Week 6- Constructing Environments Journal entry In the week six tutorials we continued on with our case study sites looking at the structural concepts. The major difference this week was that we were going back to the hands on task of model making. We were asked to look at the structural components of our building and then construct this structure at an appropriate scale. For our structure we chose a scale of 1:50 as it was double the architectural drawings which were 1:100 (Williams Boag pty ltd Architects, 2005) making the numbers easier to calculate and it was also a good presentable size for the model.
Existing building
Steel beams
Internal guttering
Footings and foundation
To get the most accurate readings of our structure the engineering plans showing the steel structure, the architectural floor plans and the section/elevations were the major parts of the drawings we referred to in order to best understand each structural component. Beams and pillars and the span and spacing of these elements were the most vital thing to understand as it defines the way the structure works and holds its shape (Ching, 2008). The steel is produced in accordance to the buildings specifics (One Steel, 2012), the beams are created of site and brought in by the company to be assembled on site.
Spanning metal finishes
Week 6- Constructing Environments Journal entry
For a model made in half an hour in a classroom environment i think it turned out surprisingly well, each of the components of the building are at a relative size to one another and each part we made came together quite well in the final assembly.
Above is the first construction that took place, the roof. There was a lot of spanning beams in this structure that had and odd spacing specific to this structure. To the right is the steel structure that makes up the wall components of the building, we created this section after the roof in hoping the calculations would be correct and the two sections would match one another.
Steel framework
Concrete pillars and finishes
The concrete and steel structural components are used to support the aesthetic and sealing infill that makes up the rest of the structure. The steel is in place to accompany for tensile forces while the concrete pillars support the compressive forces of the structure.
Week 6- Constructing Environments Journal entry These images show the final model, it is made from card and balsa wood to show the structural components of the building. These images focus on the main sections of the structure. To the left are the roof and all its structural beams. Bellow are each of the three side views, front, back and side showing the structural aspects of these areas of the building.
REFERENCES One Steel, 2012, One Steel Products, Viewed 12 September 2013 <http://www. onesteel.com/products.asp?action=showProduct&productID=41> Ching, F, 2008, Building construction illustrated, 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey, Chapter 6, section 6.06. Williams Boag pty ltd Architects, Centre for Theology and Ministry/Joint Theological Library, 2005, architectural and engineering plans, viewed 10 September 2013 <http://app.lms.unimelb.edu.au/bbcswebdav/pid-3950573-dt-contentrid-12648548_2/courses/ENVS10003_2013_SM2/ENVS10003_2013s2/CASE%20STUDY%20 BUILDINGS/CTM_A1%20size.pdf>