Roof Development

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Comment by MichaelD0112 on December 2, 2023 at 2:21am

In the realm of roof development, meticulous planning extends beyond shingles and pitches. A crucial aspect often overlooked is gutter installation. Effective drainage is the unsung hero, safeguarding structures from water damage. Whether it's a residential haven or a commercial hub, meticulous gutter installation ensures resilience against the elements. Paying attention to this detail transforms roofs into robust shields, preserving interiors from potential harm.

Comment by Tuan N. Tran on August 15, 2014 at 3:53pm

thanks for the answers.

Comment by Nick Tyrer on August 14, 2014 at 3:26am

Tuan, Geometry gym was used to assign structural properties to the roof members and exporting it to the analysis software 'Autodesk Robot'. It vastly sped up the process of moving from gh to robot, and therefore allowed many more iterations of optimisation.

But to be clear, the optimisation process itself was manual, making tweaks to the shape of the roof, the shape of the dripline, the depth at front and back edge, the number, location and size of the cells. All were controlled in gh. 

The cells get larger and thinner towards the leading edge of the roof, primarily this was aesthetic design decision. But there was no particular rationalisation that i can recall in relation to cells. There was alot of rationalisation from concept stage through to scheme. i.e every single structural node would have three connecting members (like a voronoi diagram). 

Thanks!

Comment by Tuan N. Tran on August 13, 2014 at 9:43pm

beautiful.  a couple of questions:

1) you mentioned geometrygym, was it also used for optimization?

2) related to optimization, are the size of the cells "rationalized" in some way?

Comment by djordje on August 13, 2014 at 4:39pm

Thanks.

Comment by Rémy Maurcot on August 13, 2014 at 9:06am

Very good job...

Comment by Nick Tyrer on August 13, 2014 at 5:44am

The gutter is essentially steel plate, no concrete in the roof. 

Its form is determined by waterflow analysis over the roof. At either end at its maximum capacity it needs to funnel upto 2500 l/s. Its big enough to be used as a water slide...

Comment by djordje on August 13, 2014 at 5:10am

Ok. Thanks.
Was gutter made from armored concrete?

Comment by Nick Tyrer on August 13, 2014 at 4:56am

Thanks man, I need to write up a proper description of the design development, but roof, bowl, seating and facade were all developed primarily in rhino/gh. With structural analysis in Autodesk Robot (through geometrygym), and Revit for general drawings, co-ordination and costing.

Comment by djordje on August 13, 2014 at 3:24am

Very nice Nick.