We were expected to design and construct a spanning structure to be installed on the corridor of the Ted University.
There should be at least one span and one cantilever for people to experience from below. Also, the minimum use of material is an important factor.
These posters demonstrate our design approach without span and cantilever.
Last days, Tedu Arch went to a construction site in Anadolu OSB. It is necessary for Arch241 course. The aim of the trip is to see usage of structural elements. One of the architects of the structure is our lecturer, Onur YÜNCÜ. As the first impression of the structure, I can say that timber and reinforced-concrete were used in the structure. The base of the structure, there are masonry walls. The upper part of masonry wall there are reinforce-concretes then wooden roof exist. The usage of the timber has an advantage of warm appearance The structure is not high rise so it is supported warm appearance. The building is oriented towards the scene, and the spaces are designed accordingly.
If we look at the interior of the structure, structural elements of the structure can be seen very easily, they are not hidden. There are timber beams which are carried by three columns. These columns are not too thick, because the structure is two story building. So carrying load is less. The basic structural system of the structure is that there is lintel above the columns and there are columns above the lintel. And there exists flat slap which carries false floor. The most obvious structural element in this structure is timber truss. Timber truss is not only used as structural element, but also it is used as design element. In fact, all load-bearing system creates the structure, because load-bearing walls divided the spaces, and placement of the load-bearing system is also about design issue. There must be a relationship between the gap of the columns and space. In this structure, all the load-bearing system are repeated accordantly.
In this structure, in some places, the glass walls are used. In this case, we can also see the structural element. The bars between the glass walls are as a load bearing wall.
Other issue about in this structure is hinge. Some types of hinge are used in some cases. For instances; the case of the intersection of wall and timber truss, black coating is used. And also in combination of columns and ground, the hinge are used. I think the most obvious hinge examples of this structure is that the windows are used as a hinge in between roofs and walls.
We were expected to design a package for 5 tea glasses. The package should provide economic storage options and at the same time be used as a container to carry and transport the products.
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