Downland Gridshell - An Innovation in Timber Design

R J L Harris; O Kelly; M Dickson

doi:10.1680/cien.156.1.26.36752

Downland Gridshell - An Innovation in Timber Design

R J L Harris, O Kelly, M Dickson

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Innovations in timber construction are relatively rare these days. However, a modest utility building at an open-air museum in Sussex has attracted worldwide attention for the novel features of its double-layer timber gridshell roof. Apart from being the first such structure in Britain, it was the first built with ‘optimised’ green oak, the first designed in accordance with the new timber Eurocode and the first to use a new patented node joint system. It sets a new benchmark for lightweight, sustainable, cost-effective construction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-33
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering
Volume	156
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1680/cien.156.1.26.36752
Publication status	Published - Feb 2003

Keywords

timber structures
structural frameworks
shells

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