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An interesting and cute piece of architecture i thought I'd include it in my blog

Major Assignment

Tilt Slab Site visit

Here are some photos i took of some new commercial spaces being erected in Laverton.

Its always important to get the panels to the site safe and sound. As seen here the panels arrive on site ready to stand up reducing costs of building up site and time usually associated


Only 3 men required to fit the pieces of the puzzles, 1 crane driver and 2 guides.
Immediately after placement the panels are held stable with 'push pulls'.
Essentially these angled steel rods create positive and negatives forces, pushing and pulling in order to keep the panels still while they set



Holes for the windows are pre-defined for easy insertion once the panel is set



Location pins set into footing allow accurate placement of panels

Corner panel at floor slab detail

Plastic packers to help make any leveling adjustments to panels during placement

Chadstone Shoping Centre Expansion

Just happened to notice that Chadstone Shopping Center is going through a pretty heavy expansion and I'd share with you all a couple of images of what is going on.

Pre-cast roof structure

Portal Frame Typical Section

Typical Brick Veneer Section

Week 1 - Excelence in Steel Structures

So, like many architectural minds, the first thing that comes to my mind when asked,

"What is an example of excellence in construction technology in steel?", i think,

well you really can't go past the new Southern Cross station that was recently completed in Melbourne. Love it, or hate it, its here to stay and with it comes a whole new trend in Australian architecture.

Built by Leighton Contractors and designed by architects Grimshaw in association with Daryl Jackson Architects, the design emphasises space and light to meet the needs of people on the move by providing a clear sense of direction in a secure and uncluttered environment.

This is an extreme change from how the station used to be just a couple of years ago, i personally remember having to go through many underground tunnels that would twist and turn in order to get to your intended platform, only to re-surface above ground in a rather dull environment.

Today, however, we have:

The Hero shot.

Designed to be the pinnacle view point, it is this image that architect's want to incribe in the back of your skull, so all you can simply say is "wow".

With a powerful first impression it clearly shows the skeletal design that is anything but basic that makes tourists and residents alike think,

"How the hell did they do that?"

The $700m train station clearly looks the part, but its advanced structure caused many delays and in turn, great frustration for those affected by them.

The roof structure, is unlike to my knowledge, anything like else constructed in Australia.
Its wavy dome-like appearance requires a web of curved and straight cylindrical steel members.

Situated on each platform at 40 metre centres, these Y columns support the main spine trusses between each 'dome'. The spine trusses also sit directly benieth the platforms glass roof to provide natural lighting.