Keystone Library – Project 3.1.1

This project was fun because it was preety open to creativity. We were given a library and told to turn it into a library with certain constrainsts such as it must contain 2 conference rooms, 1 bathroom on each floor. etc..

Structural Activity

For this project we had to design and build a card tower that needed to be 8 inches tall and be able to hold 5 pounds. We came in second place. Our tower held 5407 grams and had an efficiency rating of 215. In our original structure we only had an efficiency rating of 40.87. So for our design renovations we change the whole design. Instead of triangles we used a circle with cards inbetween for support. 5407 / 25.1 = 215

Structural Activity

Commercial Floor Systems

We researched concrete floors and how to evaluate the size and thickness. Then we added it to the keystone building. I chose cast in place concrete with a thickness of 8".

This project was fast and easy. I feel like i learned alot about concrete.

Comercial Roof Systems

We researched materials and styles of roofs for our library. We then applied a roof to the building. One green and walkable, the other low sloped.

I found that EPDM does support the weight of a garden at http://roofingdoctor.net/rub2.htm. From this site i learned two of my options for a walkable roof were either EPDM or concrete. I chocse EPDM because it is cheaper.

It was nice to see the building start to come together. It was easy to see the application of learning this.

Commercial Wall Systems

in this project we researched the advantages and disadvantages of different wall types in order to decide what wall is beat for the library.

This project was nice because it was constructive, but it was to the point and quick.