Material Systems Project

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

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INITIAL RESEARCH | SITING AND PLANS

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INITIAL RESEARCH | SECTIONS

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1. INITIAL SECTON Emma Henderson

2. RESEARCH Emma Bennett

1. DEVELOPED SECTONS Emma Henderson

DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER RESEARCH | SECTION

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1. INITIAL AXONOMETRICS Calum Rennie

DEVELOPMENT AND FURTHER RESEARCH | AXONOMETRIC

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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

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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)

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1:10 BUILDING DETAIL (Calum Rennie)

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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