tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64026199240506910392024-03-08T03:02:04.852-03:00Timber StructuresEng. Alan Diashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10729299366235549584noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402619924050691039.post-13744592295532305812009-05-06T15:15:00.001-03:002009-05-06T15:15:36.097-03:00Wooden gridshell with glass - Gridshell Chiddingstone Orangery<p><b>Architect : </b>Peter Hulbert Arquitectos</p> <p><b>Client :</b> Chiddingstone Castle</p> <p><b>Structural Engeneer :</b> Happold Büro</p> <p><strong>Wood Structure and Design :</strong> Carpenter Oak & Woodland </p> <div align="justify"> <p><strong>Glass Structure : </strong>IPIG </p> </div> <div align="justify"> <p></p> <p>The grids are usually made of wood built flat on the ground, have nodes fixed with a bar and when they are built, shaped in the form that have been defined in project. <br />In this case, it is a grid with a cover in glass. Work really challenging because the glass works very different from wood. <br />The conventional gridshells, are usually conducted by panels of wood too, which guarantees its stability. In this case, as it was glass, the engineers from iPig created a hardware that could be adjusted, locked and support the glass panels, and provide the same movement not to break.  <br /> The result was really a work of engineering, technology and patience. The structure has 12.0m x 5.0m and was built with oak wood. The pieces of wood are 3.0cm x 4.5cm and are composed of 4 members overlap, united by this hardware.</p> <p></p> </div> <div align="justify"> <p></p> </div> <div align="justify"> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4A0lKIgx9U4/Sf5z_nScemI/AAAAAAAADBk/eQnrkME6wO4/s1600-h/Chidd_33_ready%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Chidd_33_ready" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="547" alt="Chidd_33_ready" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4A0lKIgx9U4/Sf50AycnYAI/AAAAAAAADBo/SrYrMD5hH38/Chidd_33_ready_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_4A0lKIgx9U4/Sf50BrcokxI/AAAAAAAADBs/tdsX9RyD1fY/s1600-h/Chidd_beams10_ready%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Chidd_beams10_ready" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px" height="279" alt="Chidd_beams10_ready" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_4A0lKIgx9U4/Sf50CTEqsYI/AAAAAAAADBw/JsOx6E7B2C0/Chidd_beams10_ready_thumb%5B2%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4A0lKIgx9U4/Sf50DV187MI/AAAAAAAADB0/jwIwy9vXcvY/s1600-h/Chidd_curves12_ready%5B4%5D.jpg"><img title="Chidd_curves12_ready" style="border-top-width: 0px; 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