PROJECT

Multipurpose concrete hall with wooden administration building, Lovbyvej 54, Horsens

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THE IDEA

The aim of the semester was to update an architect’s design of a multipurpose hall, that consists of middle-sized sports hall and two-story office part, with commercial unit, that will meet the municipality desires and be buildable, sustainable and accessible in the best possible way. Since main functions, shapes and materials were already set, we were still able and even had to change the layout to meet requirements and bring modular design into the project, choose surfaces, add sustainable solutions. 

Concrete hall in combination with wooden facade of commercial part, connected with long and high glass corridor created a feeling of diversity, airiness and union with natural surroundings. Variety of skylights both in concrete and green roof provided even more sunshine in common areas.

We made sure every component starting from the foundation until the roof makes up a reliable and sound building for all visitors.

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THE EXECUTION

This semester we faced many new and challenging tasks and did our best to solve them. 

Modular system as a great tool for better management (in frames of cost and time) and possible reusable material, therefore we made sure it is well-elaborated in both parts of the building. It is highly important in concrete part, where sandwich elements, TTS roof elements and waffle plates are placed according to necessary connections and tolerances. 

Extensive green roof with photovoltaic panels and round skylight mounted on top of easi-joists required precise calculations and well-elaborated design. Whereupon, more structural calculations, including building services as ventilation, were made. 

Stability of glass hall and its connections to neighboring parts was also a priority and a challenging part, that learned me to find unusual ways of solving tasks.

As soon as the budget for the project was limited, we had to plan time, money and other resources as detailed as possible to fit into all the demands from the client, and that taught us to think ahead and to have versatile approach to the project.

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PRODUCTION PHASE

Individual part of the semester consisted of production drawings of a prefabricated wooden facade element. We acted as a manufacturer for Aarhus students. 

Through this project I gained a lot of knowledge about timber, plywood, gypsum, mineral wool, screws, nails, staples. Going in depth of element production requires a lot of attention to details, therefore it is impossible to create well-elaborated drawing without knowing the materials and their properties in detail as well as options available on the market. I especially enjoy working with danish companies and learn about local material and solutions and to implement them on practice. 

Being a constructor for Aarhus project have me deeper understanding on how facade elements are delivered and mounted, how quality assurance is held, how health and safety precautions are implemented. All the tasks let me understand working on construction site much better.

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THE RESULT

In my opinion, this semester has become the most informative of all semesters. Thankfully to our wonderful teachers I acquired a lot of knowledge about prefabrication of concrete and wooden building components, building of glass, about public buildings and corresponding requirements. Moreover, during execution phase we elaborated a lot of documentation concerning delivery, mounting, specifications, time schedules and more. I enjoyed working with specifications and agreements, which helped me in further semesters. Due to detailed elaboration of wooden elements I understood how enjoyable manufacturing design can be and I can say that I am able to do it with pleasure. 

Furthermore, I’ve got a great group and our common aim - willingness to contribute and elaborate a great project helped us to avoid conflicts and do our best.

Result: group mark - 12, individual mark - 12