Glenn KatzCoordination Structural + Plumbing
Elevations View
Past Modules Corrections
One of the things that I have enjoyed the most about learning through this class is going back to previous modules to adjust something based on the new interaction of the newly incorporated system. In the past module I was able to see that my floor to floor height was not high enough, so the first thing I did was correct this in my architectural, structural and mechanical model before diving into my plumbing one.
General Information Plumbing System
Hot Water Supply - 1ā
Cold Water Supply - 1ā
Sanitary System - 4ā
Graywater System - 4ā
Traditional Plumbing System
3D View
Floor Plan
Challenges
As we have a certain slope that we are trying to comply (2% - 1/4" / 12ā), the horizontal length of the final bathroom to the riser (+18 feet), coming to the last part, close to the connection to the riser the pipes were colliding a lot with the metalic structure.
To reduce this collision as much as possible, I had to reduce the height of the pipe in the first WC, to reduce the overall slope of the plumbing system.
Another problem that I encountered as shown in the picture above was that initially I had only one wall in between both bathrooms. I had to create two walls to accommodate all the plumbing piping. Later on I had to reduce the thickness of the wall for all the piping to happen.
Finally as Iām implementating a graywater system to be as efficient as possible with water utilization in our building, we separated the traditional sanitary system sewage, to supply the toilets with reutilized water that exits the lavaratories. To achieve this, we have to treat and repump water. I connected the plumbing system to the mechanical room (treatment process) back to the system. (Outside of the scope of the class)
