cement boarding curtain wall on steel studs

In the wall section, there is Cement Boarding on steel. Cement boarding is a pre-fabricated wall, usually 1/4-inch or 1/2-inch thick and 3 feet by 5 feet long. It is made of cement water, silica, limestone flour, and fibers. In between the wall and the sheathing is moisture protection and insulation. An Aluminum fixed window is also in the wall detail, which cannot be opened. The cement wall is connected to the steel wall studs and framing of the building through joints. The anchor bolts in the framing resist both the design gravity and lateral loads. The steel studs are wide “w” shaped steel components. These beams support the floor decking for the building frame into the top flange. The W shape is a structural member whose cross section forms the letter H. It is designed so that its flanges give horizontal strength, while also vertical strength. This is complete with a congregated metal deck with concrete for the flooring. Metal decking is a corrugated sheet metal that's supported by steel joists or beams. Concrete is then poured on top of the metal deck. On the grade level is a poured concrete slab which lays above the poured concrete foundation. The foundation and footing are poured concrete with anchor bolts connecting to the concrete boarding wall and steel. In the poured foundation is rebar and additional support to uphold the building

Sandy Hook beach was one of the first North American lighthouses to hold a Fresnel lens. The lens is so powerful in how it moves light. It both reflects and refracts light, redirecting waves of light into one direction. As most bathrooms are dark and unappealing, I decided to utilize light, specifically how it moves through a fresnel lens to dictate movement through the bathroom. The form allows light to shine and reflect through the clerestory, high walls for privacy, water to flow down the roof to the cistern effectively, and for people to separate into the stalls then be redirected to the central sink. The even and compact form signifies unity and equality in the bathroom-going experience, as everyone unites at one spot at the end. The bathroom reflects and changes movement while manipulating the qualities of Sandy Hook, like the topography of the land, the plant-life, and the lighthouse-like form.

The uneven and curved brick is inspired by the uneven topography of Sand Hook and the Atlantic Highlands. It also represents change of the park with the usage of old materials in new ways. To have the curved brick I scripted in Grasshopper each individual brick in order to get my intended effect.