Group 11 The Carousel Pavilion • Sree Sai Ravikumar • Naomi Ghinga • Hiba Kanaan • Jingyu Lu
Design Problem • Provide a public gathering area near the Waterloo Park garden • A shelter that provides protection from weather elements such as sun, rain, and snow. • Adds interest to that entrance of the park
Design Precedents • Wood structure • Asymmetry • Symmetry • Slope roof • Double roof • Circular theme (to match the garden)
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Materials • 250mm x 250mm curved Glulam beam running along the length of the roof supporting 3 columns at a time. • 250mm x 250mm wooden columns for vertical supports. • 6.3 x 140 metal screws for connections. • Metal plate for the beam to truss beam connections. Some potential materials could be Steel or Aluminum. • 12.7 mm thick plywood cladding for the roof • 250 mm thick truss beam spaced at an equal distance of 125 mm between columns
Structural system & Load Path Diagram The pavilion is mostly made of wood and concrete. For structural connections, wood screws, tap cons, and steel plates are used. There are a total of 24 columns in the pavilion, 12 on the outermost ring and another 12 on the inner ring. The columns are made of cedar wood and every three columns are linked together by a curved beam that is also attached to the roof.
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• The pavilion's roof is asymmetrical, with the inner ring slanted downward and the portion of the roof attached to the outer ring angled upward
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