Structure
includes horizontal and vertical structure.
- How high should the core / structural frame be to house the required spaces?
- How much load is coming from the spaces?
- What is the self load?
- How can this be safely transferred to the ground?
The STRUCTURES system has a unique growth perspective because it ‘grows’ in response to the loads applied on it, initially from the spaces and then all the systems of the building. It transfers the loads of the builidng to the site.
M1 - Structure
1.1 Element
Identify Element, Artefact or System
The STRUCTURAL system includes the slabs, core, columns, beams, bracing and others. In this stage you might want to either:
- look at the main STRUCTURAL concept and how this grows as well
- or a more detailed exploration of a specific interface between STRUCTURAL elements.
1.2 Line
Check for Organising Line or Surface
- This could be the centre of mass of the building
- and or the STRUCTURAL centres of STRUCTURAL elements
1.3 Segments
Identify Segments or Zones
- This might be the floors of the building, other spatial zones that segment the STRUCTURAL concept for the building
- or zones of compression and tension that provide the difference in the STRUCTURAL elements for instance.
1.4 Scope
Define the Scope of the Study
Next you should scope your investigation of the STRUCTURAL system or element segments. This is up to you to define.
1.5 Features
Identify Features
Here you need to identify the features for each of the STRUCTURAL segments that are in the scope of your study.
AP3 Biomimetic Inspiration
Thesis
- Gry Lodahl Haxholm and Camilla Jakobsen (2023) Building a system architecture capable of representing LCA calculations based on a structural 3D model
- Marco Lombardo (2023) Minimal web representation of tall building structural analysis
- Julian Frederik Sørensen (2022) Minimalistic Structural Design Through Cable Systems
- Ashkan Tarlani (2021) Structural Stability of High-Rise Buildings
- Olivia Marion Bonjour (2020) Early stage design of elastic gridshells
- Ignacio Minano Gonzales (2020) Structural Optimization Techniques in a Parametric Environment