2019

 

Urban Room - University of Reading

 

Urban Room is a timber pavilion designed by Invisible Studio, engineered by Corbett and Tasker and built by the architecture students of the Reading University led by the specialist timber contractor Xylotek. 

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It is has been designed on the principle of the Belfast truss, a traditional construction technique to build strong trusses with reasonably sized elements. 

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In spring/summer 2019 it hosted several events involving the students including the end of year show.  

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Working for Corbett & Tasker structural engineers, my main tasks included the detail design of the 4 truss walls and all timber to timber connections. This has been carried out through hand sketches, CAD drawings and localized FEM models for the steel brackets.

 

 

Architect: Piers Taylor - Invisible Studio

Specialist Timber Fabricator: Xylotek

Structural Engineer: Corbett & Tasker

Photos: ClickclickJim

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on dezeen.com