Case Study - Steel Structures - Blog 12 - Yukta Yogeesh

04/ September / 2020   

 Today’s session was about referring to some interesting examples where steel was used as a major material for construction. Although these examples were from abroad, they were of use because of similar context, based on coastal and semi-tropical climate. This gave an introduction for a lot of different materials (other ways of using steel in buildings other than the usual ones) and different ways to tackle the climate with steel. 

St. Andrews Beach House, Australia

 Intent - A vacation place for a stay away from busy routine.

The construction is primarily based on oxidised mild steel.

The other materials used in the construction are as follows: -

Advantage of Oxidisation - It forms a layer on top of the steel which reduces the rusting tendency of steel

Advantage of Mild Steel - It is cheap, it undergoes carburisation which optimises the amount of carbon to withstand the weather.

Double-layer corrugated fiberglass - high packing strength and puncture resistance were the properties that brought it to the use in buildings

Web forge oxidised mild-steel industrial floor grating - Strong, durable and recycled usage

PHC- Parallel Flange Channel section for joinery between the 2 shells along the walls

Angle section and galvanised rod for joinery between the walls and the roof

RHS - Rectangular Hollow Sections and Mild Steel bracket to fix the joinery in flooring

Posi - Strut trussed floor beam - for insulation and strong flooring.

Reinforced Concrete pad footing - for foundation and pathways

Deck is made up of timber/lumber


  Prefabricated Nature, Cederia, Spain

 Intent - A vacation place for a stay away from busy routine.

The construction is based on COR-TEN and perforated Braise-sollail steel panels.

The other materials used in the construction are as follows: -

Wood Particles Cement Board - A sense of natural material, with strength and load bearing capacity

Steel profile with Perforated braise- sollail sheets for lighting and ventilation

Mineral wool for insulation and the usage of waterproof membrane to protect wood

Sandwich panel - Aluminium and polyurethane foam core of thickness 80mm

Steel tube sectioned for the joinery of the prefab walls and the roof

CORTEN - steel shutter - Corrosion resistance and Tensile enough for purpose

CNC - machine Cut - Advanced technology for 3D printing - mimicking natural objects

Weathered steel screens for protecting the structure foam the coastal effects.


Lady Bird Lake Hiking Trail Restrooms & Wichtrach Gallery



 Total no. of words – 395

 

Yukta Yogeesh

 

 

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