Termites? Earthquakes? Mold? No Problem with a Steel Frame

www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9iaiEWDuKk#

Burning issue for structural steel

Edit:Rakic, John Steel Australia, December 2007, vol.20, no.4, Burning issue for structural steel, pg 34

Major Assignment- Calatrava

Together with Ray and Rafia we have been looking at Calatrava as inspiration for the major assignment. He is a new architect to me but his designs are incredible. One of the main aspects to his designs is that all components have a structural purpose despite how aesthetically pleasing they look, due to his background in engineering. This is a major point to remember when designing our own warehouse.
Some of the buildings of Calatrava's we looked at include:


Liege Guillemins TGV station

BCE place- this was a building that i liked a lot
but it wasn't practicle as there would be too many columns in what should be free space in a warehouse.



Lyon Airport station- this is the design we are workin off. Love the combination of the roof style and the wall angle, also there is a large open space on the inside perfect for a warehouse.

Concrete Elegance

Edit: Article location- Concrete Society, December 2007/ January 2008, vol 41., no. 11.

Deakin waterfront extensions

Originally the buildings levels were 3m floor to floor which is not adequate therefor the floors had to be moved. They were lifted and are now 3.6m floor to floor, after services are put in the ceiling height is 2.7m.

Steel bracing is used to tie the building together. One particular example of this is tieing the pre-cast lift core to the rest of the building. The image below is an example.

Both steel and timber studs are used in the building. Where timber is used often steel nogging is used where something is going to be hung on the wall when finished, this means that some foresight is needed.

In the images below and above it is obvious to see that the steel columns are painted white. This gives it a fire rating, otherwise two layers of fire deck plaster would've needed to be used. The idea is that the paint won't absorb the heat.

The props, as seen in the next two images, remain until the building is tied together, then it will have natural stability.



Edit: photos taken April 28

The Herald Sun (April 27)- $150 Million Facelift

Brauer College development

This is a new development in the grounds of Brauer College in Warrnambool, situated on Caramut road. Unfortunately I wasn't home to capture when the pre-cast panels went up in the background but was able to take photos of the portal frame.

This building is a new technical college in the Brauer grounds and has been made from two different types of commercial building practices. I'd assume the use of pre-cast panels and a steel portal frame is to differentiate two areas that will have different uses. I'd suggest that the portal frame is the area for classrooms whilst the panels are where workshops will be held.

Edit: These pictures were taken on April 27