Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Article Review: "Zaha does it her way"
















This is an article on Zaha Hadid's proposal for the Business Bay area in Dubai.
The masterplan had called for two towers but Zaha’s loose interpretation takes the form of a huge sculptured cube.
It is interesting how she proposes to acheive this sculptural form out of a glass structure and would no doubt be a revolutionary use of the material if completed.
It is to be constructed of three separate towers united so the building will appear as a singlular unified whole, with a distinctive void. The interiors of which will be clad with a fully engineered curved class curtain wall to allow for eye-catching views into the void.
The building boasts an AAA-class rating and has 87 per cent space efficiency.

1 comment:

Jacinta said...

Hey cj! Nice conceptual 3d's that you have here. Would be interesting to see the method of construction they will use for this building! Good work! :)

Bunnings Warehouse

Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings warehouse is a perfect example of a large spanning building.

Main View

Main View
This interior view of Bunnings warehouse gives an idea of the long spans required for the structure using minimal supports. Collumns run along each wall and down the centre of the structure only, allowing maximum space for storage.

Lateral Support

Lateral Support
This gives an idea of the repetition of supports (cross bracing) along the roof, and the connection to longer spanning beams.

Collumn and Roof Spanning beam. Corner connection

Collumn and Roof Spanning beam. Corner connection
This detail shows a close up for the 'I' beams used in the structure and the connection system used.