A02 - FULL SIZE Roof Design
Johnny Wang
A02- Full size - Roof design Structure and materials The design will be mainly made of wood with a glass ceiling. I chose wood over other materials because i thought it would fit the building’s interior and the surrounding environment the best. And i wanted to install a glass roof to fully take advantage of the natural light.
Top view
Section drawing (roof area only) This drawing shows the interior that i would like to use to construct the two roofs. The roofs will be made of wood and so will the interior support elements. I designed the roofs to be slightly on an angle to make it easier for rain water to flow off the roofs.
The glass section of the roof will be attatched to the wooden roof and the wall through steal beams. Then, there will be thin frames placed for the installation of the windows between beams.
A02- Full size - Roof design Design and function At the beginning of my design process, i thought about the house’s surrounding environment and how that would impact my design. From the existing photos of the house, i was able to gather the locations of trees around the house. I then thought about the directions of sunlight and decided to incorporate a glass ceiling in my design. Furthermore, i designed the decking shelter to only cover half of the decks to allow the residents to take advantage of the tree shades provided by the big trees on the South side of the house. Then, i went through a series of elevation and orthogonal sketches to get a better understanding of what i had in mind before i started making the model. At this stage, i have also decided on the main material i’m going to use for the roof, timber. I made this decision because i felt like it would suit the environment that surrounds the building the most.
A02- Full size - Roof design Model making I printed the floor plan of the building first onto A3, and then layered a piece of transparent paper over it and placed my design over it. From that, i was able to workout the proportion and size of each element before i started making my actual model out of cardboard. The model making part wasn’t overly complicated, the pieces were cut out, and glued together with PVA glue.