A R 2 0 0 1 2 D E TA I L D E S I G N BICYCLE MUSEUM N A M E FA I T H M U I R STUDENT NUMBER 189187602 C A N D I D AT E N U M B E R 09922
S T R U C T U R A L S T R AT E G Y The primary structural system consists of deep glulam beams and large columns internally exposed throughout the building. The 250 mm deep beams ensure that the portal frames can span effectively over the 15 m roof of the main gallery hall with support from columns every 5 m. Primarily, I chose to express the timber structure of the building because it reflected the city’s sustainability ethos and provided a sense of integrity of construction. For the foundation, a concrete ground beam lines the perimeter of the building along with pile foundations carrying loads from each of the glulam columns. To prevent potential water penetration within the timber frame as a result of varying ground conditions, 500 mm of blockwork extends underground from the external walls.
CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES Overall, the building uses a combination of black corrugated steel sheets and prefabricated pine louvre panels as a representation of the surrounding industrial environment. The pine panels are part of a rainscreen cladding system with battens and counter battens to ensure water drainage and air ventilation. To complement the timber facade without overpowering the darker finish of the roof, aluminium was used on the window frames and the curtain wall mullions. All roofs are mono-pitched and covered with standing seam tinted finish aluminium sheeting to prevent rain from penetrating the structure and redirecting to the gutter. In the main gallery hall, I integrated the physical and conceptual aspects of the building by using the internally expressed structure as a means to exhibit the bicycles via beams elevated from the ground.
D E TA I L E D S E C T I O N SCALE 1:25 @ A1
S O U T H E L E VAT I O N
ROOF (7° pitch)
EXTERIOR WALL
MEZZANINE FLOOR
GROUND FLOOR
Alum. Standing-seam Roofing (7° pitch) 25 mm | WBP Plywood Sheathing Board DPM 115 mm | Gutter, WBP Plywood 40/60 mm | Battens DPM (underlayer) 40 mm | Thermal Insulation / Woodfibre Underlayer 140 mm + 60 mm | Wood-fibre Thermal Insulation DPM (vapour-retarding layer) 25 mm | Pine Boarding 75/250 mm | Exposed Glulam Beams
45 mm | Pine Louvre Panels 75 mm | Timber Battens / Ventilated Cavity 60 mm | Timber Counter Battens DPM (moisture-diffusing facade membrane) 15 mm | WBP Plywood Sheathing Board 240 mm | Timber Joists 240 mm | Wood-fibre Thermal Insulation in between 40 mm | Rigid Insulation 20 mm | Pine Boarding
15 mm | Pine Boarding 10 mm | Acoustic Matt 90/240 mm | Timber Joists 100 mm | Wood-fibre Thermal Insulation in between 20 mm | Pine Boarding
80 mm | Cement Screed with Underfloor Heating 150 mm | Rigid Insulation DPM 180 mm | Hardcore 1200/800 mm | Reinforced Concrete Footing and Pile
Schuco Aluminium Window 2.3 m tall | Curtain Wall Double Door
EXPLODED ISOMETRIC STRUCTURE