Tiny House
CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL
Heavy Timber + CLT Panels
Combining the common post and beam structural design, with the shear capacity of solid Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panels for the floors and the shear walls, this structure integrates the diagonal shear braces into the vertical glue-lam posts. Utilizing the simple construction methods implemented with the CLT framework and adding heavy timber beams and posts to supplement the loading. Some of the unnecessary CLT wall panels can be removed leaving only the 45 degree diagonal support. The glazing pattern represents the void in the CLT panel with expressing the diagonal mullions as a symbol of the dynamic forces acting upon the structure.
The unique cellular design allows for “stacking “each module in a wide variety of options. Integrating an active cooling and heating system within the structure is the intent. Locating the ductwork below the finished floor, and above the structural floor plate, allowed for unobstructed views of the heavy timber and CLT’s overhead in each space. Separating the building in two masses while incorporating site this aggregation of required circulation and egress space still allows sunlight to penetrate deep into the building. The entrance on the North side under a series of overhead planes compress the user upon approach, and the sunlight draws them into the space.
When approaching the site from the north off Manufactures Road I decided to lead the user in by banking the shoulders of the road and focusing the view to only the trees along the long arched road ahead. Upon arriving at the railroad crossing with a footbridge to the right and the first glimpse of the building nestled between the two mountains in the distance.
