More boveda and a re engineering challenge

One of the great learning experiences of this project is appreciating how much steel and concrete, and therefore weight, that goes into construction. That means that ceiling beam placement has to occur for any structure above. But of course, those need to be spaced properly in order to create a beautiful season.

We're having to re engineer our 3rd floor structure (bathroom and utility room) in order to ensure that the second floor ceiling both looks and works in a good way. If you're ever designing a building using these building techniques, it's important to think in 3 dimensions.

 

The beefier beam in the middle is on the left side of the 40cm pillar in order to support the wall on the third floor. But it creates an asymmetrical ceiling. We want to move to the right side, which will shift the beam to the left to line up with the centre of the hallway. This means that the wall above must move as well in order to remain structurally sound.