Long span structures

Site 1

Airoli
Market
Site area – 700 sqm
Design programs / Spatial functions -
• Vegetable Market
• Eatery stalls

The community market in Airoli, serves

as a vital commodity supplier for sector
10 block. Surrounded my residential
buildings the market attract variably large
footfall.

For structures like markets, the aspects of

circulation, services, and ventilation
become of vital importance. Hence to
facilitate the needs mentioned above, the
following structures can be implemented.

Proposed structure –
• Steel truss
• Tensile structures
Existing
Plan & Section
Ground Floor First Floor

ACCESS
STAIRCASE

STEEL COLUMNS
(C- sections)
TENSILE
ROOFING –
COLUMN
STRETCHED

UPPER FLOOR
STEEL TRUSS
DECK

MARKET SELLING
UPPER FLOOR
PLINTH
STEEL TRUSS
DECK
Section – Discontinuous
steel beam STEEL TENSILE
COLUMNS ROOFING –
(C- sections) COLUMN
STRETCHED

SUPPORTING STEEL
STRUCTURAL UPPER FLOOR
5.0M MEMBERS STEEL TRUSS
DECK

MARKET
SELLING PLINTH
4.5M

Key
Plan
Section – Continuous steel STEEL TENSILE ROOFING
beam COLUMNS – COLUMN
(C- sections) STRETCHED

UPPER FLOOR
5.0 STEEL TRUSS
M DECK

Continuous
beam MARKET SELLING
4.5 PLINTH
M

Different
connection
details
Tensile roofing details
Other options
considered
Site 2

Nerul
Market
Site area – 2480 sqm
Design programs / Spatial functions -
• Vegetable Market
• Fish Market
• Over head bridge

The Local market in Nerul is one of the

most visited markets in the area. It is
dotted by all the public utilities; Railway
Station, Bus Depot, Post office,
Hospitals, Colleges and Schools. The
market attracts a huge footfall, but it is
shabbily maintained and also results in a
deserted foot-over bridge adjacent to it.
To enhance the market’s design, its
services, accessibility, circulation and
visibility are highly important.

To achieve all this, a long span structure

should be implemented.

Proposed structure –
• Domes and vaults.
Existing
Plan
 Dome structure
imposed on existing 45 M
plan

RCC WITH
BRICK
CLADDING /
FERRO CEMENT

22 M

CATENARY VAULT MARKET

WITH ARCH SELLING AREA
OVERHANG
Section, Elevations &
Details CATENARY VAULT
WITH ARCH
OVERHANG

6.0 M

RCC WITH BRICK

CLADDING / FERRO
CEMENT
Existing 45 M
Plan – Added ribs/arches
(support members)
framework

RCC WITH BRICK

CLADDING /
FERRO CEMENT

22 M
Vaulted Drone
Norman Foster
The vaulted brick structure has a minimal ground footprint and can be constructed by the local communities who adopt
it. Multiple vaults can also be linked together to form flexible spaces based on the demands and needs of a particular
place.
Droneport is imagined as a ‘kit of parts’ where only the basic formwork and brick-press machinery is delivered
to site, and the raw materials, such as clay for bricks and boulders for the foundation, are locally sourced,
reducing material transport costs and making it more sustainable.
Maya Somaya Library
Sameep Padora
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