Roof studies
Iteration 1
Iteration 2
Iteration 3
Cons
Pros
Cons
Pros
Cons
Pros
The most aesthetically interesting
I have the choice to create a structural core that can grow plants
most challenging to create
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Core occupies too much space
Maintaining thermal comfort will be more difficult
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There is minimal protection from the elements
Lighting wells help to get light to where its needed the most
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A grid is versatile and easily adapted
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Easiest and the most cost effective to build
It needs to be curved to make a space frame, however, if it remains flat more columns will be needed
Result
A poly-carbonate roof with a glass light well in the middle. It is supported using a structural grid system similar to the under-lying structural grid of the building. A good part of its load is carried by a laminated timber core in the middle, which itself is also lattice-like and supports plant life.
Precedent
A polycarbonate structure placed over a wooden frame. The building can support plant life within it