Week  3  Tutorial  Activity                                                          Case  Study  Intro  

 Photo  1  Timber  beams,  steel  pole,  initial  construction  development,  new  building  base  Direction:      

 Photo  4  View  of  initial  structure,  area  sealed  off,  timber  beams,  metal  fence  Direction:      

 Photo  1  Original  building,  construction  going  on  around  it,  gravel  footpath,  fenced  off  Direction:      

 Photo  1  Fencing  off,  existing  buldings  in  the  background,  evidence  of  dug  up  ground,  beams  Direction:      

     

                               

• Potential  construction  constraints  o Size  constraint:  Located  between  two  existing  buildings  o Level  constraint:  Surrounding  building  can’t  support  load  

• Link  to  other  buildings  o Connector  –  plate  linking  buildings  

• Construction  type  o Timber  cladding    o Concrete  floor  

• Structural  systems  o Counter  lever,  column,  pin  joint,  steel  frame  

• Materials  o Steel,  glass,  asphalt,  timber,  concrete    

 

• Potential  construction  constraints  o Dimension  o Proximity  to  garden  

• Link  to  other  buildings  o Levels    

• Construction  type  o Concrete  step,  timber  decking,  steel  railing  

• Structural  systems  o Steel  frame,  counter  lever  

• Materials  o Steel,  glass,  wood,  timber,  concrete,  rubber,  

plasterboard,  plastic    

Eastern  Precinct  Student  Center  (Link  between  buildings)   MSLE  Building  (Link  between  buildings)  

   

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Queens  College  Extension   Ormond  Theology  Reception  

• Potential  construction  constraints  o Dimension  

• Link  to  other  buildings  o Connector  –  glass,  timber  beams  o Concrete  connection  

• Construction  type  o Timber  beams  o Concrete  wall  

• Structural  systems  o Columns,  frame  

• Materials  o Stone,  cement,  paint,  timber,  concrete    

 

• Potential  construction  constraints  o Dimension  

• Link  to  other  buildings  o Connector  –  link  between  brick  and  glass  

• Construction  type  o Concrete  column  

• Structural  systems  o Frame,  cable,  pin  joint,  columns  

• Materials  o Steel,  glass,  timber,  concrete    

 

Photos  from  Case  Study  Site  Visit    Site   Image   Explanation  

1  Eastern  Precinct  Student  Center  

 

       

Pin  Joint  

2  MSLE  Building  

 

   

Counter  Lever  

3  Queens  College  Extension  

   

   

Glass  acting  as  a  connector  between  the  two  buildings  

4  Ormond  Theology  Center  Reception  

   

     

Concrete  Beams