Sunday, May 27, 2007

Completed Model


Completed Model as part of Major Project for SRT251 Construction & Structures 2. Details designed in the manner of Glenn Murcutt. 5mx5mx5m section of the office/showroom building. Steel primary structure, collumns & rafters. Timber secondary structural elements such as purlins & girts. Timber floor frame. Corrugated steel cladding and roofing.


Detail of the knee joint showing the circular hollow section collumns & curved steel rafters complete with haunching.


Detail of purlin to rafter connection & fixing plates also showing the wire safety mesh under corrugated roofing material.


Perspective section illustrating the profile of the structure.

2 comments:

Dr. Barlow-Irick, PhD said...

I love your model. The safety mesh... what it it for?

I hope you will continue to show the kinds of architectural details you have captured here.

Yrs,
Patricia

Man from Modesto said...

I have the same question as Patricia. What is the mesh for? What is it's purpose?