ARCH 467/567Case Studies

Building Case Study

Objectives:

to provide a vehicle for the investigation of the issues that guide, and sometimes burden, the design of mid- and high-rise buildings
to investigae a known, built work that interests you
to develop research methods for future academic work

The Buildings that we will investigate are listed below:

Eiffel Tower (1889)
Ingels Building (First Reinforced Concrete High-Rise)(1904)
Woolworth Building (1913)
Columbia Broadcasting System Building (1962)
John Hancock Insurance Company Building. Chicago (1968)
World Trade Center (1973)
Water Tower Place (1977)
Bank of China
Hong Kong/Shanghai Bank

Presentation Format
Each presentation will be made in Pacific 104. We will utilize a high quality LCD overhead panel for projecting the information from your Web Site. In this way, the whole group and invited guests may engage in the conversation.

First Round Case Study Presentations: General Locator
This is the "home page" for your building. From this page links will be established to the information for the following presentations. In order to create a uniform appearance, some constraints will be given to the group. The general format that has be en adopted is found at this Sample Case Study.

The in information should include, but is not limited to:

Graphical description of the Geographical Location
Building Name
Architect and Engineer's names (if known)
Dates of Construction (design, completion)
Overview of the design concepts of/for the building
Student Author's Name

A link should be established to the references which include the following. Typical elements from each of these should be scanned for clarity.

Site Plan
Plans
Sections
Elevations
Bibliography

Second Round Case Study Presentations: Loads/Loading Scenerios
This page should describe all of the loading scenerios that were considered, or should have been considered for the building. What is the maximum wind velocity for that location? What are the extreme temperatures? What are the maximum vertical loads? A n attempt should be made to determine the typical loads on a structural bay.

Third Round Case Study Presentations: Foundations/Construction
This page should describe the foundation in both graphical and writen formats. Each and every foundation must resist both lateral snd vertical loads. How was this accomplished? What is the soil type? How did this effect the design? How did this efect the construction sequence? What was the construction sequence?

Fourth Round Case Study Presentations: Structural System
This page should contain a description and discussion of the structural system. A MultiFrame Model of the structure should be created and tested before it is presented to the group. This will help to illustrate your discussion on the behavioural charact eristis of the building. The group can also discuss the parameters of variance for the structural design.

Fifth Round Case Study Presentations: Ground Floors/Entrance
This page should contain a description and discussion of the way in which the building meets the ground. What happens spatially at this plane? What is the configuration of the core in relationship to the skin? How are people evacuated in case of emerge ncy? If there is a lobby, how are the loads dealt with? Could this be accomplished in a city such as Portland?

Sixth Round Case Study Presentations: HVAC System Integration
This page should contain a description and discussion of the way in which the HVAC system function in the building. What is its success? how large are the ducts? To what degree are they integrated with the structural system?

Final Case Study Presentations
This is the time to "put it all together." A number of guests will be invited to share in the critique of the way in which you have synthesized the materials. You will be evaluted on both the content of the presentation and the professionalism in the wa y that it is presented.