A collaborative work with Daniel Henning and Shannon Craig, the Structure for Space project started with a precedent study of BIP Computers building, by Alberto Mozo.
As this project was to be designed around structural systems, rather then our usual means of spatial design, title Structure for Space was applied to the project, to ground our intentions and understandings.
The structural design proposed was one that worked by opposing members relying upon one another for support. The proposal was highly superfluous, with the size of the beams in relation to the loads - in this case only a light roof load, as all the external walls supported themselves. Thus an over structured and somewhat unnecessary structure was created, with the result that it did more for spatial design than to fulfill an actual structural need.
The large glulam beams where to sit in heavy steel extended
I-beams, which then connected to still larger, concrete footings. The polished concrete footings were to extrude from the same polished concrete floor so that they would read as one.
