From file to factory: Innovative design solutions for multi-storey timber buildings applied to project Zembla in Kalmar, Sweden

Kaiser, Alex; Larsson, Magnus; Girhammar, Ulf Arne

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2018.12.001

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“…The development of glulam technology has widened greatly the variety of opportunities of solving different space planning building problems [7]. For example, it became possible to produce columns and girders with large sections and due to that the value of overlapped span well increased (See Fig.4).…”

Section: Glulam Functional Abilities Research Resultsmentioning

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Aesthetic, functional and physical features of glulam in building architecture

Zhuravlev

Журавлева

2020

E3S Web Conf.

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The main purpose of this research is to prove the efficiency of glulam to meet various architectural needs. The three features of glulam such as: plasticity and aesthetic value, functional efficiency, supporting properties and resistance to extreme conditions, are compared with the same features of concrete and steel, the most widely used materials nowadays. The methods are based upon actual test results and practical experience in creating glulam constructions. The research shows that plasticity of glulam allows to create complex curved surfaces and its surface and texture clearly demonstrate the unique aesthetic features of the elements made of this material. Glulam can also be efficiently used to create various space morphotypes such as compact rooms, linear vertical and horizontal space, hall space, space with a complex spatial configuration. It is also proved that glulam strength expressed in Constructive Quality Ratio (CQR) surpasses steel and concrete in supporting ability and its durability also exceeds steel structures durability and is comparable to concrete.

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Section: Glulam Functional Abilities Research Resultsmentioning

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Aesthetic, functional and physical features of glulam in building architecture

Zhuravlev

Журавлева

2020

E3S Web Conf.

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“…These edifices are composed using different elements. Often, timber frame is used for the construction of walls [5,6] and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) for floors [7,8]. In this light, CLT horizontal partitions have to fulfil many requisites like structural integrity etc., but recently sound insulation and impact noise reduction as well as indoor acoustic comfort are becoming important issues to manage.…”

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The Influence of Floor Layering on Airborne Sound Insulation and Impact Noise Reduction: A Study on Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Structures

2021

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The use of timber constructions recently increased. In particular, Cross Laminated Timber floors are often used in multi-story buildings. The development of standardization processes, product testing, design of details and joints, the speed of construction, and the advantages of eco-sustainability are the main reasons why these structures play a paramount role on the international building scene. However, for further developments, it is essential to investigate sound insulation properties, in order to meet the requirements of indoor comfort and comply with current building regulations. This work presents the results obtained by in field measurements developed using different sound sources (tapping machine, impact rubber ball, and airborne dodecahedral speaker) on Cross Laminated Timber floors, changing different sound insulation layering (suspended ceiling and floating floors). Results clearly show that the influence on noise reduction caused by different layering stimulated by diverse noise source is not constant and furthermore that no available analytical model is able to correctly predict Cross Laminated Timber floors acoustic performances.

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“…For the first time in history, designers face no strict regimes while using specific construction technologies. Digital fabrication helps to achieve a unique architecture with standard materials such as steel or concrete [5]. In the middle of the 20th-century (1947), Mies van der Rohe referring to a minimalist style, said a maxim 'Less is more.'…”

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Digital Fabrication of Contemporary Structures in Architectural Design Optimization

Stefańska¹,

Dixit²

2020

Proceedings of the Creative Construction E-Conference 2020

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Trends in contemporary architecture are constantly changing the quality of engineering solutions through broadly understood optimization. The designers, as never before, are facing the possibility to adjust the material and manufacturing technology to desired aesthetic outcomes, by not only the material usage but also the self-organization of the optimization of the structure. The development of modern computational software and the ability to modeling structural forms in non-Euclidean geometry while using algorithms lead designers to new fields of designing and constructing. Parameterization of modeling tools and processes caused an increase in interest in bionic and biomimetic inspirations. It is expressed by imitation of the structure and behavior of living organisms. Such actions enabled the implementation of ideas as forms follow energy and forms follow forces. Analysis of the morphology of structural forms as well as generative modeling based on logical patterns taken from Nature are one of the contemporary tools of designing. Nowadays, the development of building technologies is strongly supported by digital techniques of manufacturing building elements, which has a significant impact on the architectural detail shaping. Geometrically complex forms are generated as non-modular elements; due to the rapid growth of digital fabrication (components with different shapes are made individually-cut out by CNC machine tools, printed, cast). with outstanding precision). A vital element of new technologies development is the search for new materials and the improvement of manufacturing methods at the same time. The article presents new tools and methods for the optimization of structural elements on selected examples.

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From file to factory: Innovative design solutions for multi-storey timber buildings applied to project Zembla in Kalmar, Sweden

Cited by 16 publications

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Aesthetic, functional and physical features of glulam in building architecture

Aesthetic, functional and physical features of glulam in building architecture

The Influence of Floor Layering on Airborne Sound Insulation and Impact Noise Reduction: A Study on Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Structures

Digital Fabrication of Contemporary Structures in Architectural Design Optimization

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