stephanieNY

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studio project update

I finally nailed down a design concept, with a general idea of the structure and form. My project is attached to the house and knocks out a bay window. (Take that historic preservationists!) That way we can walk from the Pollock's living room straight into a long gallery space that will jut out from the central axis of the house. Also, my project is like a cage within which the spaces will hang and hover above the ground. If we were worried about preserving the grass, I'd be all set. At first the cage was steel, since hanging all that load from above instead of resting it on a foundation would be pretty heavy. But now it's a lot of wood, at least until someone who knows better tells me it's not possible. Next step: walls.

the cage
ceiling - rough detail of cable trusses
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you better check with that engineer student (that you eavesdropped on the other day) and see if wood is practical. you crazy architects have such unrealistic expectations when designing your work....

sarah
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 11:05

Hah! Yeah! The thing is, I could totally calculate the forces in this thing and size everything accordingly. I'd probably do it wrong, but they us that stuff here!

stephanie
Thu, 04/02/2009 - 11:32

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