Building analysis

1- Eastern Precint Student Centre- approx 10 metres tall, 15m frontage and 35m long.

Potential construction constraints:

Space, as it is set between two walls Height, as it cannot be taller than support walls Supporting walls, as they will not be rebuilt Lighting, as the building can only have

outside access on eastern and western sides Materials, as transparency is needed to make

use of the natural light

Links to other buildings: Linked to the ERC and Doug McDonnell

building

Construction Type: Concrete floors, wooden cladding, some glass

walls and roof

Structural Systems: Steel frame structure, beams approx. 1000mm wide Double cantilever frame for windows and ceiling at entrance

Materials: Steel Glass Wood Concrete

2- MSLE Building Link- approx. 5 metres tall, 3.5 metres frontage and 12 metres long.

Potential Construction Constraints: Space Strength of supporting walls for double story Height of existing buildings Materials- must be light weight if adjoining

buildings Aesthetics situated next to garden, needs to blend

with nature

Links to other buildings: Adjoins the MSLE building and the adjacent building

Construction Type: Iron cladding, large glass windows and reinforced concrete slabs

Structural Systems: Steel frame connecting mass brick structure Probable that timber framing used for the ceiling Cantilever concrete slab supporting second floor

Materials: Brick Steel Wood Concrete Glass plaster

3- Queens College Extension- approx. 3.5 metres tall, 10 metres frontage and 6 metres long

Potential Construction Constraints: Materials must blend with old building Boundary regulations, may have crept towards uni oval Height must be similar to original building Costs of renovation

Links to other Buildings Extension of original building

Construction type: Concrete panel construction, raised concrete slab and

asphalt, glass block walls Construction joints used in joining concrete panels

Structural Systems: Timber frame construction with concrete panels

attached at ledger

The reinforced concrete slab that supports the second floor

Cantilever deck

Construction joints

Raised slab

Steel frame support at outer deck Timber beams connecting old building

Materials: Concrete Timber Steel Glass Asphalt

4- Ormond Theology Centre Reception- approx. 7 metres tall, 10m frontage and 8m long

Potential Construction Constraints: Joining the old building to the new one Getting Northern sun with privacy from road Steel or concrete columns strength into ground Height restriction to allow old building to still

receive light

Links to other buildings: Linked to the sandstone wall of old building probably

via steel column

Construction type: Glass block walls with big steel cladding fascia, concrete

colums supporting roof from front of building, and some concrete panels undercover from roof

Structural Systems: Steel frame structure with concrete columns,

linked to mass brick/sandstone structure.

Materials: Glass Concrete Steel

Timber frames used for panels.Steel frame outside

Concrete columns that support the roof

The old sandstone building joining the new glass building

Plaster Timber

Activity On Site

Photo 1- looking East

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concrete footing with iron reo bars. At the foundation stage of what looks like a fence or wall will be built. The footing is a strip footing and is mass construction, it uses the land as its walls via a trench.

Photo 2- looking easttimber pole foundations create a structural wall which may support a concrete slab that is poured on top.

Photo 3 – looking SouthA concrete block wall has been built with steel bars and concrete being used in the middle to provide lateral strength to hold the soil load. The remaining pavilion building is having ots timber frame roof restored and is being restumped possibly with concrete stumps.

Photo 4 -looking WestTimber boards are layed on top of the supporting structural walls. The timber

boxing is set out to hold the concrete to be poured in. The boards are level and clean to provide a nice soffit for the ceiling in the football rooms.