Our next offering in the CityScape series will be a Structural Steel Under Construction (CS-06) building. I have been asked by several at York if we would do them and the shop has been prompted to undertake the task as part of a 15-building order. Here’s the design parameters so far:
1. The footprint will measure 15” by 15” with each side divided into four bays. The first floor will measure 3” from grade to T.O.S (top of steel) and subsequent floors will measure 2-1/2”. The first run will be 8 stories or 20-1/2” tall.
2. Standard EMA/Plastruct H and I beam materials will be used for the structural steel framing. Supplemental structural metal details will include floor corner bracing, partial floor trusses, partial floor safety railings and corrugated decking.
3. Architectural details will include partial concrete block elevator/stair tower core, partial floors and architectural elevation panels.
4. Additional details will include construction lighting, ladders, scaffolding and a US flag at the top-out.
A building this size requires approximatly 65 pieces of 24” EMA/Plastruct H and I beams for starters. There will be 4 x 8 x 5 = 160 x 2 = 320 individual beam pieces to cut and assemble just to complete the basic 8-story steel framing.
Please provide photographic input of materials and details that you have either used on your structural steel building or would like to see on the one that you are going to purchase from us! I am especially interested in details that offer contrasting safety colors to the drab structural steel.
We have designed an assembly method that allows us to easily modify the overall size of the footprint or height of the building. We would prefer to keep the floor-to-floor heights standard to what is described above, but will entertain other dimensions for cosideration of a set-up fee.
I’ll be pretty close to the shop telephone all weekend so give us a call if you are intested in ordering one!
