OP Baumanagement AG
Boden
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- 18 January 2024
- 100%
- Permanent position
- Boden
Job summary
Explore the iconic Farnsworth House by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. This modern marvel offers a unique opportunity to work in a collaborative environment.
Tasks
- Create individual foundations without altering the building's essence.
- Design a steel structure that harmonizes with a wooden framework.
- Address static challenges while maintaining visual lightness and connection to nature.
Skills
- Experience in architecture or structural engineering is essential.
- Proficiency in modern construction techniques and materials.
- Strong understanding of structural dynamics and aesthetics.
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About the job
Project descriptionTask | Concept
The "Farnsworth House", designed by the world-famous architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is an icon of modernism. Without fundamentally changing the basic character of the building,
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Create the individual foundations
The steel construction is to be conceived as a coherent timber construction.
FARNSWORTH HOUSE
KVH Spruce
Project as a legal dispute between the client and the creator of the design ended, the building is considered a masterpiece in terms of its
The lightness of the delicate steel structure should not be lost and adapted to timber construction with slight modifications.
TIMBER FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Lightness and the connection of the interior space with the surroundings.
Static challenges regarding bracing, structural cross-sections and spans are much more discreetly solvable in steel construction with rigid connections and slender cross-sections.
Setting the steel column bases to the correct height and position,
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Fox River in Illinois (USA). Probably not least due to the proximity to the river, the building is raised about 1.30m above ground and supported on few columns. This gives the pavilion a floating effect and thus great lightness. Supported
Primary structure wall: this lightness is enhanced by the full glazing of the exterior walls. The occupant feels as if living on the meadow among the trees. However, this glazing also evokes a feeling of lacking privacy.
Temporary connection and bracing of the individual V-columns ensured by slats during the construction phase.
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Primary structure floor:
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Assembly of the longitudinal beams of the floor. Connection between longitudinal beam and brace according to node no. 2.
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Kitchen
Primary structure floor:
Dining
Sleeping
6
Hanging the cross beams between the two longitudinal beams.
WC /
WC /
Connection by dovetail joint, according to node no. 3.
Veranda
Technology
Shower 1
Shower 2
07
.8
LS
LS
Secondary structure floor:
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7
Hanging the joist layer between the primary beams.
Work
Living
Dressing
6.80
23.80
Primary structure roof:
6
8
Assembly of the longitudinal beams of the ceiling. Connection between longitudinal beam and brace according to node no. 2.
Work area 1:20
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Primary structure roof:
9
Hanging the cross beams between the two longitudinal beams.
Connection by dovetail joint, according to node no. 3.
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Terrace
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17.00
Secondary structure roof:
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Reference image 1 | Exterior view
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Hanging the joist layer between the primary beams.
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3
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Assembly of the middle braces between floor and ceiling.
Work area 1:50
2
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The temporary braces can be dismantled, the building is braced in itself.
Floor plan | 1_150
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Primary structure floor terrace:
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Assembly of the longitudinal beams of the terrace floor. Connection between longitudinal beam and brace/column according to node no. 2.
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Primary structure floor terrace:
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Hanging the cross beams between the two longitudinal beams.
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Connection by dovetail joint, according to node no. 3.
Veranda
Dining
Living
Dressing
Isometry | Construction process primary & secondary structure
Longitudinal section | 1_150
BSH GL24h
180 / 420
BSH GL24h
180 / 460
Reference image 2 | Interior
Dining
Living
Terrace
Cross section | 1_150
BSH GL24h
200 / 200
Single concrete foundation
BSH GL24h
800 x 800 x 800
140 / 320
BSH GL24h
140 / 360
South facade | 1_150
BSH GL24h
200 / 200
Model photo 1 | View of structure
Isometry | Primary structure
BSH GL24h
BSH GL24h
200 / 200
180 / 460
BSH GL24h
Slotted sheet metal
180 / 460
Dovetail groove
20mm
Depth 45mm
BSH GL24h
Rod dowel
200 / 200
Ø 12mm
Fully threaded screw
Ø 12mm
East facade | 1_150
Central web
20mm
Slot milling
Rebate with tolerance
20mm
Press-in ring
HEM column against abrasion
200
Dovetail
40mm / height approx. 3/4
Threaded rod
Beam height glued in
Column grouted with mortar
BSH GL24h
180 / 420
Model photo 2 | View facade corner
West facade | 1_150
Node 1 | Brace base
Node 2 | Connection main beam/brace
Node 3 | Dovetail joint
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