Reference no: EM133779594
Report - Superstructure Construction Report
Assignment objectives
On completion of this assignment the student should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the ground and site conditions, materials, systems and components used in the construction of commercial buildings;
Demonstrate knowledge of the techniques used to incorporate them into the building, including sequencing of operations;
Evaluate design alternatives in terms of buildability;
Communicate design alternatives using drawings reflecting the statutory standards.
Table 1 shows the matching between the assignment objectives and course objectives.
Assignment brief
Introduction
For Reports 1 and 2, your role is that of an architectural design and build construction organisation which has been approached by a client who wishes you to undertake the design and construction of a medium sized commercial retail development on a site they already own. The client's brief, the site plan and site investigation information will be provided can be found on Canvas.
Task
You are required to submit a report outlining the design and construction of the superstructure for the commercial retail development. The report should contain:
An introduction to conceptualize the problem, providing background and site analysis (Note: The site analysis should identify any factors that would affect the choice of superstructure construction).
A discussion and comparison of the suitability of the various methods and technologies available for the construction of the superstructure (including cladding), in response to specific site conditions, with a reasoned explanation of why you have chosen your preferred approach and how the requirements of client are fully addressed.
A step by step explanation (using sourced diagrams to illustrate) of the major construction sequencing (including cladding) of the tasks and activities involved in the construction of your chosen design. Floor layout plan(s) showing the details of the retail floors' arrangement, office's floor arrangement and internal access systems etc. should be provided.
A cross sectional scaled construction drawing (A4) illustrating the fixing/jointing & insulation details of your chosen cladding system.
A professionally written report, including such qualities as structuring sections and paragraphs to bring out a sound professional discussion, control of the conciseness and relevance of the discussion, and to use appropriate citation and referencing techniques.
You are required to make assumptions or ‘educated' guesses on any information/material that you believe to be missing. If this is the case you are to explain/justify these assumptions.
Some handy points
This course places a high value on the development of students' academic and professional writing including such qualities as structuring sections and paragraphs to bring out a sound professional discussion, control of the conciseness and relevance of the discussion, ability to summarise and critique the arguments of pertinent writers etc. and to use appropriate citation and referencing techniques. Given these expectations, please note that the report should achieve the objectives within 3000 words ± 10% excluding drawings, tables, references and appendices.
Use the Harvard or APA system.
The following is the general report structure for your reference when you start assignment 2. Please be reminded that you may have your own structure different from the one below but still can fully identify and address the main issues mentioned in the assignment brief.
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
3. Site Analysis
4. Suitability of the various superstructure construction methods in response to specific site conditions
5. Construction sequencing illustration
6. A scaled cross-sectional drawing showing the connection details of an external cladding system to the structure frame.
7. Conclusion
8. References