Reciprocal Frame Architecture

Name: Reciprocal Frame Architecture
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ISBN: 9780750682633

ISBN-10: 0750682639

ISBN-13: 9780750682633

Edition: 2008

Authors: Olga Popovic Larsen

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In structural terms reciprocal frame structures are 'three dimensional assemblies of mutually supporting beams'. But behind this definition lie some breathtakingly beautiful and complex structures at the heart of buildings both ancient and modern. This new book explores the principles of these apparently simple structures and demonstrates how they can be used in the context of a modern building. Starting with historic designs by de Honnecourt, Da Vinci and Selio, case studies look at modern examples of reciprocal frame structure buildings that range from low environmental impact buildings in the UK through rapid assembly buildings in Tanzania to complex and beautiful structures like…

Book details

List price: $57.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/24/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgements



Introduction



Background - the reciprocal frame historically



Morphology



Geometry


Variation of the parameters


Other RF geometries


List of symbols



Structural behaviour


RF structures with inclined members


Two-dimensional, in-plane, RF structures


RF structural models as examples


Axial forces


Shear forces


Bending moments


Geometry


Loading


Materials


Connections


Forming the roof


Progressive collapse



Japan - a home of RF structures


Use of timber


The concept of 'movement' spaces in Japanese architecture


The 'Sukiya' concept



The reciprocal frame architecture of Kazuhiro Ishii


The initial meeting


The 'Spinning' house (Enomoto residence) in Tokyo


Sukiya Yu house - Ishii's reciprocal frame design creates a new contemporary Sukiya style


Bunraku Puppet Theatre



Torikabuto - the Life Science Laboratory designed



The reciprocal frame as an ecological structure



The Stonemason Museum



The building



The reciprocal frame as a spiritual structure - the work of Graham Brown


The first meeting


The arrival of the RF


The patent rights


The upward struggle: from gazebos and whisky barrels to Wimpey Homes


The RF as a spiritual structure - Colney Wood burial park



Built examples


The Roundhouse


Deborah Gunn residence, Virginia, USA


Spey Valley reciprocal frame house



Postscript


Bibliography


Index