A timber roof fora a nex swimming pool at Alfriston School, Buckinghamshire

• Autores: Andy Downey, Mark Renshaw
• Localización: The Structural Engineer: journal of the Institution of Structural Engineer, ISSN 1466-5123, Vol. 93, Nº. 12, 2015, págs. 18-24
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Alfriston School is a secondary day and boarding school for girls in Buckinghamshire, UK. The project involved the construction of a new 750m2 swimming pool and sports department. The building has a fl oating timber roof, which houses a four-lane swimming pool and changing areas.

    The structural challenges included realising the complex geometries in the roof while maintaining an open soffi t. A system of panels was developed using cross-laminated timber boarding fi xed to glued laminated beams. The roof panels act as the structural elements spanning the swimming pool and provide stability.

    Small-diameter steel columns were designed to act as cantilevers from the reinforced-concrete retaining walls, transferring the vertical and horizontal loads from the roof structure. This method eliminates any cross-bracing and minimises the visual structure, giving the appearance of a fl oating roof.

    The competition project was won in 2008 with Elliott Wood forming part of the winning design team with Duggan Morris Architects.