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Article from issue 7+8/2004 »Roof Structures«

Administration Building in Nagoya

documentation    p. 835 - 840
Architect FT Architects, Katsuya Fukushima, Hiroko Tominaga | Structural Engineer Syuji Tada, Shingo Otsuka, Akira Okada |

Drafts
1:20 Section
1:20 Top view of suspended roof without coverings
1:400 Floor plans/Sections
Diagram of structural components

The flowing suspended roof is constructed of 11 elements, each measuring 16.5 by 3 metres. The elements are constructed from gluelam scantlings threaded onto steel cables and pre-tensioned. The purpose of demonstrating a new product created by the client, a timber manufacturer, being achieved in a most innovative manner.


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