Major Major AssignmentAssignment

Construction & StructuresConstruction & Structures

SRT251

Lecturer: J.J. Ham

Kylie Dalton 500137715

Louis KahnLouis Kahn

Louis Kahn was trained in traditional style of architecture. But began to practice during the Modernist style. He never seemed to fall into either of the styles, yet drew from both. In the Salk Institute he used materials such as reinforced concrete, steel and glass. These materials were drawn out of the Modernist style. Without the modernist style, the labs would not have existed. He used a 34M span truss so that the labs were open and easily accessible. The traditional forms in the building are the columns and spatial planning.

Group WorkGroup Work

Design Basis: ConcreteDesign Basis: Concrete

Our group decided to use concrete Our group decided to use concrete tilt-up panels for our office and tilt-up panels for our office and warehouse design. These are the warehouse design. These are the plans and sections we plans and sections we developed. developed.

=5M*5M area section design

DevelopmentDevelopment

My design is based on Louis My design is based on Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute because Kahn’s Salk Institute because I love the angled façade. I love the angled façade. Before this, I had in mind a Before this, I had in mind a curved façade, then I had curved façade, then I had one angled window. This one angled window. This became four. The design was became four. The design was kept fairly open, similar to kept fairly open, similar to that of Kahn’s for the Salk that of Kahn’s for the Salk Institute, however due to Institute, however due to using load-bearing walls and using load-bearing walls and two reinforced concrete floors two reinforced concrete floors (first and second) my office (first and second) my office and showroom required and showroom required some columns through the some columns through the centre.centre.

Concrete ConstructionConcrete Construction

Concrete tilt-up panels can be poured in-Concrete tilt-up panels can be poured in-situ. These site-cast panels need situ. These site-cast panels need particular requirements at the site. My particular requirements at the site. My design uses factory precast panels, design uses factory precast panels, allowing for more variety in finishes allowing for more variety in finishes and dimensions. Panel weight must and dimensions. Panel weight must be assessed so that cranes can lift be assessed so that cranes can lift them into a vertical position.them into a vertical position.

Load bearing Concrete Load bearing Concrete PanelsPanels

A 15-20mm gap must be allowed between panels for movement.Size of panels depends on what weight the crane can lift.

Final DesignFinal Design

Reinforced concrete panels5*3M

Clear Glass6mm

Aluminium window frames

Rafter 260UB

WindowsWindows

Aluminium frameGlass sheet6mm

Spandrel 300mm

Mullion 600mm

FloorFloor

Pad Footings 800*800*800mm

Floor support 260UB

Reinforced concrete panelLoad bearing150mm

Edge ofReinforced concrete slab ground floor

Starter bars

HD Bolts

Reinforcement30mm belowsurface

WallsWalls

Reinforced concrete tilt-up panels.3*5MLoad bearing 150mm thickJoin in panels

Cast in plate to attach R.C slab floor

RoofRoof

C-purlin 200mm

Rafter 260UB

Corrugated iron roofing 2 degree pitch

Sarking