Working links to both Arch and Stru models in Forma Data Management.
(shared with teaching team)
Working link to your Individual Forma Board
(shared with teaching team as well)
PDF sheet set of Structural Plans, 30 by 42 inches (E1 size)
Classified clash report with counts.
Please paste your classified clash report here…
Design memo of 300 to 400 words: which system and why, where the grid fought your architecture, what you changed in the architectural model.
I chose the steel framing with 10 x 39 W steel columns and beams throughout my build. For me, I was considering the sustainability aspect but the heavy load that may be experienced by my site. Additionally, I needed to be able to place columns in a way that did not need to be consistent through each level, in the manner a wood podium would have to. Steel is also more ductile, has long spans, and allows for fast erection, with my build having three buildings; fast construction is a huge consideration in my design process. Out of all the options, concrete has the biggest embodied carbon, and given the fact that this is supposed to be a sustainable home, this is a very important component.
Additionally, my build is 8 stories tall; in a real-world setting, a wood-over-podium, although the cheapest and lowest carbon option, is constrained by height, which would require modifying a huge portion of my design.
The grid used to construct the structural plan did not align all the way with my walls in my architectural build. I had ot manullay go into the model to change it, which became tedious given how many floors across the three buildings were present in my model. I ultimately decided to remove the unit space aspect of my final floor and decided to make it just an entire green floor. When also considering the scale of my buildings, I do not believe the extra floor was necessary for units. So instead, it will be used just as a pathway for the green roof.
Within my clash report, there were issues with where the walls, doors, and floors were. It was unclear to me. I struggled with creating the structural walls in particular, as I received many warnings about them clashing in Revit. However, I also remember creating “structural” walls in my architectural model before creating the structural plan. And so, I wonder if this is a huge modeling issue on my part that I may need to go back and fix. :(