• An Engineers Guide to: Economical Concrete Floor Systems:
  http://www.nebrconcagg.com/assets/PromotionPages/Structural/structural%20%283%29.pdf
• Current Trends in Economical Concrete Construction:
  http://www.structurearchives.org/article.aspx?articleID=272
• Portland Cement Association (PCA)
  http://www.cement.org/home
• Portland Cement Association (PCA) Publications
  http://www.cement.org/think-harder-concrete-/buildings-structures/design-aids/reinforced-concrete
• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI)
  http://www.crsi.org/index.cfm
• Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) Concrete Structural Floor Systems
  http://www.crsi.org/index.cfm/engineering/floor
•  COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Graduate School of Architecture
  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsapp/BT/BSI/GRAVSYS/grav1.html
• Famous concrete buildings
  http://picsbox.biz/key/famous%20concrete%20buildings#

Simply develop your Revit model to complete all previous assignments and create a phasing system for your project. You should have at least two phases one “structural” and another “new construction”. Use the structural phase to be able to show your structural skeleton. Remember to set your view to the phase you want your object or assembly to be posted on. You can always change the phase of an object but it much easier to draw on the loop on the phase you are utilizing.

http://youtu.be/-V9QM2vhB_c

Here’s another video on beams and rafters and sizing.

http://youtu.be/NF8pJripbTQ

I hope leave videos are helpful I look forward to seeing you in class.

Transfer your studio project plans on to your Revit model. Use your massing model to indicate the exterior walls. You should focus on transferring the interior plan layouts to your project. Include the location of stairs and elevators by utilizing the “shaft” tool in the architectural opening ribbon. This is a rough draft assignments that is due on Friday 9/18.

This assignment consists of two parts:

1. Structural grid
2. G team file structure

Structural grid PDF

Create a structural grid for your project. The structural grid should match the rule of thumb as posted on the structural PowerPoint or is given in “The Architect’s Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design” create a sketch of the section of your structure showing the thicknesses of the beam and slab and the spacing between column lines.  Structural good grid should be dimensioned and placed on a sheet with title block and posted as a PDF.

Sizing Reference

G team file structure

Now that we have GTeam up and running all submissions should be posted to the submission file. Submissions are specific deliverables an example beingas the PDF of your building structural grid.

You should keep the latest version of your own model on the G team so that it easy for your teammates to collaborate together.  Keeping your files up to date is part of this assignment and good practice.

The structure of your file system should be as follows:

Project Root

• SUBMISSIONS:

o   Project Assignments

• 01Zoning Massing (on blackboard)
• 02Design Massing (on blackboard)
• 03Site Plan (on blackboard)
• 04 FAR
• 05 Structural Grid
• etc.

o   Sketches

• Sk1
• Sk2
• Sk3
• Sk4

o   Research Projects

• concrete structural systems
• façade systems draft
• façade systems final

o   Submissions

• S1 (structural skeleton)
• S2 (Midterm progress set)
• S3 (Progress redline set)
• S4 (Final drawing set)

• WORKING FILES:

o   Revit Files Working

• Team model [project files]
• Team families [loaded families]

o   Individual Files

• Name 1 [last name, first name]
• Name 2

Assignment 5 (structural grid PDF)
for example should be posted to the submission folder is under
SUBMISSIONS: > Project Assignments > 05 Structural Grid

All assignments must be submitted as PDF prints from a Revit sheet with your team’s logo on it sheets should be sized 22” x 34” (tabloid size would equal half five prints)

Each team member must submit one of the following drawings on G team under > submittals under >02assignment .

• Site plan
• Zoning sheets using Zoning mass
• Building mass (1 mass file for each member) assembled inside the zoning massing model

04 FAR 

Develop your massing models so that the your floor area of your project equals or is just under your maximum allowable area as indicated by your zoning drawing and the sites FAR. This diagram should be added as a zoning sheets and include a Revit schedule of zoning mass floors.

Zoning Massing

Each team assigned to research the zoning requirements for the project site and collect all the required text and diagrams. Once all the zoning information is compiled a zoning model will be developed which will illustrate setback heights and depths, easements (if any), sky exposure planes. The result will be a parametric conceptual mass that respects these parameters. It is advised that the origin for your massing coincides with the origin for the site plan.

Design Massing

Each team member will develop their design massing. This massing must fit within the confines of the zoning envelope, respecting property lines and neighboring buildings. Each team must coordinate with their teammates to fit each massing on the site and start to consider how the three massing’s will work with one another. It is advised that the origin for your massing coincides with the origin for the site plan.

Site Plan

Each team is to develop a detailed site plan for their site. The site in question is 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn NY. The site plan should take into consideration:

•  Traffic flow
•   Curb cuts
•   Landscaping (hard-scape / soft-scape)
•   Public right of way
•   Neighboring buildings
•   North direction
•   Other existing conditions
•   Project origin

Following is an overview of class assignments based on our accomplishments under first-class. Note that the precise assignments have shifted a little from the original assignment texts which are included as references. Remember you can get full credit for trying your best assignment at the assignments. Remember it’s always good to lots of tests versions till you get it right.

You are always welcome to reach us by email for feedback.

AAptekar@citytech.cuny.edu

cportelli@citytech.cuny.edu

Assignment 1 Revit Title Block & Logo.

Architectural drawings always contain a title block on the right hand side of the page. That title block consists of information such as: sheet name and number, names and addresses of architecture, engineering, and consultants on the project, and a project logo. Your assignment is to refine your logo design for your title block. The logo should be 4” square and should be in black and white. Think of high contracts designs that are clear and simple. You must then place logo on a horizontal Revit title sheet of 22”x34”. (This size will allow a half-size version of your work to be printed on 11”x 17” paper.)

Use this title sheet for submitting sketch assignment 1

Sketch Assignment 1 (SK01)

The site for the semester long project is 285 Jay street in downtown Brooklyn. You are tasked to visit the site and sketch a site plan. Take into consideration, traffic flow, adjoining buildings, north direction, existing conditions such as landscaping, pavement, curb cuts. Also note the different typologies of buildings in the area, residential, commercial, industrial, etc. Be sure to list the lot information such as dimensions and full address. Be as detailed as possible. You will use this sketch to generate your site plan. Add lots of notes and thoughts to the side of your sketch describing what you’re looking. Remember the idea is really to look at the area carefully so you can understand it much possible. Catch that observation in your sketches is as much as possible.

Submit this on blackboard before next class

Assignment 3 Project Selection

You are tasked to bring in two projects from previous design studios. For each project you must supply a minimum of three views, one per sheet (6 sheets total). Each sheet should be 11” x 17”. Pin up your views anonymously for class Wednesday morning. The class will go over your projects and select which one to develop further for the course of the semester. If you do not have more than one studio project you may bring in your building technology 3 building as a substitute. Remember these must be anonymous projects so that he should not have your name on the eleven by seventeen prints. You’re welcome to express your project in more sheets. You want to get many points towards your project is possible there will be advantages if your projects are selected!

Have these seats ready to hang up in the beginning of next class (no printing in class)

(Assignment number 2) will be started next class you welcome to jumpstart your work on it.