION OF OUR IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS IT WAS PERHAPS A TRUE REPRESENTATION OF OUR CORE GOALS. THESE OUTPUTS COMMUNICATED AN IDEA OF CONFUSION AMONGST OUR INTENSIONS, SOMETHING OF MASS AND NOT LIGHTNESS. OVERALL OUR TECTONIC CONCEPT HAD BEEN SOMEWHAT LOST, OR AT LEAST NOT EXPRESSED IN A WAY THAT FOLLOWS OUR UNDERLYING STRATEGY TO HAVE A STRUCTURAL CORE AND A LIGHTWEIGHT FACADE. A CLEAR NEED TO REVISIT FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN DECISIONS EMERGED.

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OUR 1:1 MODEL WAS FELT TO BE SUCCESSFUL (ALTHOUGH COULD BE IMPROVED) AND WAS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT REPRESENTATION OF OUR PROJECT.

THE 1:10 MODEL WAS CONSTRUCTED FROM MDF WHICH WE KNEW WOULD BE QUICKER AND EASIER TO WORK WITH. HAVING SPENT THE FIRST FOUR DAYS DISCUSSING AND WORKING THROUGH CONCEPTS WE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY RESTRICTED ON TIME. BUILDING THE MODEL IN MDF MEANT THAT ALL DETAIL WAS LOST AND IT ULTIMATELY SYMBOLISED A ‘MASS’ THAT DIDN’T SUGGEST HOW INTRICATE THE DESIGN ACTUALLY WAS, NOR DID IT SHOW THE DETAIL THAT WAS REQUIRED AT THIS SCALE.

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BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD AFTER THE CHARRETTE WEEK WE TOOK SOME TIME OUT TO RE-FOCUS AND ESTABLISH OUR CORE CONCEPTS HERE. THE CRITIQUE TAUGHT US THAT WE NEEDED TO CONSIDER WHAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO OUR DESIGN - OUR GRID STRUCTURE AND CENTRALISED COLUMNS. OUR FACADE WAS TOO HEAVY, BOTH VISUALLY AND PHYSICALLY, WE NEEDED TO EXPRESS LIGHTNESS. IN OUR FIRST DESIGN WORKSHOP AS A GROUP WE DRAFTED OUT IDEAS ABOUT LIGHTWEIGHT FACADES, REVISITING PAST IDEAS, USING FABRICS AND TRANSLUCENT MATERIALS. IT WAS HERE THAT OUR DESIGN BEGAN TO DEVELOP AND MAKE PROGRESS. TAKING PRINCIPLES FROM CURTAIN WALLING, CLADDING AND INFILL SYSTEMS, THAT SIMPLY HAVE ENOUGH MATERIAL TO SELF SUPPORT.

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THESE IDEAS ULTIMATELY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIGHTWEIGHT FACADE POSTS THAT SLOT OVER THE GRID ELEMENTS AND IN TURN PROVIDE A SUBSTRATE FOR AN ALUMINIUM FRAMED POLYCARBONATE PANEL TO BE INSTALLED. THESE PANELS COULD BE REMOVED IF THE USER SO WISHED AND CAN SLIDE DOWN TO ALLOW VENTILATION. OUR DEVELOPMENTAL SKETCHES AND STUDIES ARE SHOWN RIGHT.

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ROOF DEVELOPMENT 1.CORRUGATED METAL ROOF 2.PERIMETER PANEL BOARDING 3.INNER INSULATED PANELS 4.TIMBER JOISTS AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION, THERE WERE SOME ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGN THAT WE FELT COULD BE FURTHER DEVELOPED TO CREATE A MORE SIMPLISTIC AND SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME. WHEN REVIEWING THE ROOF BUILD UP, WE DECIDED TO STREAMLINE THIS BY REMOVING THE PARAPET FEATURES AND PROVIDING A CORRUGATED TIN ROOF ON TOP OF THE INSULATION-BACKED TILES. THE TIN WOULD BE FIXED TO THE PROJECTING PERIMETER JOISTS BY LOCALISED CLIPS SO AS TO NOT PENETRATE AND DISRUPT THE WEATHERPROOF PROPERTIES OF THE LIGHTWEIGHT ROOF.

FACADE DEVELOPMENT THE FACADE CONCEPT THAT FORMED THE INITIAL BASIS OF THE DESIGN ALSO NEEDED TO BE ADAPTED DUE TO ITS BULKY AND OVERLY STRUCTURAL NATURE. WE LOOKED AT THE BENEFITS OF A VERY LIGHTWEIGHT POLYCARBONATE FACADE WHICH WOULD BE CLIPPED IN PLACE VIA VERTICAL ELEMENTS TIED INTO THE STRUCTURAL GRID.

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AXONOMETRIC DEVELOPMENT AXONOMETRIC VIEWS SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPOSED DESIGN

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DEMOUNTABLE MODEL

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FIRST DESIGN PROPOSED

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PRE-FINAL DEMOUNTABLE MODEL

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FINAL MODEL

EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC VIEW OF THE FINAL MODEL

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60MM CORRUGATED PVC SHEETS (CLEAR)

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18MM PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) ROOF CASSETTE

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18MM PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) ROOF CASSETTE

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WPB PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) ROOF AND FLOOR STRUCTURE GRID

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PRESSURE TREATED TIMBER SECTIONS

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16MM TRIPLE WALL POLYCARBONATE

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18MM PLYWOOD (CNC CUT) INSULATED FLOOR

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MATERIALS FLOOR/ROOF GRID 18MM WPB PLY SHEETS, MADE FROM FSC CERTIFIED TIMBER. WPY PLY IS FORMED FROM TIMBER STRIPS GLUED TOGETHER TO FORM A ROBUST AND DURABLE ELEMENT. SUPPLIER - BEAUMONT FOREST, UK RESPONSIBLY SOURCED FROM SOUTH AMERICA. BB/CC GRADE WITH AN EXTERIOR (WBP) GLUE LINE.

FACADE AND ROOF -16MM CLEAR POLYCARBONATE WALL PANELS. -CORRUGATED TRIPLE WALL POLYCARBONATE ROOF PANELS. MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC. SUPPLIER - THE GLAZING SHOP, UK - COROLITE, UK -REMOVABLE CURTAIN INSULATION MADE FROM POLYESTER FIBRE, WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO THE FACADE AT COLDER TEMPERATURES. SUPPLIER - AKON, US, FL

COLUMNS AND FOUNDATIONS WPB PLY COLUMN SECTIONS. MADE FROM RESPONSIBLY SOURCED TIMBER. UK SUPPLIER - BEAUMONT FOREST, UK SALVAGED STEEL SCREW PILES AND COLUMN FEET,

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Element Type

Material

Size

Density (kg/m³) / Weight (kg/m²)

Number and Location

Total

Approximate Weight per Element (kg)

Total Weight (kg)

Foundations

CHS screw piles

73 mm diameter x 5mm wall x 2000 mm

7500

1 per column pair

4

9

36

Column Foundation Cap & adjuster

Fabricated steel foot (galvanized)

150 x 150 x 5mm thick (250mm high)

7500

1 per column pair

4

7.5

30

Column - Cap Connection Bolts

Hi tensile steel bolts, nuts & washers

M12 x 220 mm

7500

4 per column pair

16

0.3

4.8

Column Sections

Glu-laminated timber

150 x 75 mm x 4000 mm

550

2 per column pair

8

24.75

198

Floor Structure Grid

WPB Plywood (CNC cut)

1320 x 200 x 18 mm

550

5 per row of grid

100

2.6

260

Roof Struture Grid

WPB Plywood (CNC cut)

1320 x 200 x 18 mm

550

5 per row of grid

100

2.6

260

Facade posts

Pressure treated timber sections

50 x 100 x 2700 mm (with cut out)

500

4 per elevation

16

5

80

Timber Dowl (for retention)

25 mm diameter x 50mm

500

2 per post

32

0.04

1.28

Pressure treated timber sections

130 x 112mm x 2700 mm

500

1 per elevation

4

13

52

Timber Dowl (for retention)

25 mm diameter x 50mm

500

2 per post

8

0.04

0.32

Facade 'L' Corner Posts

Facade Panels

16mm triple wall Polycarbonate

1155 x 2700 x 16 mm

Aluminium Channel

25 x 40 mm profile

Screews

5 x 30mm

16mm triple wall Polycarbonate

580 x 2700 x 16 mm

2.7 (kg/m2)

1 per elevation

Aluminium Channel

25 x 40 mm profile

2800

1 per elevation

Screews

5 x 30mm

Floor / Roof Grid - Column Bolts

Hi tensile steel bolts, nuts & washers

M12 x 220 mm

Floor / Roof Grid Locking bolts

Hi tensile steel bolts, nuts & washers

M10 x 50 mm

Corner Panels

Insulated Floor / Roof Cassette

Insulated Floor / Roof Cassette

Wall Insulation Rolls

16

8.3

132.8

4 per elevation

16

0.87

13.92

192

0.01

1.92

4

4.2

16.8

4

0.37

1.48

12 per frame

48

0.01

0.48

7500

4 per connection

32

0.3

9.6

7500

2 per connection

324

0.17

55.08

12 per frame

18mm Plywood (CNC cut)

630 x 630 x 18 mm

550

41 per grid

82

3.9

319.8

610 x 610 x 100 mm

13

41 per grid

82

0.48

39.36

Vapour Retarder or Damp Proof Membrane

810 x 810 mm

0.17 (kg/m2)

41 per grid

82

0.1

8.2

550

40 per floor

80

3.7

296

13

40 per floor

80

0.45

36

0.17 (kg/m2)

41 per grid

82

0.1

8.2

18mm Plywood (CNC cut)

610 x 610 x 18 mm

Polyester fibre Insulation

590 x 590 x 100 mm

Vapour Retarder or Damp Proof Membrane

790 x 790 mm

Polyester fibre Insulation

1190 x 2700 x 50 mm

Polyester fibre Insulation

610 x 2700 x 50 mm

Glass Fibre Vapour Retarder + velcro fastners 610 x 2700 x 1 mm Roofing Sheets

4 per elevation

2800

Polyester fibre insulation

Glass Fibre Vapour Retarder + velcro fastners 1190 x 2700 mm Wall Insulation Rolls

2.7 (kg/m2)

Corogated PVC Sheets (clear)

2100 x 700

Hex-Head Screews (with rubber washer)

8 x 100mm

13

4 per elevation

16

2.08

33.28

0.17 (kg/m2)

4 per elevation

4

0.54

2.16

13

1 per elevation

4

1.07

4.28

0.17 (kg/m2)

1 per elevation

4

0.54

2.16

18

2.8

50.4

108

0.01

1.08

1.46

3 per rof of grid 6 per roofing sheet

Total Components

1444 Total Weight

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QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS ONCE A MATERIAL AND COMPONENT LIST HAD BEEN DRAWN OUT, INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT MASSES WERE EITHER ADDED (IF KNOWN) OR CALCULATED USING DIMENSIONS AND MATERIAL DENSITIES. OFTEN THESE DENSITIES WERE RESEARCHED. TOTALS COULD EASILY BE PRODUCED FROM THESE ELEMENTAL VALUES. THE BUILDING TOTAL, JUST UNDER 2 METRIC TONS, SEEMS REASONABLE FOR THIS TYPE OF BUILDING. FROM TUTORIALS IT SEEMS THE RATIO OF MASS TO SURFACE AREA IS LARGE AND THEREFORE UPLIFT AND WIND LOADING ON THE LARGE SURFACES WOULD BE A CHALLENGE FOR THE FOUNDATIONS. IN VERY SIMPLE, CRUDE TERMS THE FOUNDATIONS WILL NEED TO STOP THE BUILDING ‘BLOWING AWAY’.

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FINAL DRAWINGS

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025

026

027

028

029

030

031

032

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034

FINAL DRAWINGS

FINAL MODEL RENDERS

PERSPECTIVE VIEWS OF THE FINAL MODEL

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PERSPECTIVE VIEWS OF THE FINAL MODEL

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PERSPECTIVE VIEWS OF THE FINAL MODEL

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1:10 MODEL ‘THE MAKING OF’ THE MAJORITY OF PIECES WERE LASER CUT FROM 1.5 MM LASER PLY AND THEN ASSEMBLED

BY HAND. SAW CUT PIECES INCLUDED THE COLUMNS AND POLYCARBONATE PANELS. ONCE ALL THE PIECES WERE CUT IT TOOK AROUND THREE DAYS TO CONSTRUCT.

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1:10 MODEL FOLLOWING THE CRIT’’’ AND RESULTANT DESIGN CHANGES WE KNEW WE HAD TO PRODUCE A MODEL THAT CLEARLY COMMUNICATED OUR TECTONIC APPROACH. WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF SMALL COMPONENTS THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY WAS FOR US TO LASER CUT THE MAJORITY OF PIECES, HAND CUTTING ONLY A FEW. THE GRID ELEMENTS WERE ASSEMBLED IN A SIMILAR WAY TO REAL-WORLD CONSTRUCTION WHICH HELPED UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM.

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WHILST SCREW PILES ARE THE PRIMARY OPTION FOR OUR FOUNDATIONS IT WAS NOT PRACTICAL TO MODEL THESE IF WE WANTED THE MODEL TO SUPPORT ITSELF WITH NO GROUND MEDIUM.

1:10 MODEL

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INTERNAL VIEW APPROXIMATELY 1.6M FROM FLOOR LEVEL @ 1/10

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1:1 MODEL ‘THE MAKING OF’ THE COLUMN IS MADE UP FROM SEVERAL STRIPS OF SOFTWOOD GLUED TOGETHER, SIMILAR TO GLU-LAMINATED PRODUCTS. WHILST THE GRID ELEMENTS WHERE SAW CUT FROM 18MM BIRCH PLY THE DESIGN IS BASED ON THESE BEING CNC CUT. M10 BOLTS WERE USED ON THE COLUMNS IN THE PLACE OF M12 DUE TO AVAILABILITY ISSUES.

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1:10 MODEL

1:1 MODEL THE COLUMN IS MADE UP FROM SEVERAL STRIPS OF SOFTWOOD GLUED TOGETHER, SIMILAR TO GLU-LAMINATED PRODUCTS. WHILST THE GRID ELEMENTS WHERE SAW CUT FROM 18MM BIRCH PLY THE DESIGN IS BASED ON THESE BEING CNC CUT. M10 BOLTS WERE USED ON THE COLUMNS IN THE PLACE OF M12 DUE TO AVAILABILITY ISSUES.

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050

051

䌀一䌀 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䔀 刀䔀嘀䤀嘀䄀䰀 伀䘀 吀刀䄀䐀䤀吀䤀伀一䄀䰀 䨀伀䤀一䔀刀夀 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 䨀伀䤀一䔀刀夀 䠀䄀匀 䔀堀倀䔀刀䤀䔀一䌀䔀䐀 䄀 刀䔀嘀䤀嘀䄀䰀 䤀一 吀䠀䔀 倀䄀匀吀 吀圀伀 䐀䔀䌀䄀䐀䔀匀 䄀一䐀 吀刀䄀䐀䤀吀䤀伀一䄀䰀 匀吀夀䰀䔀 䨀伀䤀一䔀刀夀 䤀匀 䈀䔀䤀一䜀 唀匀䔀䐀 吀伀 䌀伀一一䔀䌀吀 䄀 䜀刀伀圀䤀一䜀 一唀䴀䈀䔀刀 伀䘀 䈀唀䤀䰀䐀䤀一䜀匀Ⰰ 䤀一 䈀伀吀䠀 刀䔀匀䤀䐀䔀一吀䤀䄀䰀 䄀一䐀 䌀伀䴀䴀䔀刀䌀䤀䄀䰀 䄀倀倀䰀䤀䌀䄀吀䤀伀一匀⸀ 吀䠀䔀 䘀䔀䄀匀䤀䈀䤀䰀䤀吀夀 伀䘀 吀刀䄀䐀䤀吀䤀伀一䄀䰀 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 䨀伀䤀一䔀刀夀 䠀䄀匀 䤀一 吀䠀䔀 倀䄀匀吀 䈀䔀䔀一 䜀伀嘀䔀刀一䔀䐀 䈀夀 倀刀䄀䌀吀䤀䌀䄀䰀 䌀伀一匀䤀䐀䔀刀䄀吀䤀伀一匀 匀唀䌀䠀 䄀匀 䌀䄀刀倀䔀一吀䔀刀匀 匀䬀䤀䰀䰀匀 䄀一䐀 䄀嘀䄀䤀䰀䄀䈀䰀䔀 吀伀伀䰀匀⸀ 䴀伀䐀䔀刀一 䌀一䌀 圀伀伀䐀ⴀ倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀䤀一䜀 䴀䄀䌀䠀䤀一䔀刀夀 䠀䄀匀 䌀䠀䄀一䜀䔀䐀 吀䠀䤀匀Ⰰ 䄀䰀䰀伀圀䤀一䜀 䘀伀刀 䄀䰀䴀伀匀吀 䄀一夀 䐀䔀匀䤀刀䔀䐀 䜀䔀伀䴀䔀吀刀夀Ⰰ 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䔀 倀伀匀匀䤀䈀䤀䰀䤀吀夀 吀伀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀䔀 圀伀伀䐀ⴀ吀伀ⴀ圀伀伀䐀 䨀伀䤀一吀匀 䌀伀匀吀 䔀䘀䘀䔀䌀吀䤀嘀䔀䰀夀⸀ 䌀一䌀 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀伀刀匀 䌀䄀一 䈀䔀 刀䔀䄀䐀䤀䰀夀 䄀䐀䄀倀吀䔀䐀 吀伀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀䔀 嘀䄀䰀唀䔀 䄀䐀䐀䔀䐀 䄀䌀䌀唀刀䄀吀䔀䰀夀 䌀唀吀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀 䄀䰀䰀伀圀䤀一䜀 䘀伀刀 䤀一吀䔀刀䰀伀䌀䬀䤀一䜀 䘀伀刀䴀匀 倀刀伀嘀䤀䐀䤀一䜀 匀吀䤀䘀䘀一䔀匀匀 䄀一䐀 匀吀刀䔀一䜀吀䠀⸀ 䘀唀刀吀䠀䔀刀䴀伀刀䔀Ⰰ 吀䠀䔀 唀匀䔀 伀䘀 䄀䐀嘀䄀一䌀䔀䐀 䌀䄀䐀⼀䈀䤀䴀 匀夀匀吀䔀䴀匀 䤀一 䌀伀䴀䈀䤀一䄀吀䤀伀一 圀䤀吀䠀 䌀一䌀 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀伀刀匀 䔀一䄀䈀䰀䔀匀 䄀一 䤀一吀䔀䜀刀䄀吀䔀䐀 䄀一䐀 匀吀刀䔀䄀䴀䰀䤀一䔀䐀 䐀䔀匀䤀䜀一 倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀Ⰰ 䄀匀匀唀刀䤀一䜀 䠀䤀䜀䠀 儀唀䄀䰀䤀吀夀⸀ 吀䠀䔀 䤀一吀䔀䜀刀䄀吀䤀伀一 伀䘀 䬀一伀圀䰀䔀䐀䜀䔀 䤀一 吀䠀䔀 䄀刀䔀䄀匀 伀䘀 圀伀伀䐀 䴀䔀䌀䠀䄀一䤀䌀匀Ⰰ 䄀刀䌀䠀䤀吀䔀䌀吀唀刀䄀䰀 䐀䔀匀䤀䜀一Ⰰ 䌀䄀䐀 倀刀伀䜀刀䄀䴀䴀䔀匀Ⰰ 䄀一䐀 䌀一䌀 吀䔀䌀䠀一伀䰀伀䜀夀 䤀匀 䰀䔀䄀䐀䤀一䜀 吀伀 一䔀圀 䐀䔀嘀䔀䰀伀倀䴀䔀一吀匀Ⰰ 䤀一䌀刀䔀䄀匀䔀䐀 唀匀䔀 伀䘀 嘀䄀䰀唀䔀 䄀䐀䐀䔀䐀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀Ⰰ 䄀一䐀 䌀䠀䄀一䜀䔀 䤀一 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 䌀伀一匀吀刀唀䌀吀䤀伀一⸀

䌀一䌀 吀䔀䌀䠀一伀䰀伀䜀夀 䤀一 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 倀刀伀匀匀䔀匀䤀一䜀 䌀一䌀ⴀ倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀䤀一䜀 伀䘀 嘀䄀䰀唀䔀ⴀ䄀䐀䐀䔀䐀 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀 匀䠀伀唀䰀䐀 倀刀䔀䘀䔀刀䄀䈀䰀夀 䈀䔀 䐀伀一䔀 圀䤀吀䠀 䠀䤀䜀䠀ⴀ䜀刀䄀䐀䔀 圀伀伀䐀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀吀匀 圀䤀吀䠀 䴀伀刀䔀 䌀伀一匀吀䄀一吀 䐀䤀䴀䔀一匀䤀伀一䄀䰀 匀吀䄀䈀䤀䰀䤀吀夀Ⰰ 匀唀䌀䠀 䄀匀 䬀䤀䰀一ⴀ䐀刀䤀䔀䐀 䰀唀䴀䈀䔀刀Ⰰ 䜀䰀唀䰀䄀䴀 伀刀 匀吀刀唀䌀吀唀刀䄀䰀 䌀伀䴀倀伀匀䤀吀䔀 䰀唀䴀䈀䔀刀⸀ 圀䤀吀䠀 吀䠀䔀 䤀一䌀刀䔀䄀匀䤀一䜀 䐀䔀䴀䄀一䐀 䘀伀刀 吀䤀䴀䈀䔀刀ⴀ䘀刀䄀䴀䔀 䌀伀一匀吀刀唀䌀吀䤀伀一 䤀一 吀䠀䔀 刀䔀匀䤀䐀䔀一吀䤀䄀䰀 䈀唀䤀䰀䐀䤀一䜀 䴀䄀刀䬀䔀吀Ⰰ 䌀䄀刀倀䔀一吀䔀刀匀 䠀䄀嘀䔀 䴀伀刀䔀 䄀一䐀 䴀伀刀䔀 刀䔀䌀䰀䄀䤀䴀䔀䐀 吀刀䄀䐀䤀吀䤀伀一䄀䰀 圀伀伀䐀ⴀ吀伀ⴀ圀伀伀䐀 䨀伀䤀一䔀刀夀⸀ 䌀一䌀ⴀ倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀䤀一䜀 䠀䄀䐀 䈀䔀䔀一 䤀一吀刀伀䐀唀䌀䔀䐀 䤀一吀伀 吀䠀䔀 匀䔀䌀伀一䐀䄀刀夀 圀伀伀䐀 䤀一䐀唀匀吀刀夀 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䔀 倀刀䔀䘀䄀䈀刀䤀䌀䄀吀䔀䐀 䠀伀唀匀䤀一䜀 䤀一䐀唀匀吀刀夀 䄀䰀刀䔀䄀䐀夀 䈀䔀䘀伀刀䔀 䌀䄀刀倀䔀一吀䔀刀匀 匀吀䄀刀吀䔀䐀 唀吀䤀䰀䤀娀䤀一䜀 吀䠀䤀匀 吀䔀䌀䠀一伀䰀伀䜀夀⸀

䤀一

䄀 䌀一䌀

䰀伀一䜀䔀匀吀 䘀刀伀䴀 䰀䔀 吀䠀䔀 䌀

匀䠀䔀䔀吀 䰀䄀夀伀唀吀 䄀䰀吀䠀伀唀䜀䠀 伀唀刀 䐀䔀匀䤀䜀一 伀刀䤀䜀䤀一䄀䰀䰀夀 䘀䄀䌀吀伀刀䔀䐀 䘀伀刀 ㄀㈀㌀ 䴀䴀 䰀伀一䜀 䜀刀䤀䐀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀Ⰰ 圀䔀 䰀䔀䄀刀一吀 䤀一 吀䠀䔀 䌀伀唀刀匀䔀 伀䘀 吀䠀䔀 倀刀伀䨀䔀䌀吀 吀䠀䄀吀 䘀伀刀 吀䠀䔀 䜀刀䤀䐀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀 吀伀 䈀䔀 䄀刀刀䄀一䜀䔀䐀 伀一 䄀 ㄀㈀ 堀 ㈀㐀 倀䰀夀 匀䠀䔀䔀吀Ⰰ 吀䠀䔀 伀倀吀䤀䴀唀䴀 䰀䔀一䜀吀䠀 吀伀 唀匀䔀 䘀伀刀 䔀䄀䌀䠀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀 圀伀唀䰀䐀 䈀䔀 ㄀㈀ 䴀䴀Ⰰ 吀伀 䴀䤀一䤀䴀䤀匀䔀 䴀䄀吀䔀刀䤀䄀䰀 圀䄀匀吀䔀⸀ 吀伀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀䔀 吀䠀䔀 ㈀ 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀 吀䠀䄀吀 䴀䄀䬀䔀 唀倀 吀䠀䔀 䘀䰀伀伀刀 䄀一䐀 刀伀伀䘀 䜀刀䤀䐀 匀吀刀唀䌀吀唀刀䔀Ⰰ ㄀㜀 匀䠀䔀䔀吀匀 伀䘀 ㄀㠀䴀䴀 圀倀䈀 倀䰀夀圀伀伀䐀 圀伀唀䰀䐀 䈀䔀 刀䔀儀唀䤀刀䔀䐀⸀ 䄀 匀䤀䴀䤀䰀䄀刀 倀刀伀䌀䔀匀匀 䌀䄀一 䈀䔀 䄀倀倀䰀䤀䔀䐀 䘀伀刀 吀䠀䔀 䘀䰀伀伀刀 䄀一䐀 刀伀伀䘀 吀䤀䰀䔀匀⸀

㠀

㄀㈀ 䜀刀䤀䐀 匀吀刀唀䌀吀唀刀䔀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀 䘀䤀吀 伀一 䄀 ㄀㈀㈀ 堀 ㈀㈀㐀 匀䠀䔀䔀吀

052

䰀 伀䘀 一䔀刀夀

䄀匀吀 吀圀伀 䌀伀一一䔀䌀吀 䤀䄀䰀 䄀一䐀 䄀吀䤀伀一匀⸀

䠀䔀 倀䄀匀吀 倀䔀一吀䔀刀匀 䌀䔀匀匀䤀一䜀 䐀䔀匀䤀刀䔀䐀 䨀伀䤀一吀匀 䄀䐀䄀倀吀䔀䐀 䤀一䜀 䘀伀刀 刀䔀一䜀吀䠀⸀ 䤀一䄀吀䤀伀一 吀䔀䐀 䄀一䐀 吀夀⸀ 吀䠀䔀 䠀䄀一䤀䌀匀Ⰰ 䰀伀䜀夀 䤀匀 䔀 䄀䐀䐀䔀䐀 唀䌀吀䤀伀一⸀

䴀䈀䔀刀 匀䤀一䜀

匀䠀伀唀䰀䐀 吀䠀 䴀伀刀䔀 䰀唀䴀䈀䔀刀Ⰰ 刀䔀䄀匀䤀一䜀 䐀䔀一吀䤀䄀䰀 䌀䰀䄀䤀䴀䔀䐀 伀䤀一䔀刀夀⸀ 刀夀 圀伀伀䐀 䈀䔀䘀伀刀䔀 一伀䰀伀䜀夀⸀

䄀䐀嘀䄀一吀䄀䜀䔀匀

∠ 䤀䴀倀刀伀嘀䔀䐀 倀刀伀䐀唀䌀吀䤀嘀䤀吀夀 ጠ 儀唀䤀䌀䬀䔀刀 䄀一䐀 䴀伀刀䔀 䄀䌀䌀唀刀䄀吀䔀 ∠ 刀䔀䐀唀䌀䔀䐀 䌀伀匀吀匀 ጠ 䰀䔀匀匀 䰀䄀䈀伀唀刀Ⰰ 儀唀䤀䌀䬀䔀刀 䄀一䐀 䰀䔀匀匀 圀䄀匀吀䔀 ∠ 䈀䔀吀吀䔀刀 䴀䄀一唀䘀䄀䌀吀唀刀䤀一䜀 儀唀䄀䰀䤀吀夀 ∠ 匀䄀䘀䔀刀 䄀一䐀 䌀䰀䔀䄀一䔀刀 圀伀刀䬀 䔀一嘀䤀刀伀一䴀䔀一吀

䐀䤀匀䄀䐀嘀䄀一吀䄀䜀䔀匀 ∠ 䤀一䤀吀䤀䄀䰀 匀䔀吀 唀倀 䌀伀匀吀匀 ጠ 䰀䄀刀䜀䔀 䄀䴀伀唀一吀 伀䘀 䌀䄀倀䤀吀䄀䰀 䤀匀 刀䔀儀唀䤀刀䔀䐀 ጠ 䠀伀圀䔀嘀䔀刀 吀䠀䤀匀 䌀䄀倀䤀吀䄀䰀 伀唀吀䰀䄀夀 䤀匀 匀伀伀一 伀䘀䘀匀䔀吀 䈀夀 刀䔀䐀唀䌀䔀䐀 䰀䄀䈀伀唀刀 䌀伀匀吀匀 ∠ 伀䰀䐀䔀刀 䴀䄀䌀䠀䤀一䔀刀夀 䰀䔀䘀吀 刀䔀䐀唀一䐀䄀一吀 ∠ 刀䔀吀刀䄀䤀一䤀一䜀 伀䘀 匀吀䄀䘀䘀 ∠ 匀吀䄀䘀䘀 䰀䄀夀 伀䘀䘀匀

䌀一䌀 䈀䔀䄀䴀 匀䄀圀 䌀唀吀吀䤀一䜀 倀䄀一䔀䰀匀 吀伀 匀䤀娀䔀 ⴀ 䄀 倀刀伀䜀刀䄀䴀䴀䔀䐀 䌀伀䴀倀唀吀䔀刀 䤀一匀吀刀唀䌀吀匀 吀䠀䔀 伀倀䔀刀䄀吀伀刀 圀䠀䤀䌀䠀 圀䄀夀 吀伀 倀䰀䄀䌀䔀 吀䠀䔀 䈀伀䄀刀䐀 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䔀 䘀䔀一䌀䔀匀 䄀刀䔀 䄀唀吀伀䴀䄀吀䤀䌀䄀䰀䰀夀 匀䔀吀⸀

䠀伀圀 䄀 䌀一䌀 刀伀唀吀䔀刀 圀伀刀䬀匀 䄀 䌀一䌀 刀伀唀吀䔀刀 䴀䄀䌀䠀䤀一䔀 䴀伀嘀䔀匀 䄀一䐀 䌀唀吀匀 䤀一 吀䠀刀䔀䔀 䐀䤀刀䔀䌀吀䤀伀一匀 䄀吀 伀一䌀䔀⸀ 吀䠀䔀 堀 䄀堀䤀匀 刀唀一匀 䘀刀伀一吀 吀伀 䈀䄀䌀䬀 䄀一䐀 䤀匀 吀䠀䔀 䰀伀一䜀䔀匀吀 䐀䤀匀吀䄀一䌀䔀 吀䠀䔀 䴀䄀䌀䠀䤀一䔀 䌀䄀一 吀刀䄀嘀䔀䰀⸀ 吀䠀䔀 夀ⴀ䄀堀䤀匀 䜀伀䔀匀 䘀刀伀䴀 䰀䔀䘀吀 吀伀 刀䤀䜀䠀吀Ⰰ 䄀一䐀 吀䠀䔀 娀ⴀ䄀堀䤀匀 䤀匀 唀倀 䄀一䐀 䐀伀圀一⸀ 匀䤀一䌀䔀 吀䠀䔀 䌀一䌀 刀伀唀吀䔀刀 䌀䄀一 䴀伀嘀䔀 䤀一 匀䔀嘀䔀刀䄀䰀 䐀䤀刀䔀䌀吀䤀伀一匀 䄀吀 伀一䌀䔀Ⰰ 䤀吀 䌀䄀一 䌀刀䔀䄀吀䔀 倀䄀吀吀䔀刀一匀 䄀一䐀 匀䠀䄀倀䔀匀 儀唀䤀䌀䬀䰀夀⸀

夀伀唀吀

一䜀 䜀刀䤀䐀 䘀伀刀 吀䠀䔀 䔀吀Ⰰ 吀䠀䔀 䴀䴀Ⰰ 吀伀 吀匀 吀䠀䄀吀 伀䘀 ㄀㠀䴀䴀 儀唀䤀刀䔀䐀⸀

吀䤀䰀䔀匀⸀

匀䠀䔀䔀吀

㠀 刀伀伀䘀 伀刀 䘀䰀伀伀刀 吀䤀䰀䔀匀 䘀䤀吀 伀一 䄀 ㄀㈀㈀ 堀 ㈀㈀㐀 匀䠀䔀䔀吀

㐀 䜀刀䤀䐀 匀吀刀唀䌀吀唀刀䔀 䌀伀䴀倀伀一䔀一吀匀 䄀一䐀 ㌀ 刀伀伀䘀 伀刀 䘀䰀伀伀刀 吀䤀䰀䔀匀 䘀䤀吀 伀一 䄀 ㄀㈀㈀ 堀 ㈀㈀㐀 匀䠀䔀䔀吀

053

ON SITE - THE GUIDE

PHASE 1: FOUNDATIONS AND FLOOR GRID 1.

INSERT SCREW PILES INTO GROUND. ENSURE SURFACE IS LEVEL.

2.

ATTACH

COLUMN BASE PLATES TO SUPPORTING FEET.

3.

FIX COLUMNS TO COLUMN BASE PLATES.

4.

BUILD A CONSTRUCTION PLATFORM TO PROVIDE A LEVEL SURFACE DIRECTLY UNDER THE FLOOR GRID.

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5.

CONNECT THE GRID COMPONENTS WITH M10 BOLTS AND WASHERS.

6.

CONNECT THE GRID COMPONENTS TO THE COLUMNS USING M12 BOLTS AND WASHERS.

ENSURE THE BOLTS GO THROUGH THE VERTICAL SLOTS IN THE COLUMNS AND THE HORIZONTAL SLOTS IN THE GRID JOISTS.

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7.

INSERT FLOOR CASSETTES INTO FLOOR GRID OPENINGS. THE PLY TILE SURFACE OF THE CASSETTE OVERLAPS HALF OF THE WIDTH OF EACH GRID COMPONENT. REMOVE PLATFORM.

PHASE 2: ROOF GRID

8.

CONSTRUCT THE ROOF GRID ON TOP OF THE FLOOR TILES, AS PER THE FLOOR GRID ABOVE.

9.

Hoist the roof grid up so that the Upper edge of the grid components is flush with the top of the columns. Once flush, fix grid components to columns, as per the floor grid to column Connection above.

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PHASE 3: FACADE 10.

SLOT THE POLYCARBONATE FRAME POSTS ONTO THE EXPOSED FLOOR AND ROOF GRID JOISTS.

11.

INSERT THE POLYCARBONATE PANELS IN BETWEEN THE FRAME POSTS. THE PANELS WILL STEP, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GRID.

12.

ATTACH CABLES TO TOP OF PANELS’ SLIDING C FRAMES.

DURING WINTER MONTHS, ATTACH INSULATION STRIPS TO PANELS.

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PHASE 4: ROOF FORMATION 13.

SLOT THE INSULATED ROOF CASSETTES UP DIAGONALLY THROUGH THE ROOF GRID OPENINGS. THEIR LAYOUT WILL STEP IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GRID STRUCTURE, AS PER THE FLOOR TILES.

14.

FIX L PLATE BRACKETS TO THE EXPOSED ROOF GRID JOISTS.

15.

ATTACH THE PERIMETER PLY TO THE L PLATES, SURROUNDING THE CEILING CASSETTES.

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15.

SCREW FIX CORRUGATED ROOF SHEETS ON TO PLY TILES AND PERIMETER.

HOUSE COMPLETE.

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CONCLUSION EVALUATION DESPITE HAVING CHOSEN A STANDARD STRUCTURAL GRID SYSTEM, WE EXPERIMENTED WITH SOME BASIC RULES, IN SEARCH OF A DESIGN THAT WOULD BE EASILY ASSEMBLED ON SITE BY TWO PEOPLE. WE CAREFULLY CONSIDERED THE TYPES OF MATERIALS THAT WILL BE USED AND POSSIBLE WAYS TO AVOID ANY MATERIAL WASTE. TO MINIMISE THE AMOUNT OF DIFFERENT BUILDING ELEMENTS, WE MADE THE STRUCTURE FROM THREE KEY COMPONENTS- FOUR PAIRS OF VERTICAL MAIN LOAD BEARING COLUMN SECTIONS, THAT FORM THE CORE OF THE BUILDING, SELF-INTERLOCKING FLOOR/ROOF GRIDS AND INSULATED FLOOR/ROOF CASSETTES. THIS TYPE OF STRUCTURE ALLOWED US TO INTRODUCE A LIGHT WEIGHT SELF-SUPPORTING FAÇADE THAT COULD BE EASILY ADAPTED TO THE DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH WE HAD A CLEAR VISION OF HOW TO DEMONSTRATE OUR CONCEPT, WE WERE RESTRICTED IN TIME TO FINISH THE 1:10 MODEL SO OUR INTERIM DESIGN PROPOSAL WAS A MISREPRESENTATION OF OUR MAIN DESIGN INTENT. HOWEVER, THE FEEDBACK WE RECEIVED HELPED US UNDERSTAND WHAT WE COULD IMPROVE SO WE TOOK THE TIME AFTER THE CRIT TO RESOLVE SOME OUTSTANDING QUESTIONS WE HAD. AS A GROUP, WE FELT THAT THE CONCEPT OF THE INTERLOCKING GRID IS A KEY DESIGN ELEMENT THAT WE WANTED TO USE TO FORM THE FAÇADE. WE WERE ABLE TO REDESIGN AND SIMPLIFY THE FAÇADE FRAME, BY INTRODUCING VERTICAL POSTS THAT SLOT INTO THE PROJECTING GRID AND FORM A GAP FOR THE SLIDING POLYCARBONATE PANELS. A 50MM DETACHABLE POLYESTER FIBRE INSULATION WITH GLASS FIBRE VAPOUR RETARDER HAS BEEN ALLOWED FOR, DEPENDING ON SEASONAL CONDITIONS.

STRENGTHS WE BELIEVE THAT THE NEW LIGHT-WEIGHT FAÇADE SYSTEM RESOLVED THE ISSUE OF POSSIBLE GAPS BETWEEN THE GRID AND THE FAÇADE PANELS DUE TO THE STEPPING OF THE GRID, WHICH WOULD HAVE CREATED POSSIBLE WATER PENETRATION AND HEAT LOSS. EACH OF THE POLYCARBONATE PANELS CAN SLIDE DOWN EASILY WITH A CABLE MECHANISM ALLOWING FOR NATURAL VENTILATION AND MORE SUNLIGHT. WE DECIDED TO USE CNC TECHNOLOGY FOR PRODUCING THE FLOOR/ROOF GRIDS, FLOOR/ROOF TILES AND FAÇADE POSTS AS A MORE EFFICIENT, ACCURATE AND COST EFFECTIVE APPROACH. BY USING THIS TECHNOLOGY, WE ARE ALSO MINIMISING IMPACT ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE BUILDING WILL BE ASSEMBLED QUICKLY VIA LOCKING, SLIDING AND BOLTING THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT IN CASE OF ANY PARTS BEING DAMAGED, THEY CAN BE EASILY DISASSEMBLED AND REPLACED. OUR DESIGN INTENT WAS TO LIFT THE BUILDING A METER OFF THE GROUND DUE TO POTENTIALLY UNEVEN TERRAIN.

WEAKNESSES AND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DESIGN WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE FOOTPRINT OF THE ROOF GRID STRUCTURE MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFICULT TO BE HOISTED UP AND FIXED INTO PLACE BY ONLY TWO PEOPLE. IDEALLY A TEMPORARY PLATFORM WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED TO ASSEMBLE THE ROOF GRID IN SITU, HOWEVER THIS WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL TIME, MATERIAL COST AND WASTE. ANOTHER WEAKNESS IN THE DESIGN IS THAT THE COLUMNS ARE OVERSIZED IN RELATION TO THE PROFILE OF THE STRUCTURAL GRID. THE COLUMNS COULD BE OF A SLIMMER PROFILE DUE TO THE GRID BEING SUFFICIENTLY SELF- SUPPORTING. WITH REGARDS TO THE ROOF, A MORE SUCCESSFUL DRAINAGE SOLUTION COULD BE ACHIEVED BY IMPLEMENTING A PITCH. HOWEVER, NOT WANTING TO COMPLICATE THE DESIGN FURTHER, THIS WAS NOT APPLIED TO THE DESIGN, KEEPING COMPONENT PARTS TO A MINIMUM. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ELEMENTS OF THE DESIGN SHELTER WHICH CAN BE IMPROVED UPON, AS A GROUP WE FEEL THAT THE PROPOSAL IS SUCCESSFUL AND MEETING THE BRIEF REQUIREMENTS. EACH MEMBER OF THE GROUP HAD AN EQUAL INPUT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. TOTAL SPENT ON OUR MODELS: £318

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