As an intern with 5 years experience, I didn't have a chance to design a highrise like 20 stories and up. This kind of scared me. I wonder if anyone can share an insight opinions regarding the difference between doing a regular building vs a highrise building.
For your information, I have strong fundemental skills like sketch, 3d, physical model. I also is very good at judging other designer's design intems of concept, elevation and plan. But the lack of practical experience in High rise really make me sweat.
Design ability is required for both multi-story building and high rise. Off the top of my head the biggest challenges that you would face would be structural, mechanical (elevators must be on generators, smoke proof enclosures at stairs, etc) and of course facade systems. I wouldn't sweat too much...just design a nice building. If you don't know how to make it stand call cecil balmond....:)
you'll be fine. There easier than many smaller 2 or 3 story buildings. Navigating the CAD file tree could be tricky but Im sure each firm has their own standards for file organization.
My brother did tell me too that the structure and MEP coordination will require more work than the low story building. But when I look at some buildings done by NBBJ or KPF, thom mayne, I felt there are so many varities can be played out, especially in the facade system and structure column grid.
I guess in order to seek more help form you guys, I need to specify my question, how about the following one:
1. why some highrise building's structure grid is not like the chess board? I saw some condo plan, their grid is really confused people.
2. Do you guys have any problem designing the core of a high rise building? is that always the more experienced architect have the responsibilty designing the core?
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design a high rise building vs multistory reguarl buidling
As an intern with 5 years experience, I didn't have a chance to design a highrise like 20 stories and up. This kind of scared me. I wonder if anyone can share an insight opinions regarding the difference between doing a regular building vs a highrise building.
For your information, I have strong fundemental skills like sketch, 3d, physical model. I also is very good at judging other designer's design intems of concept, elevation and plan. But the lack of practical experience in High rise really make me sweat.
your comments is highly appreciated.
Design ability is required for both multi-story building and high rise. Off the top of my head the biggest challenges that you would face would be structural, mechanical (elevators must be on generators, smoke proof enclosures at stairs, etc) and of course facade systems. I wouldn't sweat too much...just design a nice building. If you don't know how to make it stand call cecil balmond....:)
you'll be fine. There easier than many smaller 2 or 3 story buildings. Navigating the CAD file tree could be tricky but Im sure each firm has their own standards for file organization.
Thanks for the encouragement, bostonarch and .!
My brother did tell me too that the structure and MEP coordination will require more work than the low story building. But when I look at some buildings done by NBBJ or KPF, thom mayne, I felt there are so many varities can be played out, especially in the facade system and structure column grid.
I guess in order to seek more help form you guys, I need to specify my question, how about the following one:
1. why some highrise building's structure grid is not like the chess board? I saw some condo plan, their grid is really confused people.
2. Do you guys have any problem designing the core of a high rise building? is that always the more experienced architect have the responsibilty designing the core?
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