Westfield development site

The main structure in this building is concerete. This centre is consist of different usage of materials such as glass, stone, comosite sheet and metal. It can clearly shows the functional purpose of concrte that gives the ability to building to cover themselves with different materials depend on situation.

Columns, floors and ceiling are created with concrete. The usage of insulation sheet on ceiling is obviouse in photos and still equipments such as air condition ducts should be cover in this building.

Concrete is one of those materials and structure systems which gives a great ability to builder to create their ideas realistic in 3D buildings.

Rideal show area (shopping)

This building is located in Brougham street in Geelong. The function of this building is a shopping and showing area for electrical products. The main structure of this building is steel structure. Columns and beams are connected to each other by using bolts and they have covered with color skin for additional protection.
There is a large span without any columns inside and load transfer to the columns in the corner through the beams that created frames on the ceiling.

Two different type of beams have used in this area to support loads. As it is obviouse in this photo beam has connected to the columns and has become more durable by Hauching to increase the stability of structure. The roof has covered with insulation safety mesh which is located between outside skin and inside beams. Metal skin sheet is also added to this insulation to increase its influence.

Tutorial Exercise Drawings

Soft storey effects in uniformly infilled reinforced concrete frames

A four story reinforced concrete structure with and without infills was selected as a test example to represent a contemporary earthquake resistant building. The bare structure designed according to a high ductility class structure.Soft Storey Effects in Uniformly Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames. By: Dolšek, Matjaǽ; Fajfar, Peter. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Jan2001, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p1, 12p

Evidence of research undertaken for the Major Project

Warehouse, Baselstrasse 91, Hof (yard), Laufen 1986-1987 by Herzog and de Mouren



This building is consits of a steel structure, 50 m long, 26 m wide and 17 m high. The warehouse takes the form of a large simple building. "The structure appears to rest on ribs which can be seen protruding below the bottom-most of these layers. They are attached to the slab which has been cast directly on the rocky ground forming the foundation of the warehouse".

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3D Configuration of Warehouse

These are images of Warehouse on Microstation. I chose portal frame construction system to design needed space. The detail that I used are related to the building of Herzog & de Meuron that shown on plan and section.

Drawing in concrete construction

Arrangement of Strip Footings
Typical Spread Footing Detail
Reinforcement of Strip Footings
Typical Block Masonry Details