A02 – OPINION 2 - “IN SITU” Interim Submission James Brown - 638111
Structural Concept ●
“Atria” Apartment Complex
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Located in Hawthorn
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Six floors – predominantly apartments
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Two sub-basements – parking and storage
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Constructed around 4 “cores”
Fig. 1 – Northern elevation
Fig. 2 – Example of building cores, highlighted in red
Fig. 3 – Basement plan – demonstrative of column-and-piling system
Materials and Construction ●
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Concrete –
Good in compression, not so much in tension
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Slab – reinforced with “post tensile strands.”
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Construction joint – allows for monolithic structure
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Transfer slab
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Piles – reinforced with “ground anchor” - similar composition to post tensile strands – keeps
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Columns – thin - designed to be concealed within walls
Rebar
Fig. 4 -5 – Transfer slab
Fig. 6 – Framework for concrete slab Fig. 7 – “Post-tensile strands”
Fig. 8 – Construction joint
Fig. 9 – Basement pile
Aesthetic Design and Function ●
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Facade comprised of: –
Compressed fibre cement (CFC)
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Glass
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Alucobond – aluminium composite material (ACM)
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Painted concrete
Fig. 10 – Digital mock-up of building facade
Architectural fins –
Glass-reinforced polymer
Fig. 11 – Architectural fin