Major Project

there are some of my final drawings and renders for my warehouse design. it comprises of a composite floor system supported by post and beams. precast concrete panels are used for the part of the walls and curved roof, poly-carbonate is also used in the non-load baring walls which not only allows light in but also is impact resistant. it also has a green roof which can be accessed from the office area, this visually enhances the view from the office as well as providing a nice out door area that can be used by workers, for example. it also makes the building more environmentally friendly and act as insulation. the vegetaion system used is ultra-light weight to minimise the size of the structural members needed to support such a system.

CONSTRUCTION SITE VISIT

i was unable to visit my last site again due to the distance away from me and the business of this last week. i do plan on going their once it opens to have a look at the completed building. i would have like to go now but the CM i have contact with has changed sites and so i am unable to get on site again.





so for my last construction site visit (since i thought my last one could not really be counted) was to the building across the road of uni.





Location: Brougham Street Geelong


Building: TAC building

the top picture was taken when we went on the site visit to the woodshed site visit while the others were taken just the other day. we have been watching this building go up for some time and were lucky enough to see a precast concrete panel being lifted into place. this building also contains a composite floor structure which second image. the upper floor in the image show the floor still supported by the false work while in the lower floors the false work has already been removed leaving the bondek. it also shows precast concrete columns and panels which are used in conjunction with other material. also while we were there the was concrete being pumped into the building we were unable to see exactly where the concrete was going to however it was interesting to see how so many different things were going on at once independent from each other.

Site Visit

i went on another site visit the other day...i thought is was going to be a construction site however it will be finished in a few weeks, there are just a few fit out things to do...i was talking to a CM on site and even though i was not able to get really good photos i was able to have a good look around....firstly this building has a green roof as seen in the photos so it has relevance to my major project also. the structure supporting the green roof area is a suspended concrete slab with concrete columns, this is not near the scale as a warehouse. there are a few things of interest. the roof structure is on a pivot, theoretically the angle of he roof could be altered if it had not been bolted in place...also the far wall which i was unable to take photos of is angled and changes high which is complicated. i might go back within the next few weeks so i can take a few photos of the structure....(since i was unable to do this without permission from Major Project)

the top plan is of the existing structure while the lower plan is of the of the part under construction there are a few 3D models of the building at their website

http://www.cox.com.au/1105.aspx?projectId=2256&disciplineId=1203

building: Hepburn Spa complex

architect: COX architects

developer: Major Project

completion date: June 2008

location: Hepburn Springs

Federation Square

Building: Federation Square

Architect: Lab

Location: Finders Street

Completion date: 2002

i was in Melbourne the other day and had a bit of time to spend so i went and took some photos of Fed square, so i though i would post them...(this was not one of my planned site visits)

THE STRUCTURE

the deck of Fed square was built before the planning of the building was resolved so there was a bit of guess work...the crash walls, not shown in my photographs, are continuous walls that support points at random, with every second beam picking up a column load, which allows a certain amount of flexibility, the outer skin of the walls are precast concrete with an concrete in-situ infill slab...the facade wraps around the building and is purely decorative....materials used are zinc, Kimberly sandstone and glass.... just an interesting fact the (live) load are 500kg/square metre

this information is from a lecture by structural engineer Stuart Jones....that i was given notes on

IMAGES

in my images i tried to capture the complicated structure of Federation Square...as noted above the facade is not structural , the reverse of the facade can be seen in the bottom image and i have tried to show the in the middle image....

for more information there is a good article on Fed. square on the following web site...its worth a look....
http://www.architectureaustralia.com/aa/aaissue.php?article=7&issueid=200303&typeon=2

Major project research

these are just a few images of the structure of our inspiration building and the initial drawings....we are still planing to have a garden roof so we will need to do a bit more research on the roof structure need to support such a weight...we decided to use a steel post and beam system to achieve a flat roof. we still need to work out spans and sizes as well as column placement. i am trying to find some good details of grass roofs but am not having much luck, not when it comes to the system that supports such roof...i will see what i can find.

Site Visit - Southern Cross Station

building: Southern Cross Station

location: spencer street

redeveloped by: Civic Nexus

year: 2006

architect: Grimshaw Architects

this is a complicated structure but i wanted to compare it with the more simple, and smaller, Geelong Carousel pavilion. the elements such as the columns, purlins and roofing material can still be identified however the curves make it a lot more complicated. it is a steel structure but it is clear that adding curves makes things a lot more complicated. aesthetics have also been considered in the both the overall design and the structure however i personally think that the roof is visually nicer from above which it is not normally seen from, i took the photo from the apartment tower when i went to the convention center. ventilation is a problem with the design, this may not be really relevant to this subject but i thought i would note it anyway, the ventilation seems to be a problem as i have noticed that the fumes are sometimes unbearable on the country platform.

GRASS on the ROOF

above an example of grass on a roof in Britain (Britain's greenest warehouse)

information on growing grass on roofs

LAYERS

• waterproof layer
• drainage layer
• filter mat
• growing medium
• vegitation

http://www.hydrotechusa.com/start.htm

http://www.grassroofcompany.co.uk/Press/landscape%20mag.pdf

architect for MAJOR assignment

architect: UN studio

building: Waste Disposal Station

location: Delft, The Netherlands

year: 1995-2000

website: http://www.unstudio.com

so far the main idea has come from this building however there are other inspirations.

materials that we are thinking of using are:

• steel (frame)
• concrete (floor slab, curved floor/wall/roof) - precast
• concrete panel walls
• impact resistant polycarbonate
• soil/grass (flat roof covering)

image credits

http://www.unstudio.com/projects/year/2000-1996/1/231#img1

http://www.unstudio.com/projects/year/2000-1996/1/231#img5

Construction site visit Wool Store renovations

i have posted some details of the construction site visit (next to the uni) that i found interesting. the top image shows concede hollow core, this is a lighter alternative to a insitu concrete floor slab. it also shows the bracing required until the system is fully connected so that it works as one. i have also included a few images of the angled cross bracing used (in the corner of the structure) to achieve a rigid, load resistant structure. it also shows the girths and purlings as well as, sarking, rafters, beams and stanchion. the bottom image shows a detail of a box gutter with a down pipe in the distance.

Under Construction

i thought i would post a few more image of my visit to the Convention Centre, these are a few details that i thought are relevant and of interest to a few things we have been discussing. i think that they need little explanation however i though i would note that the about half of the temporary concrete supports have been removed already and it is not a bondek flooring system it contains ply wood form work(which can not be seen), and false work.

Site visit PAVILION

Opened: 14th October 2000
Architect: McGlashen Everist Pty Ltd
Structure: Geelong Carousel Pavilion
Location: Geelong water front


my images shows the connections in the structure, they are simple compared to those found in my last site visit (the Convention Center), however this is expected from a smaller structure. the bracing in this image is an important aspect as it acts against the up lift loads that act on the structure, which due to the location and design of the structure would be considerable. it also shows one example of how a hollow section would be connected, flattened and them bolted to the connecting element. it also shows how glass mets the structure as well as shown the roofing elements, which consist of element such as purlins and a covering which here is plywood and clear meshed areas.

week 6 multi storey office

this detail section has a few different ways to be drawn... a few things to note are the window and door details which allow light through. also capping and flashing are important as well as weep holes. this is a section through a masonry wall however it can be clad in a variety of other surfaces. also it is important to note the composite floor system and primary and secondary beams. also note that there is a pad footing at the base of each column. it is also important that the parapet is well detailed.

Concrete Panel end wall

this is a detail of an end wall panel...the important thing to not are the infill floor slab which is poured after the concrete slab, it is also important that there are starter bars to connect the separate elements. the difference between a load bearing concrete panel wall and a non-load bearing wall is the lack of and presence of a steel structure in the walls.

week 4 tut drawing

things to note for concrete panel construction:

• bracing is very important, it is important that each bay is braced to transfer lateral loads (temporary bracing is also needed)
• starter bars and bolt connections are cast into concrete

convention centre

i had looked at this building last year after the 'real lecture' that was on it. i have posted a few details, the top three of the point seen in images in the post below and a beam and post joint which is a lot bigger than it looks in the photo. the top image shows a major structural beam just to the left on the people in the cherry picker, it also shows the purlins and a truss system. it also shows a few bolted connections as well. a lot of this structure will be covered up when the building is completed, and although i am planing to go see it when completed (some time next year) it was good to the structure that we don't always get a chance to see.

name of building:Melbourne Convention Centre

address: unkbown- next to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre-2 Clarendon Street Southbank Victoria 3006

architect: NH architect with Woods Bagot

builder: Multiplex

date built: under construction (due for completion in 2009)

since it is still under construction there was a lot to see...i have posted a few images which i found interesting and thought relevant....i have done this over two posts so that the images are easier to identify...the top image is an over all image of it as it is now, the next is of a more completed section which contains the same point photographed in detail....the third images shows a side covered partly in insulation. the cladding still needs to be installed so the girts are clearly visible. i have also included an image from the NH architects web site....

http://www.nharchitecture.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=37&Itemid=73&limit=1&limitstart=6

they have a good range of image on there site of this design and others (it is worth a look)

http://www.nharchitecture.net/