Architect unknown
Overview of the low rise, long span structure. Like many other examples of portal frame buildings, the form is very simple from the outside. This is usually a practical measure for industrial and warehouse type buildings, both for storage and circulation as well as fast and economic fabrication and erection.
Interior view: the building spans a very large distance with its portal frames.
View of the end wall with thinner profiled steel mullion posts. Gridded laterally with 'zed' section girts. The end wall is mainly covered with sheet cladding, except for the bottom which is bolted to low rise pre-cast concrete panels. This is probably a safety measure to make the building more rugged, especially against transport vehicle collisions.
Looking at the portals, they span so far that they are made up of numerous members butted against each other and bolted with supporting plate.
Apex detail. Steel members thicken at apex joint. This frame in particular requires an extra vertical support directly underneath each apex which is unusual, and probably due to the massive span of the building. Another customised addition can just be seen in the portal directly behind the one photographed. Bridging the top of the portal and the vertical support is a thin steel member for extra stiffening at that joint.
The underside of the roofing is left naked. Roof highlights alternate for admittance of natural lighting.
Sorry I can't rotate this one for some reason!! This is the base column detail. It has a neat finish, where the column seems to just run into the concrete slab floor and not even base plate or hold down bolts are apparent. This is achieved due to different concrete pours. Importantly, the pad that supports the steel column is independent from the rest of the floor which is most likely an infill slab. This is obvious from the photo. Another layer of blinding concrete must have been poured over the column base fixings for a neat finish.
