construction and structures srt 251 major assignment louise milton student number:

architect: Norman Foster design principals Foster characteristically uses modern, high-tech materials in spare, simple designs with little exterior ornamentation Later commissions integrate environmental principles with varying degrees of success He argues his designs are “sensitive to the culture and climate of its place”

student my design principles My design follows Foster’s earlier work, in which he used modern materials in a spare and simple design I used a context-specific design and environmental principles where possible

development Example 1: design setting (see next slide) The site is located within an industrial estate. In order to follow Foster’s principle that design should follow the existing culture of place, I used a conventional steel portal frame construction clad in colourbond.

development example 1

development Example 2: Wall detailing (see next slide) Portal frames are traditionally constructed of steel or wood. However, the use of glass as a cladding reflects Foster’s utilisation of modern materials to improve design. In order to maximise the impact of this feature, I shifted the first floor away from the exterior cladding to create a glass veil.

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Example 3: Roof cladding (see next slide) Foster conceals services such as wiring and plumbing in order to maintain the appearance of simplicity in design. I therefore used a double layer of colourbond cladding on the roof and walls to conceal services. In addition, I incorporated an insulation layer within this feature in order to improve heat conservation in line with environmental principles.

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plan GRUNGE ROAD CARPARK TURNABOUT WAREHOUSE ENTRY SHOWROOM 1 ST FLOOR OFFICE MEZZANINE STAIRS UP SECTION A:A 010M SCALE

design FRONT ELEVATION scale 1:200 STEEL PORTAL FRAME EMPHASIS ON GLASS OFFICE/ SHOWROOM WAREHOUSE

model ROOF CLADDING ROOF BEAM MULLION CONCRETE 1 ST FLOOR GLASS WINDOWS UNIVERSAL COLUMN (PAD FOOTING NOT SHOWN) CONCRETE INFILL SLAB section A:A NOT TO SCALE

roof/ glass wall detail COLOUR BOND ROOF CLADDING GLASS FIBRE INSULATION SHEETING C SECTION PURLIN NEOPRENE TRIM STRIP STEEL GABLE ANGLE WELDED TO C PURLIN OR MULLION NEOPRENE SEALS BOLTED TO GABLE GLASS WALL PANEL SIZING APPROX BY 2000 MULLION AT 2000 cc STEEL FLANGE WELDED TO I BEAM MULLION RETENTION ARN WELDED TO MULLION AND FLANGE I BEAM SCALE 1:10 WALL ROOF

roof / glass wall detail NEOPRENE TRIM STRIP ROOF CLADDING, NEOPRENE STRIP, INSULATION BOLTED TO C-PURLIN GLASS REMOVED TO IMPROVE CLARITY I BEAM AND MULLION SEPARATED TO MAKE TO GLASS APPEAR AS A SMOOTH VEIL SCALE 1:10 ROOF

glass wall/ 1 st floor detail CONCRETE FIRST FLOOR BONDECK IN PROFILE INTERMEDIATE FLOOR EDGE ANGLE BOLTED TO CONCRETE (NOT SEEN) AND WELDED TO I BEAM INTERMEDIATE I BEAM AND COLUMN (WELDED TOGETHER) INTERMEDIATE MULLION RETENTION ARM WELDED TO MULLION AND FLOOR ANGLE TO IMPROVE STRENGTH OF THE GLASS WALL STEEL NEOPRENE SANDWICH GLASS CLAMPING STRIPS WITH BOLTS STEEL CRUCIFORM GLASS RETENTION PLATES MULLION GLASS SCALE 1:10

glass wall/ 1 st floor detail FIRST FLOOR AND BONDECK FLOOR EDGE ANGLE REMOVED PARTIALLY FOR CLARITY INTERMEDIATE RETAINING MULLION ARM WELDED TO MULLION AND ANGLE I BEAM MULLION SILICONE SEALANT GLASS CLAMPING COMPLEX

floor /glass wall detail CONCRETE IN FILL SLAB PAD FOOTING OF I COLUMN NOT SEEN I COLUMN BOLTED TO PAD FOOTING (NOT SEEN) STEEL NEOPRENE COMPLEX BOLTED TO MULLION AND STEEL MEMBER RETAINING Z MEMBER NEOPRENE SEALS MULLION BOLTED TO STEEL MEMBER STEEL MEMBER BOLTED TO CONCRETE (NOT SEEN) GROUND SCALE 1:10

floor /glass wall detail GLASS WALL MULLION I COLUMN CONCRETE SLAB NOT TO SCALE

assembly of glass on cruciform plate