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an unnesseccarily pretty version of a model photo which i used to express stacking logic in the TS. 

And I'll buy you both a coffee...

top intersection with wall. Ignore the wierd jutting out plate.

Below is the intersection with the core showing the interconnected cavities. 

The latest model is more developed with interior surfaces and carbon fibre tension lines. 

It has also been adjusted to be suitable in terms of the actual angles of circulation and scale etc. 

above is part of what will be a manufacturing series showing the mark lines that need to be milled into the granite in the CAD CAM file so that the constuction team can accurtately position each stack. It is also the file for the lazer cut model. 

Using Tsplines I am able to have accurate control over the resulting surface geometry so that I can match it to the model testing studies and tensile behavior. This model is then used to create the interior stacked granite slabs so that they can also follow the geometry of the fabric more closely. 

Thats the thinking anyway. 

Will try to blog again later tonight with the actual model.  

among other things that are also in progress. you know me, five things at once. 

all three of these broke.

the technique is expensive but is ideal for on bespoke applications such as the skinning of the beams. 

The manufacturing process is usually designed for high performance sails, and therefore can handle complex double curves. But there is also a high potential for use is tension structures. 

The synthetic fibers: carbon, polyester and aramid, are incredibly strong and can be layered in such a way as not create non-uniform thickness and strength in the fabric depending on the application. 

somethin wierd gong on with the lines, this is not the final layout. 

The next step is too support, the resulting cantilevels with smaller structural elements

Then Position the Major spaces

Then bring in Light connections from the North. 

Then Puncture Holes In the top to create wind flow through to minimize wind pressure

Then create the interior circulation connections. 

Then hopefully it will look much more intricate.

Technical Summary

  

The Technical study has two primary focuses

i) Longevity

ii) Growth

Longevity

The aim of this  part of the Technical Report is to understand the structural, material, formal and organizational principles and strategies that that can predetermine a structure intended for Long Timescales. The aim of the project is to execute this agenda with the structual elegance and technological sophistication that befits our technological generation, rather than through mass and bulk.  The principles of Longevity are examined through a careful study of historical precedents of buildings which have mainted longevity and those which have failed. 

Because of the intention for long timescale, the project must be able to exist without reliance on any materials or technology that do not last for long (such as Glass), or mechanical/technological systems, that can potentially fail. Therefore it must resolve all of its criteria, including lighting, air movement and circulation with only the permanent language of stone and concrete. The project will examine this through the application of Ultra High Performance Concrete and the technoques derived from fabric re-inforced concrete members.

Growth

The technical challenge of concrete is its lack of growth potential. The agenda of this portion of the Technical Study, are 

i) to test and understand through scale casting models, the construction process of fabric formed hollow structural tubes which are used as the main structural, circulatory, and light system within the building. 

ii) to create through physical test models, astrategy for structural growth of concrete members using fabric formed and fabric re-inforced concrete. Inculding the addition and connection of additional members to existing structures, and the stregthening of existing members. 

 

narrowing down of sites in relation to future flood danger zones, seizmic activity, and local availability of limestone bedrock.

well maybe not all of them...

this is an example of one of the evidence pages which is the backside of the plates.

below a comparison of the iconic void structure to other icons. Rather than going down the path of structural acrobatics, the library archive creates an internal vertical space of sublime proportions, experienceable from a human scale. The external structure is therefor allowed to be more robust as a structure. 

Above: studies of the various spatial effects of the void, using different governing criteria, structural, spatial, and for wind and light. 

The model above demonstrates a scenario of intersection between wormholes. These intersections increase the capacity for meandering through the levels of the library. In all case with the wormholes, the destination of the wormhole is always hidden, inviting people to explore the levels, and find new experiences and relationships between information. 

The vertical circulation "wormholes" penetrate to the periphery, allowing light and air circulation into the library, and allowing sudded exterior views which are not available in the library main spaces. The Puncturing of the facade, creates an expressive and contemporary language to the facade. The study above shows how light and ventilation (below)shafts are integrated into the assemmbly, offering hidden light sources to the level below.