Out with the Old, In with the New...who knew that this old catch phrase could be utalized in the design of a historic art and music showroom in Turkey. The building designers wanted to keep the classic stone facade and perimeter steel support, while entirely gutting the interior of the building.
Doing this ment designing an interior support structure that both held together the outside and provided suppor to the new floors. The designers, GAD Architecture, utalized hollow steel tubes filled with concrete to provide the sole support for the building and overhead floors.
The tubes are all angled at varying angles to provide a more aesthetic appeal and increased earthquake protection since the building is located in an area that is prone to severe siesmic activity. The angle of the tubes provides a substantial increase in horizontal and vibaratory deformation, that typically causes buildings to collapse during earthquakes.
These ingenuous columns serve as not only a structural milestone, but as an example of how to utalize structural design to enhance the artistic appeal and atmosphere of a client's building, which is typically the goal of any design team.
The support columns are not imposing to the eye at all, rather they enhance the overall building design. I think it's great when modern engineering can preserve historic architecture.
ReplyDeleteI personally like the support system. This gives an old building a new modern face lift that people want to see in new designs.
ReplyDeleteI really do like the fact that the engineers didn't take the easy way out and wanted to keep the facade. I personally also like the look of the support system. I always feel like there is beauty in functionality.
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