Dustin White | Visiting Assistant Professor

EXERCISE | 006_A

ARCH 3501 : Architecture Design Studio 4 _ Fall 2011

Structure Research

Resources :

Glass Construction Manual Steel Construction ManualConcrete Construction ManualRoof Construction ManualFacade Construction Manual

Based on your material and surface typologies, develop a research foundation on the layers of your project. Use the resources above and others provided in previous assignments to locate a series of details.

Roof | Foundation | Footings (pier) | Trusses | Box Truss | Glazing details | Columns | Beams | primary system | secondary system

You may repeat the same or similar systems that you used on the previous proj-ect. You will need to update or change in information necessary.

Output

A clear set of research pages on the layers of your project.

You will also need to (hand) SKETCH a detailed wall section of a part of your project. This must be what you think is the more difficult section of your project. The sketch must be drawn to scale and must have a key. You may use a 2D section of your digital model as a guide to trace over.

Plan Structure Grid

Begin to generate a structural grid on your plan. Label the grid properly.Remember that the grid spacing is a reflection of the type of structural system you are using and the size of the members.

Digital Model

Update your digital model and digital site model to reflect current state of your project. This means no massing. Site model should contain context in-formation such as highway, buildings, curbs, etc..

2423 /NATATORIUM / LASER CUT MODEL //

ABOVE : Wall Section

SPREAD : Detail Images of Light Penetrating the Cladding

The images show the investigation into the facade panelling and its lighting qualities, it also demonstrates how the facade was manipulated to respond to program, openings, form, and landscape. The model was laser cut flat stock material. The material responded similar to what the actual metal material would do at full scale since the process of laser cutting is the same at a larger scale.

The interior trusses are all completely unique and different. Each truss spans just over 65 feet accross the pool, and on the programatic side of the building there is a 25 foot cantileaver. The trusses not only support an entire glass roof and metal cladding on top, but also all the curtain walls hang from the trusses, so that a glass “sword” curtain wall system could be used to allow for maximum transparency. It was all planned that the truss members would all line up to form straight lines for the swimmers to follow while swimming.

1 2’-6” x 9’ x 1/4” custom preforated zinc panel 2 1’ x 2” facade post, laminated safety glass 3 2” insulated glass 4 1’ x 3” aluminum facade beam 5 1’-8” x 1’ custom vierendeel truss, hollow steel tube section 6 1’ x 2” glass roof beam, laminated safety glass 7 1” steel tension cable 8 steel turnbuckle 9 1’ concrete wall10 2’ x 6’ fresh air supply air duct11 6” concrete flat plate

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Natatorium - Dustin White(wall section)

Nanjing Sifang Art Museum - Steven Holl(structure grid)