Constructing - Interim Submission

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