construction and structuressrt 251

major assignmentlouise milton

student number: 400124034

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”

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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

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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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planGRUNGE ROAD

CARPARK

TURNABOUT

WAREHOUSE

ENTRY

ENTRY

SHOWROOM

1ST FLOOR OFFICE MEZZANINE

STAIRS UP

SECTIONA:A

0 10MSCALE

design

FRONT ELEVATION

scale 1:200

STEEL PORTAL FRAMEEMPHASIS ON GLASS

OFFICE/ SHOWROOMWAREHOUSE

model

ROOF CLADDING

ROOF BEAM

MULLION

CONCRETE 1ST 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. 1500 BY 2000

MULLION AT 2000 cc

STEEL FLANGE WELDED TO I BEAM

MULLION RETENTION ARN WELDED TO MULLION AND FLANGE

I BEAM

SCALE 1:10WALL

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/ 1st 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 ARMWELDED TO MULLION AND FLOOR ANGLETO 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/ 1st floor detailFIRST FLOOR AND BONDECK

FLOOR EDGE ANGLE REMOVED PARTIALLY FOR CLARITY

INTERMEDIATE RETAINING MULLION ARMWELDED TO MULLION AND ANGLE

I BEAM

MULLION

SILICONE SEALANT

GLASS CLAMPING COMPLEX

floor /glass wall detail

CONCRETE IN FILL SLABPAD FOOTING OF I COLUMN NOT SEEN

I COLUMNBOLTED TOPAD 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

assembly of glass on cruciform plate

assembly of glass on cruciform plate