2. Structure 2.5 Timber Structure
Model 1 - Exploring the ship making process. Ribs sit on top of the keel to form the structure for the body.
Model 1 - Flipping the model. The keel acting as a central beam with ribs holding it up.
Model 2 - Ribs can be triangulated to create a stronger and more attractive structure.
The concept for the timber structures comes from the ship building process of laying the keel. This is seen as a significant moment in the shipmaking process. The design of the structure intended to celebrate this laying of the keel. The main structure consists of 2 beams which are held up by a series of horizontal ribs. The design of the structure is intended to provide a spaces which reconnect and celebrate the art of shipmaking. Model 3 - Two central keels, set 500mm apart to allow a strip of central light into the building, celebrating the keel. The 2 Keel’s are held up by a series of triangulated timber ribs at a span of every 6m.
Developmental sketches working on the structural design of the central keel and the ribs which hold the 2 keel’s up. | K14ET2 - Environment and Technology 2
Concept inspired partly by Yountville Town Center, California, USA by Siegel + Strain Architects Glasgow Reconnect 27
