I've been yesterday to the project's site in the meadow's area ..
the site intrance
existing pavilion
Saturday 27 July 2013
Friday 26 July 2013
Deck House by Assadi & Pulido, Chile
The client wanted a deck of wood. where it would be possible to incorporate in different areas of the house. However, this terrace lead to interior space that was enough only for a large living area connected to it.
So the architect have created:
- Kind of folding deck that match the slope of the site
- Outside area is worked as a free zone that rests over the relief
- The interior as a capsule of glass incorporated to the folding of this wood board.
"The board of wood this deck generates runs along all the house, from the lowest part, - where a swimming pool has been added - to the upper cover, turning into the roof, showing since the first glimpse to the house, the use of wood everywhere."
Dellis Cay villas by Shigeru Ban
Japanese architect has designed those two private villas in the Caribbean. I loved the concept of exposing the structural element and intergarate it with natural views
Thursday 25 July 2013
Jubilee Campus - The green campus
The University of Nottingham is committed to environmental excellence. This can be seen in the award-winning environment and design practices on their campuses, research and course provision
The Jubilee Campus is a modern purpose-built campus which now extends to 65 acres and is located only one mile from University Park.
Monday 22 July 2013
LONGWELL GREEN LEISURE CENTRE
This new leisure centre houses a pool hall, fitness suite, café, and associated office and changing-room facilities.
The pool hall: (learner and an adult pool)
- A precast concrete structure
- Rectangular in plan with a timber roof.
- Wrapped around it on two sides is a second, steel framed building, L-shaped in plan, clad in masonry and timber. This houses ancillary facilities.
- The timber roof a span of 19 m. The architect was keen to achieve a flat soffit with as few joins as possible. Our solution involves the use of bespoke prefabricated glulam and Kerto units a full 19 m long and 1.8 m wide, craned into place and waterproofed on site.
Bracing the pool hall structure posed a challenge, particularly as the exposed elevation is extensively glazed. Two rows of precast concrete columns, cantilevered off the ground floor slab, provide the necessary stability.
Glulam in sport structures ..
Glulam in sport structures ..
Post Finance Arena
A Richmond Olympic Oval belseje, Kanada
Sports structures are a particularly suitable application for wide-span glulam roofs. This is supported by the light weight of the material, combined with the ability to furnish long lengths and large cross-sections. Prefabrication is invariably employed and the structural engineer needs to develop clear methods statements for delivery and erection at an early stage in the design. The Post Finance Arena is an example of a wide-span sports stadium roof using glulam arches reaching up to 85 metres. The structure was built in Berne in 1967, and has subsequently been refurbished and extended.
The roof of the Richmond Olympic Oval, built for speed skating events at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, features one of the world's largest clearspan wooden structures. The roof includes 2,400 cubic metres of Douglas-fir lamstock lumber in glulam beams. A total of 34 yellow-cedar glulam posts support the overhangs where the roof extends beyond the walls.
Formby Pool
DennisGilbert_530x719.jpg)
DennisGilbert_530x419.jpg)
Pool:
Pool area = 655 m2 ( 15 X 42 )
Large pool = 260 m2 ( 25 X 11 )
Training Pool = 95 m2 ( 9 X 11 )
plant room = 135 m2 ( 10.5 X 12 )
Changing Facilities:
changing room area = 336 m2 ( 12 X 26 )
No. of changing cubicles:
Normal ones= 40
disabled changing = 1
Baby changing = 1
Fitness:
* Suite = 200 m2 ( 12 X 16 )
* Female Changing = 33 m2 ( 3.5 X 9.5)
* Male Changing = 33 m2 ( 3.5 X 9.5)
- 3 cubicles, common shower area and one row of lockers in each-
* Plant room= 30 m2 ( 9.5 X 3.3)
Other facilities:
Vending = 11 m2 ( 3 X 3.5 )
Cafe' = 120 m2 ( 7.5 X 15.5 )
Source: http://www.fcbstudios.com/projects.asp?s=4&ss=&proj=1140
Saturday 20 July 2013
Monocoque structure -structural skin-
What is Monocoque structure?
Porsche Autostadt Pavilion in Wolfsburg
It is a method of construction that uses external objects to support the structural load. It was used for the first time by Swiss Ruchonnet.
http://www.9magazine.com/automotive-brand-award-2012-for-the-porsche-pavilion.html
Darlaston swimming pool
Darlaston swimming pool - Darlaston, Walsall
South east elevation, Darlaston pool by night. Photo by © Martine Hamilton Knight
structure on south west elevation facing the car-park. Photo by © Martine Hamilton Knight
Café area situated in the pool hall. Photo by © Martine Hamilton Knight
Daylight and external aspect through low band of windows. Photo by ZZA Ltd
Uplighters creating rhythmic effect on timber. Photo by © Martine Hamilton Knight
Structure:
1.The pool hall has an open, light filled environment formed by a folded timber semi – monocoque structure across the west wall and roof.
2. clerestory glazing and the full height glazing at the end of the pool hall will have fully controllable external louvres.
VID: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eT0lKy8GzXM
River Trent water level at Colwick
Facts:
1. Nottingham city and its southern suburbs are 48m ( 147 ft) abovee sea level.
2. The River Trent is tidal, which means the water level rises and falls twice
a day like the sea.
The river level at Colwick is 1.09 metres.
This measurement was recorded at 09:00 on 20/07/2013.
The typical river level range for this location is between 1.01 metres and 3.60 metres.
The highest river level recorded at this location is 5.50 metres and the river level reached 4.89 metres on 27/11/2012.
The maximum recorded level was around 5.28 m
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)