Week 3 JournalConstructing Environment634 066 Cheuk Sing Cheung

Week 3 - Site visit This is week 3 journal. We are led to walk through the 4 case study site visit. By observing and analysing the

buildings, we can be more familiar with the principal of construction world.

Several criterias were listed out in order to help us to analysis the buildings. Such as Potential construction constraints (the limits for

this building), lnks to other buildings, construction type, structural System(s), and materials used to build this building.

Week 3 - Site Visit

Construction typeEastern Precint Student Centre

is builded with structural frames, with only 3 sided walls are built as it remains connection with ERC.

Structural systemsEastern Precint Student Centre is

builded under compression structure, with a framed structure.

1_EASTERN PRECINT STUDENT CENTRE (LINK BETWEEN BUILDINGS)

Links to other buildingsAs it is in between two buildings, there

are several links to the adjacent build-ings. Eastern Precint Student Centre is linked to ERC through the joints of its roof and ERC’s beam and column. It is ap-peared as not much connection with Alice Hoy building which maybe related to the function and construction of Alice Hoy building.

Potential Building ConstraintsThis building, Eastern Precint Student

Centre, is a building in between two buildings, which is Eastern Reasource Centre and Alice Hoy building. The po-tential building constraint would be the limitation of size as it can only be as big as the gap bewteen two existing build-ings.

MaterialsThe building is formed by steel,

glass, timber, and also concrete. Which provides strong stability be-cause steel and concrete can over-come compression force while timber would more be decorational function. Glass would be one of the source of light of the building.

Week 3 - Site Visit

Construction typeMSLE building is builded with struc-

tural frames, with only 2 sided walls (front and back) are built as it remains con-nection with 2 adjacent buildings.

Structural systemsMSLE building is builded under com-

pression structure, with a framed struc-ture.

2_MSLE BUILDING (LINK BETWEEN BUILDINGS)

Links to other buildingsAs it is in between two buildings, there

are several links to the adjacent build-ings, as seens in Eastern Precint Student Centre. MSLE Building is linked to adja-cent buildings through the connection of cantilever, and also through the joints of the roof of the front part.

Potential Building ConstraintsMSLE Building is located in between

two buildings, same as Eastern Precint Student Centre. Similarly, this limits MSLE Building’s size. Also the adjacent build-ings also limits the height of MSLE Build-ing as they both are 2-3 stories building.

MaterialsThe building is formed by steel,

glass, timber, little amount of rubber and plastic, and also concrete. Which provides strong stability which steel and concrete can overcome compression force while timber would more be deco-rational function. Glass would be one of the source of light of the building. The little amount of rubber and plastic are used for assisting visual impaired.

Week 3 - Site Visit

Construction typeQueens college extension is built

with framed structure. It included 2 rooms with timber framed within con-crete and a steel framed roof as a shelter.

Structural systemsQueens college extension is built

under compression structure, with framed structure.

3_QUEENS COLLEGE EXTENTION

Links to other buildingsAs mentioned before, this is an exten-

tion, so it must attatched with queens college. However, as I cannot go in the site, only 1 joint was found. It is shown that the extention will join the existing building with a little glass wall.

Potential Building ConstraintsThis case study is not a ordinary build-

ing, it is an extention of queens college. As an extension. the building constraint would be limited within and around queens college, and the style of build-ing would be limited to be similar or suits the theme of queens college.

MaterialsThe building is formed by steel,

glass, timber, and also concrete. Timber framed structure can lower the construciton cost, and the bounded concrete walls will ensure the stability. Steel framed roof gives strong support. Glass would be one of the source of light of the building, and also be one of the joint to the existing buinding

Week 3 - Site VisitConstruction type

Ormond theol-ogy centre recep-tion is built in framed structure, with flat roof and concrete beam assist with steem beam sup-porting.

Structural systemsOrmind theology

centre reception is builded under com-pression structure, with a framed struc-ture, cantilever is one of the features of this building, there are lot of cantilevers within in this building.

4_ORMOND THEOLOGY CENTRE RECEPTION

Links to other buildingsAs ormond theology centre

reception is next to United Faculty of Theology, which is an quite old building. It forms a contrast with the existing building. The only link with the existing building I can find is the joint in the north part, and the joint is just a plastic seal which shows that ormond theology cen-tre reception is more likely to stay independent than closely con-nected to the existing building.

Potential Building ConstraintsThere are not much con-

straints for ormond theology centre recetion, as it is built on open area, however, it is adjacent to ormond college so there is a constraint that it cannot develop to that side of the building.

MaterialsThe building is formed by steel, glass, timber, and also concrete. Which provides strong stability because steel and

concrete can overcome compression force while timber would more be decorational function. Glass would be one of the source of light of the building and also be decorational function.

Week 3 - Site Visit Pavilion snapshots