Saturday, March 17, 2007

PORTAL FRAME SECTION B-B

Second attempt at Portal Frame Section B-B
First attempt at Portal Frame SectionB-B. Struggling with capping.





















Tuesday, March 13, 2007

PORTAL FRAME SECTION A-A

Section A-A of Portal Frame with concrete wall and box gutter

Section A-A of Portal Frame with eave gutter and cladding














Saturday, March 3, 2007

BMW SERVICE CENTRE MORNINGTON DESIGNED BY ERA 2000 ARCHITECTS


Interior of BMW workshop with deep steel beams spanning the interior space.






View from the street of the steel and glass showroom with an awning supported by steel beams cantilevered over the main entrance.



Tilt-up concrete panel walls of the workshop behind the showroom.



View of workshop showing the shaped roof line.



Closer view of interior roof showing exposed beams and piping/ducting for all electrical equipment and services.



Detail of bolted join of steel beams and bracing.



Enlarged detail of join



Detail of a connection further along same beam . (Hmmm... how does this work!)

















































































Thursday, March 1, 2007