ROLEX LEARNING CENTER STRUCTURE ROOF STRUCTURE Steel frame and timber joists; steel diagonal bracing and diaphram to resist lateral load
LATERAL LOAD RESISTING SYSTEM Occasional diagonal bracing (see photo) supplemented by hidden moment joints and interior shear walls.
GRAVITY SYSTEM ~190 17cm-diameter steel pipe colums on a 9m-square grid
DIAPHRAM 75cm-thick concrete shell supported by 11 pre-stressed concrete arches
ROLEX LEARNING CENTER ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE ARCHITECTURE SEJIMA AND NISHIZAWA AND ASSOCIATES STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING MATSURO SASAKI + PARTNERS BOLLINGER + GROHMANN WALTHER MORY MAIER CONTRACTOR LOSINGER CONSTRUCTION
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SOURCE Jones, J. (2010). Learning Center Features Open Design. Civil Engineering, 80(5), 20-26.
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ROLEX LEARNING CENTER ASSEMBLY VERTICAL ASSEMBLY WATER BARRIER 2 LAYERS RIGID INSULATION CORRUGATED STEEL DECKING
STEEL BEAMS WOOD JOISTS OVERALL VIEW
PLASTER CEILING SOUND INSULATION INTERIOR COATING
17CM STEEL PIPE COLUMNS INTUMESCENT PAINT
SINGLE-BAY ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR VIEW
CARPET LEVELING SLAB RIGID INSULATION EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLY STEEL T-PROFILE MULLIONS BATT INSULATION, RUBBER GASKETS AT MULLIONS, ROOF RUNOFF GUTTER
SINGLE-BAY ASSEMBLY, INTERIOR VIEW
POURED-IN-PLACE CONCRETE SHELL STEEL REBAR
TRIPLE-PANE INSULATED GLASS UNITS ALUMINUM CLADDING GROUND MOTORIZED SHADES
ROLEX LEARNING CENTER ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE ARCHITECTURE SEJIMA AND NISHIZAWA AND ASSOCIATES STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING MATSURO SASAKI + PARTNERS BOLLINGER + GROHMANN WALTHER MORY MAIER CONTRACTOR LOSINGER CONSTRUCTION
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LAURENCE HOLLAND ARCH 6231 BUILDING INTEGRATION WORKSHOP FALL 2014
ROLEX LEARNING CENTER ASSEMBLY
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ROLEX LEARNING CENTER ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE ARCHITECTURE SEJIMA AND NISHIZAWA AND ASSOCIATES STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING MATSURO SASAKI + PARTNERS BOLLINGER + GROHMANN WALTHER MORY MAIER CONTRACTOR LOSINGER CONSTRUCTION
LAURENCE HOLLAND ARCH 6231 BUILDING INTEGRATION WORKSHOP FALL 2014