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Advanced Architectural Construction
This module introduces the principles and practices of construction technology for long-span and tall buildings. It focuses on the construction systems of basement, building façade and envelope systems as well as steel construction. It also covers the new and recent construction technologies and systems including modular construction (MC) and Industrialised Building System (IBS).
Tutor:Ar Edwin Chan Yean Liong
Project 1
Industrialised Building System
This is a group assignment which predominantly relate to the topic of Industrialised Building System (IBS). Before embarking on this project students will be exposed to different types and methods of the IBS system and the calculation of IBS scoring in the classroom. Firstly, each group are required to design a 3-storey apartment block using mainly IBS components.
1) Students are required to form a group of 5 members. Anything less or more shall be subject to the module coordinator’s approval.
2) Perform a study on a building (preferably an apartment), which was constructed fully or partially using IBS method and identify all the IBS components used including appropriate sizes, etc.
3) Design an apartment unit which size should not exceed 100 square meters per unit and each unit must consists of a living hall, a dining area, three bedrooms and two toilets. The design should incorporate mainly IBS structure and components such as precast wall, blockwork, hollow core slab, precast staircase, toilet pod, prefabricated timber roof truss, etc. with appropriate sizes.
4) The units shall be arranged as follows and made into three levels (refer Figure 1).
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5) The content of report may include concept and framework of proposed IBS categories, relevant drawings such as plans, elevations, sections, isometric view, sectional perspectives and details, sequence of construction and schedule of modular components.
6) Concept and framework which includes the suitability of the proposed system, features of the proposed IBS components, fabrication process and sequence of construction shall be included in the report.
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Project 2
Construction Solutions
This assignment is aligned with the Studio Design Project (semester 4) and aims to facilitate students in the technical studies and development of their design. It deals with the analysis and establishment of the structural and the envelope systems of the student’s design to ensure that the design has logical and workable construction systems. It also encourages students to think about construction as integral part of the design and not just an afterthought. Most of the times amateur designers tend to design their spaces without thinking about the construction aspects and later on have to change and redesign their schemes due to the designs were unbuildable. This assignment was designed with the intention to tackle this issue and to increase the technical competency of students.This assignment relates to student’s CURRENT studio design project studio 4 (however the final product may not be the same as the final design in the studio). It consists of TWO parts:
Task 1: Alternative Design Schemes (10%)
1. Conduct some precedent studies of recent, complex or unique construction systems that could be applied in the design. They should include the following:
A) The roof system (reinforced concrete flat roof, green roof and the common ‘A-shaped’ roof trusses are prohibited)
B) TWO (2) facade systems (the common glass curtain wall systems are prohibited)
C) The structural system including the floor system (the common reinforced concrete postand-beam system is prohibited)
2. Next, conduct a thorough study on all the systems to answer the following questions:
i) What is the type of construction system used?
ii) What is/are the material(s) used in the system?
iii) How is the system constructed? (i.e. detailing)
iv) What is/are the advantage(s) of the system?
v) What is/are the disadvantage(s) of the system?
vi) Why did you choose the system considering the advantages and disadvantages of it? Your answers to the questions should be in the form of writing and sketches and accompanied by images from the precedent studies.
3. Then, using the similar systems as the ones in the case studies, produce TWO (2) alternatives of façade design schemes for the current studio design project. Each scheme should include only the front and the rear façades (in scale 1:100). The drawings can be created based on the students’ current progress in the studio.
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