Current Events in Construction

Newspaper article in The Age, 26st March 2008

Tutorial Exercise 3

Task: Draw a wall section of a steel portal frame building.

Current Events in Construction- Article 1

Media Release from the Building Commission of Victoria, 10 March 2008
http://www.buildingcommission.com.au/www/html/1758-2008-media-releases.asp

Tutorial Exercise 2

Task: Draw a portal frame section showing knee joint and footing

Tutorial Exercise 1- Site Visit

Task: Photograph a building and discuss

Building Name: TWOMMS Pty Ltd / Counterpoint, Warehouse and distribution centre
Designed and built by: Access Constructions PTY LTD.
Address: Marshall Court, Altona
Date Completed: May 2007



Front facade, TWOMMS Pty Ltd / Counterpoint, Warehouse and distribution centre, Access Constructions PTY LTD, Marshall Court, Altona, Completed May 2007.

Here you see the office and car park approach to the warehouse.

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Truck Loading area, TWOMMS Pty Ltd / Counterpoint, Warehouse and distribution centre, Access Constructions PTY LTD, Marshall Court, Altona, Completed May 2007.

An interesting element of the building

• The designer 'Access Constructions' has extended the red painted UB stanchions through the top of the roof to create an interesting design element. A simple but effective technique of using functional elements of a building as design elements.
  
• A tray clad front was then added to conceal the exposed portal frame.
• Rigid base portal frame.
  

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Truck Loading area, TWOMMS Pty Ltd / Counterpoint, Warehouse and distribution centre, Access Constructions PTY LTD, Marshall Court, Altona, Completed May 2007.

Close up detail

• UB Stanchion connection to UB rafter.
• Z section purlins sit on UB rafter. Note safety mesh and tray roofing.
• Diagonal cross bracing.

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Truck Loading area, TWOMMS Pty Ltd / Counterpoint, Warehouse and distribution centre, Access Constructions PTY LTD, Marshall Court, Altona, Completed May 2007.

Corner detail

• UB Stanchion connection to UB rafter.
• Blue tray cladding wraps the roof to conceal the rafters and underside of the roof.
  
• Cross bracing between rafters.
• Bracing between rafter and purlins.
  

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Truck Loading area, TWOMMS Pty Ltd / Counterpoint, Warehouse and distribution centre, Access Constructions PTY LTD, Marshall Court, Altona, Completed May 2007.

Underside of roof

• Two rows of UB rafters visible, note apex and haunching.
• Red painted water pipes and lighting.
• Cross bracing for rafters on outer row only.

Tutorial Exercise 1- Drawing

Task: Draw an exterior wall section through a house with brick veneer and timber stud wall.