Your Name
Lainy Ross
Linked Student
Journal Entry For
Module 8 - Structural Framing Systems
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Created
Feb 21, 2022 2:54 AM
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Feb 26, 2022 5:07 PM
- One of my most important design goals is that the building is very interactive, collaborative, and integrated in the landscape. Because of this, I decided to use wooden structural elements because they seemed the least distracting and most natural-looking. My columns were mostly located along the areas where walls were, and when possible the beams were integrated into the walls, especially in the conference rooms, educational spaces, and private offices because I felt that having beams in those spaces would be distracting and quite inefficient. This way, the beams are do not play a big role in the aesthetic of the building and are quite hidden. I don’t think I had any special structural challenges because the overall shapes of the buildings are quite simple in order to make the landscape play a bigger role in the feel of the building. Looking at the blueprint, the beams don’t look the most symmetrical throughout the buildings, but when you’re inside, I believe they’re placed in the most effective way. I would say I’m still slightly unhappy with the way that the beams intersect the exterior glazing at a few points, so I’m debating ways to fix that. For the most part, the beams intersect the exterior glazing at designated points that are hidden, so I’m trying to figure out the best way to hide the remaining beams in a way that looks symmetrical from both the interior and exterior of the buildings.
