BUILDING CONSTRUCTION II
In a group of 5, we have to design and construct a temporary bus shelter. The design created has to be practical and functional. Understanding the skeletal structure and its structural components is key as we will be designing and constructing the details of the bus shelter.
The main objective of the project is:
- To create an understanding of skeletal structure and its relevant structural components
- To understand how a skeletal structure reacts under loading
- To demonstrate a convincing understanding of how skeletal construction works
- T o be able to manipulate skeletal construction to solve an oblique design problem.
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Project 1: Skeletal Construction (Temporary Bus Shelter)
The Idea Developement
The Construction Process
The Final Outcome
In a group of 3, we are asked to choose a building of either tensile or grid structure. Then, upon studying the building, create boards on how the structure contributes in supporting and distributing the load, and the significance of the construction details. A model of a replication of the roof construction is required.
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The building that we chose was Multihalle Mannheim by Frei Otto in Germany.
The main objective of the project is:
- To create an understanding of building components used and its assembly.
- To demonstrate good drawing skills in building details and how it reacts under loading and force,
- To be able to manipulate the selection of materials used and ensure its buildability.
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Project 2: Understanding Forces in Building Construction
The Team
From left,
Clara Lee,
Lim Zhao Yin,
Joy Ann Lim
The Construction Process
The Finished Product
The Boards
From this two projects, I have learnt more in depth about the skeletal construction and the importance of each structural component. It was a good experience having to design and build a bus shelter. What a better way to learn than to do it hands-on? I have to admit that it was tough figuring all the different components and whether it was correct. But it was a worthwhile experience. As for the second project, I learned so much about load system in grid structure. Multihalle Mannheim was one of the first grid structures to be built. It was interesting to see how Frei Otto developed the system to obtain the structure's shape: Hanging Chain. Truly ingenious!! But the main thing that I learn was how load was distributed through the structure as well as how to draw a load distribution diagram,
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