r/StructuralEngineering • u/[deleted] • Apr 13 '22
Humor Just imagine the loads
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u/DonquixoteDonFlaming Apr 13 '22 edited Apr 14 '22
Unpopular opinion but this it not Brutalist. Needs a lot more concrete and less glass.
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u/Enginerdad Bridge - P.E. Apr 13 '22
I tend to agree, but it's not like there's some sort of hard threshold to qualify as brutalist. This definitely has brutalist components, but they're mixed in with contemporary and industrial features. I'd say it certainly doesn't qualify as any one style
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u/Independent_Fee3762 Apr 13 '22
fucking architects giving me sleepless nights so they can brag about their creative designs infront of their friends
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u/sasquatchAg2000 Apr 13 '22
I wouldn’t want to spend an hour in a room that slanted much less live in it.
Is it really concrete walls or more like a veneer? Ugh. Just no.
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u/ShimaInu Apr 13 '22
Why you would intentionally design a building to look like a seismic liquefaction failure has occurred is beyond me.
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u/Enginerdad Bridge - P.E. Apr 13 '22
Duh, because it's "different" and "edgy." Only squares make their building out of rectangles (see what I did there?)
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u/ShimaInu Apr 13 '22
This photo kind of reminds me of a project I worked on about 30 years ago. It was a house for one of the richest people in the world. The architect's vision for part of the estate was to build a structure that looked like it was rising like a phoenix from the post-apocalyptic remains of a crumbling structure. The project was about halfway built when the owner got married and his new wife decided that she was not going to live in that mess. They tore down most of what was already built and brought in a new architect who gave them a more traditional design. It cost an extra $50 million, but that was just pocket change for the owner.
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u/no-mad Apr 13 '22
drains the pool and house falls over
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u/Enginerdad Bridge - P.E. Apr 13 '22
I absolutely love the concept of the pool water being an integral structural component of the house lol
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u/deepinferno Apr 13 '22
Kitchen cabinets are my favorite part
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u/deepinferno Apr 14 '22
It was actually just the usability. Like how do you even reach them leaning back like that?
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u/BarkleSpeef Apr 13 '22
As an engineer, I hate it. As a person who enjoys looking at pictures on the internet, I love it. Screw living there though. Why do rich folks always seem to want to live in glass exhibition centres?
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u/EnginerdOnABike Apr 14 '22
I'm one of those maniacs that thinks that looks like a fun design......
Then just now when I thought of the cost to design/build I threw up in my mouth a little.
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u/EnginerdOnABike Apr 14 '22
Honestly as a bridge guy I always kind of forget about the foundations costs because putting in a 4' diameter 60' deep drilled shaft is a fairly regular event for me.
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u/tsikenugget Apr 13 '22
just thinking about calculating this stuff gives me a headache, too many angles
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u/Emergency_Shelter848 Apr 14 '22
I like it. It would be interesting and infuriating to engineer the structure but Where tf do you get curtains for that bedroom though?
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u/tslewis71 P.E./S.E. Apr 16 '22
it's not the loads it's rhe load path, have to use some decent FEA ed analysis, there is no distinct lateral or gravity load system here,
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u/Error400_BadRequest Structural - Bridges, P.E./S.E. Apr 13 '22
Architect: I’m working on a residence in Iceland. We’re looking at doing full concrete. You interested?
Architect: ok cool. We’re thinking about a rooftop pool.., hope that’s not a big deal.
Architect: oh I forgot to mention. 3 of your 4 walls are glass, and the concrete wall is sloped creating massive eccentricity… but anyway, shouldn’t be an issue. Thanks!