Tuesday, April 1, 2008

1970's Portal Frame

This is a 1970's warehouse situated in Clayton, Melbourne. It is now home to a carpet warehouse and Floorworld retail showroom. An immediate difference to that of the design from Bunnings is the extensive use of bricks and windows.
As is evident by the state of the insultation this warehouse is aging. But the same principle still apply, with a long spanning rafters and purlins allowing for uninterupted access that a forklift requires. What is interesting about this design is the long span cross bracing between rafter members, but this is not consistent throughout the warehouse.
The warehouse bares a low pitching roof only spanning approximately 20 metres.

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