Gymnasium in Chelles by LAN Architecture
TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT 2B MATERIAL SYSTEMS PROJECT |
steel
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
INTRODUCTION
TO
THE
DESIGN
Despite a relatively simple plan, close attention to detailing is employed in the building’s design which gives the gym a poetic resonance. The Architects wanted to create a building that would shed new light on the typical gym vocabulary: an opaque box, blind to context. Thus they attempted to create a “fragmenting urban kaleidoscope” that would connect to the surrounding buildings. Copper clad panels, colouring and magnifying reflections, are set behind tall and slender glass panels to make up the façade. The orthogonal footprint of the building is parallel to the façades of the high school and the town hall, redefining and enhancing the surrounding space, as well as connecting it to the church through a journey. It’s simple shape gives order and efficiency to the spaces, while the façade gives an impression of lightness and ambiguity. The envelope is made up of a steel structure, the bottom of the façade is made up of a concrete wall with copper cladding for insulation. The double skin provides good acoustic insulation.
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
M AT E R I A L
SYSTEMS
PRIMARY STUCTURE steel girders spanning 21m SECONDARY STRUCTURE steel beams running perpendicularly between primary beams COLUMNS steel columns sit in reinforced concrete bases, at the top they attach to the primary beams STEEL MULLIONS the external façade is a curtain-wall glazing system that is fixed on to vertical steel mullions
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
INITIAL RESEARCH | SITING AND PLANS
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
INITIAL RESEARCH | SECTIONS
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
1. INITIAL SECTON Emma Henderson
2. RESEARCH Emma Bennett
1. DEVELOPED SECTONS Emma Henderson
DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER RESEARCH | SECTION
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
1. INITIAL AXONOMETRICS Calum Rennie
DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER RESEARCH | AXONOMETRIC
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
horizontal steel square beam 6mm aluminium sheeting waterproof bitumen sealant
steel prop (in elevation)
180mm thermal insulation
vertical support I-beam
Horizontal steel beam (welded to vertical column)
horizontal support I-beam
secondary steel I-beam (96mm)
curtain wall fixing
steel bolts
strengthening diagonal steel piece
double glazing – 6mm toughened glass, 12mm cavity, 6mm toughened glass
steel mullion steel vertical tie (bracing system)
suspended plasterboard ceiling
1:20 ROOF SECTION (Emma Bennett and Emma Henderson)
steel pin
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
steel mullion 400mm steel column double glazing – 6mm toughened glass, 12mm cavity, 6mm toughened glass 1mm copper sheet
PVC encasement
28mm mdf barrier
curtain wall fixing
40mm protective padding
40mm PVC encasement ground level steel connection hinge
200mm concrete plinth
150mm thermal insulation PVC floor covering 12.5mm impact resistant board
30mm screed 230mm reinforced concrete 85mm polystyrene 15mm cement impregnated with wood-wool layer concrete foundation/steel reinforcement base plate
1:20 GROUND CONDITION SECTION (Emma Bennett and Emma Henderson)
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
1:10 ROOF DETAIL SECTION (Calum Rennie)
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
1:10 BUILDING DETAIL (Calum Rennie)
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie
1:20 BUILDING DETAIL | PEELED BACK AXO (Calum Rennie)
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1. HOT/COLD
DIAGRAMS
2. SERVICES
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secondary
primary
secondary
primary
AXONOMETRIC | primary and secondary structure
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panels horizontal mullions
steel mullions
glass panels
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC | curtain walling (Calum Rennie, render - Emma Henderson)
Emma Henderson, Emma Bennett, Calum Rennie