ARCHITECTURE

Building Construction 2

Project 1: Skeletal Construction (Temporary Bus Shelter}

 

Experiencing and understanding skeletal construction is important as it is one of the most widely used structures for building support. As a designer we should know how skeletal structure works.

 

Objectives & Learning Outcomes

• 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.

• Apply construction system in design.

• Recognize the implication of construction systems in design.

• Analyse the issues of strength, stiffness and stability of structures including modes of structural

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Project 2 : Understanding Forces in Building Construction

In this project, we are to form a group of 3 or 4 people and carry out a thorough study on the building chosen, which must be of either tensile or gridshell structure. We have decided to take the challenge by deciding on gridshell structure where the case study chosen is SUTD Library Pavilion, located in Singapore.

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Thorough research and studies have been conducted in which we are able to produce a scaled model of the structure and also technical drawings, showing the construction details. The boards attached below shows our understanding of the building's structure as well as it's load path. 

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