Cable Trusses. Solution to Large Scale Glazing. Stefan Trifonov August, 2011.

Cable Trusses.Solution to Large Scale Glazing.

Stefan TrifonovAugust, 2011

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

Paris

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

Milwaukee

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

Guggenheim, New York

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

London

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

Kalmar

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

A museum of contemporary Art. A need for every modern city.

• Contemporary museums and galleries around the world

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art. A far-off dream.

“Sofiiski arsenal”. Until recently an old, crumbling building, which now accommodates the museum of contemporary art in Sofia.

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art. A far-off dream.

Boyko Kadinov’s vision for renovation of the building and turning it into a museum.

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art. A far-off dream.

Scope of the official design:

NO CONCIDERATIONS ABOUT THE FAÇADE STRUCTURE!!!

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.The diamond of the building.

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.Rough idea instead of comprehensive design.

The problems

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.Rough idea instead of comprehensive design.

Problems of load bearing single cables:

• Large deflections High pretensioning

• Large axial force from external loads

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.Rough idea instead of comprehensive design.

Problems of load bearing single cables:

• High pretensioning

• Large axial force from external loads

LARGE LOADS IMPOSED ON THE MAIN STRUCTURE

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.Rough idea instead of comprehensive design.

Problems of load bearing single cables:

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.Rough idea instead of comprehensive design.

Problems of load bearing single cables:

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.Rough idea instead of comprehensive design.

Problems of load bearing single cables:

Deformed shape of the main structure from cable forces

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

THE SOLUTION . . .

~ 10 TIMES REDUCTION OF INTERNAL FORCES

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

SOME SPECIFIC DETAILS. . .

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

The glass skin of the evacuation staircase.

ERECTION. . .

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art.

Sofia’s museum of modern art.

Sofia’s museum of modern art.

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art.

DAYS BEFORE OPENING. . .

CONCLUSION. . .

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art.

CONCLUSION

Sofia’s museum of contemporary art.

A COMPERHENSIVE STRUCTURAL FAÇADE DESIGN IS A MUST !!!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

Stefan Trifonov, M.Sc.Eng eng.st.trifonov@gmail.com