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In 2019, ATA design team received the task of designing a
toll station for Tangshan Interchange of Shanghai-Chengdu
Expressway. As the most important transportation hub in
the east of Nanjing, the owner hopes to show the image
of Tangshan as the "East Gateway of Nanjing" through the
shed of Tangshan Interchange, and it is also an important
node for the peripheral transportation organization of
the 2021 Jiangsu Garden Expo Park.
In view of safety, economy, and functionality,
transportation facilities such as toll shed usually adopt
standardized styles and sheds usually adopt large-span
steel structures to meet the traffic needs of lanes. The
modelling of the station shed and the space under the
shed are more focused on the overall space perception
than the detailed modelling. Passengers in the rear row
look at the outside from the side windows. Therefore,
the probability of observing the space under the shed is
higher than that of the facade of the shed.
From the perspective of economy and safety, the use of
standardized steel members to build large-span structure
selection is in line with the identifying characteristics
of toll sheds as transportation facilities. Therefore, grid
structure and truss structure are the mainstream of
structural forms, and columns are often supported at the
four corners and the middle according to different spans.
However, standardized industrial components are easy
to appear monotonous due to their lack of changes, and
it is difficult to show their characteristics, especially how
to show the local characteristics of buildings, which is a
difficult problem faced by architects.
In this project, the design team tries to find a balance
between the standardization and richness of the structure
and uses the expressive force of the structure itself to
present the localization characteristics of the building.
The design team adopted the structure of the bifurcated
support ‘column & folded’ plate roof. The bifurcated
support column consists of standard steel bars supported
vertically and obliquely in the plane. The roof is a space
folded plate structure composed of cross beams. The
interface dimensions of the inclined steel support bars
are divided into three categories, which are smaller and
SHED OF TANGSHAN INTERCHANGE
smaller according to the stress characteristics, and finally
connected with the roof beams.
TOLL STATION, CHINA
When using structure as the element of spatial expression,
an important principle is that each component truly
reflects its stress characteristics, and each structure
plays its role. For example, the size change of section
steel of cross column from bottom to top corresponds to
the change of bending moment, the tension rod is clear
briefly, the web areas of the cross columns and beams
are closed by aluminium plates, which is used as a bridge
box for cables. However, on the one hand, the purpose
of exposing the structure at the intersection node is to
facilitate the daily maintenance of bolts, and on the other
hand, is to realize the crossing of cables here.
When we chase the ambitious curve modelling created
by computer algorithms, the method of analysing the
basic problems of architecture by using the basic means
of design is still applicable in traditional architecture.
It can also create a building space with controllable
cost, practical function, and profound influence with
the publicly available materials and simple and reliable
construction.
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