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Week  6  –  Structural  Concept  (Part  Two)  Model  Making  –  Queens  College  by  Wenjie  Cai  (634077)  

Group  Members:  Stephen  Kai-­‐Hang  Yuen,  Scott  Andrew  Braithwaite,  Kosta  Archimandritis  

The  location  of  our  model  making  building    (Clearer  part  of  the  picture)  

Existing  Building  at  the  back  

Another  constructing  building  

Main  elements  of  our  model:  Materials:  

Balsa  wood  was  used  as  the  support  of  the  verandah  and  the  structural  steel  member  for  supporting  pre-­‐cast  concrete  panel  wall  

Cardboard  was  used  as  the  pre-­‐cast  concrete  panel  walls  

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○1 Sketch  the  base  of  the  building  model  with  scale  1:50  

○2 Use  glue  to  fix  the  balsa  wood  that  represents  the  structural  steel  member.  

○3 The   size   of   the  wall   is   following   the   dimensions   shown  on  the  proposed  east  elevation.  Pins  were  used  for  connecting  the  cardboard   (pre-­‐cast   concrete   panel)   and   the   balsa   wood  (structural  steel  members)  

○4 A  wall  represents  the  existing  building  and  an  internal  wall  (shorter  than  the  external  walls)  has  been  built.  

Elevation  of  the  internal  wall  

○5 Black  cardboard  was  used  for  the  roof  of  the  verandah  

○6 Model   finished   after   fixing   all   the   external  walls   and  structural  columns  

South  Elevation  of  the  Model  making  building