Portal Framing - Connection Details

hee i went back exploring portal frames trying to find different connection plates and techniques. In this building i took notice of the underside of the box gutter and of the wind bracing.

Concrete Office / Shed Eample 2

This build understandably took me eye because of it brigh colour, but a closer look showed me how relivent it is to my design for the major project. The lage windowsfinish fluch with the precast concrete pannels. It contains many overhanges and extrusions which acts as a facsad breaking up the building. The concrete has been decorated with line pressed into the concrete. This is done on the back side of the shed in order to stop a huge flat plain wall space.

Concrete Office / Shed Eample 1

Here im looking at concrete construction, because im basing my major project on that form of structure. From this design i was looking at cleen joins between the precast pannels and the way they plan to cover the precast concrete pannels with aluminium pannels. I also took notice of window and door joinary, where they meet the concrete. Also noticed the floor level is flush with the ground level. Box gutters also took my eye how the down pipes penetrates the concrete so smoothly and untoticably.

Office / Shed Drawing Examples 4

Other protal frame drawing. Here im comparing how things are notated and any differences between the plans. I am also looking and the layout and structure of the plans, to improve my drawings.

Office / Shed Drawing Examples 3

The same engineer as in previous blog came back with some details on concrete construction. He spent some time telling me how things can be done differently and left me with valid information which helped me with my major project.

Office / Shed Drawing Examples 2

At work i speek to engineers to overcome problems. I had a discussion with one of these engineers about portal fraiming and long spanning materials. I found this hands on information really helpfull. He gave me a copy of a protal frame shed containing all relivent constructio details.

Office / Shed Drawing Examples 1

I went into Planwise and spoke to a draftsman and engineer who let me look over some of there plans.

Major Project - Architect / Building Inspiration

Norman Foster Flowers Building
London, UK, 1997-2001

I chose to base my Major Project on this building. I did this because im a fan of Fosters works and this building in paticular look like a building that I thought would match this project. I plan to continue my project using the same proportions and construction materials. He has used thick precast concrete walls concrete beams the same thickness as the walls and large windows.

Week 4: Tutorial

Box gutter sketch

Worhshop / Office Designs in Bendigo

Here i drove around Bendigo trying to find different examples of office fronts attached to a Portal Frame shed. I ended up finding quite a range of different facades which shows that you can dress up a shed however you like. Some of the sheds i believe had facades that reminded me of residential type buildings which i found interesting. Well these are the examples that i felt demonstrates the range of facades that i found.

Week 3: Tutorial

Week 2: Tutorial

This is the sketch of the protal frame section that i did in class.

Portal Framing - Connection Details

These photos are taken in Bendigo, here two shops are being build as a mirror image

plan. There is a dividing precast concrete pannel between the two shops with a section removed so that the beams can connect. The Building has been built flat up against an existing brick wall bellonging to another building.