FOLDED PLATE STRUCTURE SYSTEM

BY:
PRIYANJITA ADHIKARI, 114AR0002
RAJAT RANA, 114AR0013
SHRITAM SELMA, 114AR0016
MANIKANT M N 114AR0022
LITERATURE STUDY OSAKA ORIGAMI STRUCTURE, JAPAN

Reyuichi Ashizawa Architects

designed a series of temporary
wooden buildings for the Aqua
Metropolis Osaka Event.
A Shelter for varying activities.
Provides the perfect setting to
take in the panoramic view of
the city.

Osaka Origami Structure

LITERATURE STUDY OSAKA ORIGAMI STRUCTURE, JAPAN

Reyuichi Ashizawa Architects

designed a series of temporary
wooden buildings for the Aqua
Metropolis Osaka Event.
A Shelter for varying activities.
Provides the perfect setting to
take in the panoramic view of
the city.

Osaka Origami Structure

LITERATURE STUDY OSAKA ORIGAMI STRUCTURE, JAPAN

Reyuichi Ashizawa Architects

designed a series of temporary
wooden buildings for the Aqua
Metropolis Osaka Event.
A Shelter for varying activities.
Provides the perfect setting to
take in the panoramic view of
the city.

Osaka Origami Structure Interior wall folds

LITERATURE STUDY YOKOHAMA PORT TERMINAL, JAPAN
Architects: Foreign Office
Architects (FOA)
Location: Osanbashi Pier
Area: 48,000 sq. mt.
A unique structural system made
of folded steel plates and
concrete girders supports the
building.
The strength of the materials
minimizes the need for vertical
supports
Yokohama Port Terminal view
LITERATURE STUDY YOKOHAMA PORT TERMINAL, JAPAN
Allows for a mostly open floor
plan
The height of the structure allows
for a spectacular variety of ceiling
conditions in the interior spaces.
The structural scheme is adept at
coping with the lateral forces of
seismic movements, a necessary
precondition of buildings of its
size in Japan.
Yokohama Port Terminal interior view of folded plate roof
LITERATURE STUDY
YOKOHAMA PORT TERMINAL,
JAPAN
Allows for a mostly open floor
plan
The height of the structure
allows for a spectacular variety
of ceiling conditions in the
interior spaces.
The structural scheme is adept
at coping with the lateral forces
of seismic movements, a
necessary precondition of
buildings of its size in Japan.
Yokohama Port Terminal structural details
LITERATURE STUDY AIR FORCE ACADEMY CHAPEL, USA

Architect: Owings & Merril

Skidmore
Location: Colorado Springs,
USA
Succession of 17 needles of
glass and aluminium, each
composed of 100
tetrahedral, involving the
whole deck.
continuous panels of bright
coloured glass tubular dress
tetrahedral, allowing
diffused light into the
building. Exterior View Wall surface details
LITERATURE STUDY AIR FORCE ACADEMY CHAPEL, USA

Architect: Owings & Merril

Skidmore
Location: Colorado Springs,
USA
Succession of 17 needles of
glass and aluminium, each
composed of 100
tetrahedral, involving the
whole deck.
Continuous panels of bright
coloured glass tubular dress
tetrahedral, allowing
diffused light into the
building. Interior View Front Facade
LITERATURE STUDY UNITED AIRLINES TERMINAL CHICAGO, USA

The folded plates take the

form of inclined steel
trusses
Top chords are spaced
apart for natural light
Top chords experience
compression
Bottom chords resist the
tension from the bending
action on the plates
Entrance foyer of United Airlines Terminal Chicago
LITERATURE STUDY PULKOVO AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG

Architect: Grimshaw
Architects, Ramboll
Location: St. Petersburg,
Russia
Terminal roof and envelope
designed to accommodate
the extremes of climate
experienced by the city,
including the characteristically
heavy snowfalls of winter.
Roof Structure detail
LITERATURE STUDY PULKOVO AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG

Architect: Grimshaw
Architects, Ramboll
Location: St. Petersburg,
Russia
Terminal roof and envelope
designed to accommodate
the extremes of climate
experienced by the city,
including the characteristically
heavy snowfalls of winter.
LITERATURE STUDY PULKOVO AIRPORT, ST. PETERSBURG

Architect: Grimshaw
Architects, Ramboll
Location: St. Petersburg,
Russia
Terminal roof and envelope
designed to accommodate
the extremes of climate
experienced by the city,
including the characteristically
heavy snowfalls of winter.
PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

Architect: Fritz Schaller

Location: Neuss, Germany
Identified as an unusual tent-like
fold-out structure made of
reinforced concrete
Representative of the "crystalline-
plastic" church building type of
the post-war period.
Covered with copper sheet on
wooden form above the base Exterior view
area.
PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

Architect: Fritz Schaller

Location: Neuss, Germany
Identified as an unusual tent-like
fold-out structure made of
reinforced concrete
Representative of the "crystalline-
plastic" church building type of
the post-war period.
Covered with copper sheet on
wooden form above the base Exterior folded wall surface
area.
PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

The free-standing, pointed

church steeple is connected to
the church by a flat connection
and is also designed as a folding
structure and is covered with
copper plate.

Free standing pointed church steeple

PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

The interior of the St. Paul's

Church is designed as a
support-less hall, with the
inner surfaces of the fold-out
being left in exposed
concrete.
Indirect light from above falls,
provide for additional
exposure.

Interior view
PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

Model views
PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

The folds
PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

Model views The folds

PHYSICAL MODEL - ST. PAULUS CHURCH , NEUSS

Model views The entrance and the free standing

steeple
REFERENCES

Pulkovo International Airport / Grimshaw Architects + Ramboll + Pascall+Watson" 03 Mar 2014.ArchDaily.

Accessed 24 Oct 2017. Retrieved from https://www.archdaily.com/481817/pulkovo-international-airport-
grimshaw-architects-ramboll-pascall-watson/
David Langdon. "AD Classics:Yokohama International Passenger Terminal / Foreign Office Architects (FOA)" 07
Oct 2014.ArchDaily. Accessed 24 Oct 2017. Retrieved from https://www.archdaily.com/554132/ad-classics-
yokohama-international-passenger-terminal-foreign-office-architects-foa/
Foreign Office's Origami Adds Wow Factor to Yokohama Ferry Terminal RIBA Journal v. 109 No.7. 2002 pp.
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