Glenn Murcutt

This is a detail of the Marika Alderton house. Shows the materials that Murcutt uses for his roofing systems.

Glenn Murcutt

This is Glenn Murcutts Simpson Lee House. Shows the elevation of the building and the sturcture that he used.

Detail on connection

This is where the two different structures meet. The beam for the newer area juts up against the old column and uses the strenght of the steel column for support.

The electrical services are visible as well. The gap in the plasterboard allows the electrical wire to run down the room to the toher lights.

Room without Columns

This view is looking into the original hall. It shows the span of the building and the impact a column would've had if long span was not possible. Shows the height of the building as well.

Church

There is an additional room attatched to the main hall which was added later on. It does not use the portal frame idea. It has a slightly pitched ceiling and has a low clearance. However the pitch goes the opposite way to the original hall. You can see the wooden beams used to support the roof load. There are once again no columns in the middle for the same reason as before. This is now the front of the church and main area used for worship.

Church

This is where the middle of the room is. You can see the joint of the two rafters are. It looks as though they were welded and bolted together. Couldn't get up there to check out what exactly the bolt types were.

St Albans Chruch

Here is the over all look of the building. You can see the detail of the wall and rafter on the right side. There is no column in the middle of the building so as there is more space for chairs and doesn't obstract the veiw to the front.