Stepping Stone House Case Study

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Speci f i cat i ons

-Sky -Framed oors 2x8mm t oughenedglas swi t hlow-ecoat i ngonout ers heet

-f i xedVert i calglas s 1 0mm t oughenedglas s 6mm t oughenedglas swi t hlow-ecoat i ng

-Fi xedhori zont alglas s 1 0mm t oughenedglas s 1 3.

5mm ( 2x6mm)t oughenedglaswi t hSGPlami nat eandlow-e coat i ng

-Vert i calbri d geglas sandbri d geroof 1 0mm t oughenedlow-i ronglas s 1 3.

5mm ( 2x6mm)t oughenedlow-i ronglas swi t hhi ghs t rengt h SGPi nt erlay erandlow-ecoat i ng

-Bri d gef loor 25.

5mm ( 2x1 2mm)t oughenedlow-i ronglas swi t hhi ghs t rengt h SGPi nt erlay er 6mm t oughenedlow-i ronglas swi t hlow-ecoat i ng

-Bri d ges upport s 54mm t oughenedglas s( 4x1 2mm)wi t hhi ghs t rengt hSGP i nt erlay er

KEYFACTS

•Thi sbeaut i f ulout bui ld i ngi sbui l ton s t i l t sov eras malllakeandconnect edt o t hemai nhous ebyaf rameles sglas s bri d ge •Themai nGl ulam s t ruct ureus es repeat eds ect i onss ot hebui ld i ngi s es s ent i allymod ularandcouldbe elongat edors hort enedd epend i ngon s paceav ai lable •Inord ert ocreat eali ght ,ai rys pace, t hecli entus edf rameles sglas sand Sky -Framed oorst hroughout •Thebui ld i ngi sd es i gnedi ns uchaway t hatmos toft hev ert i calglas scanbe ret ract ed ,leav i nganalmos tcomplet ely opens pace

COLLABORATORS Archi tects:Hami sh andLy ons Contractors:R. J.Cly deBui lders

Challenges •Bui ldi ngaglassli nkbetweentwo bui ldi ngsalway spresentssomethi ngofa challenge.Thedi fferenti almovementoftwo bui ldi ngsmeansthattheglasshastohavea largetoleranceformovement.Inthi scase, oneofthosebui ldi ng’ sfoundati onssi ti nthe si ltatthebottom ofalargepoolofwater, maki ngthi ngsthatextrabi tmoredi fi cult •Togi vethebri dgeacompletelyframeless effect,theglasswaschasedi ntothe bri ckwork,whi chi salway sdi ffi cult,but evenmoresoi nthi scaseasoldbri ckwork tendsnottobestrai ghtorlevel

PRESSQUOTES "Thi selevatedli vi ng spacecapturesthejoyful precari ousli ghtnessofbalanci ng overthe water. " EleanorYoung,RIBAJ “A sensi ti velydesi gnedresi denti alextensi onby Hami sh&Lyonsformsacloseconnecti onwi th i tssi te” Archi tectureToday “Wi ththeli ghtnessofanori gamiconstructi on, Steppi ng StoneHouseperchesoveri tswatery setti ng,harnessi ng thei mmersi vequali ti esof thesurroundi ngs:trees,ferns,lake,lawns, fountai ns,andtheshi fti ng patternsofsunli ght andshadow astheyplayacrossthewaterand i tsi nteri ors. ” caSi mpson,Desi gncuri al Veroni

Exi s t i ng hous e s t ruct ure

Inord ert ocompens at ef ord i f f erent i almov ementbet weent hemai n hous eandt henew out bui ld i ng,t hebri d gei sat t achedt ot hehous ev i a amov ementjoi nt .Theglas si sbond edt oanal umi ni um angle,whi chi s at t achedt oanal umi ni um f latf i xedont ot hehous ev i as t ruct ural rubber( t hepi nkblockabov e) .Therubberallowss omemov ementat t hejoi nts ot heglas si s n’ ts t ret chedort wi s t edands hat t ered .A s i mi lar et ai li sus edt oat t acht hebri d get ot heout bui ld i ng. d

TheSky -Frameglas sad joi ni ngt hebri d geglas shasnoprof i le, i ti ss i mplybond edt oourowns t ruct uralglazi ngt ocreat eas eamles s i nt erf acebet weent hebri d geandout bui ld i ngglas s .Thed et ai lont he bot t om-lef t( i nblackandwhi t e)i nt heabov ei magei sas t and ard Sky -Frameglas sd et ai l,wi t ht hes ky -f rameprof i leat t achedwhi let he d et ai li nt het op-ri ghti sourmod i f i edv ers i on,wi t hnoprof i le.

Projectcollaborat ors

R. J .

CLYDEBUI LDERSLTD

Theonlyelementconnect i ngt hemai nhous eandt heout bui ld i ngi sour glas sbri d ge.Thebri d gewei ghsjus tov erat on,s oi nord ert os upport i t ,t heglas sbeamsneed edt obes omet hi ngs li ght lyunus ualf orus-a f ourlay erhi gh-s t rengt hlami nat e.Theglas sbeamsaref i xedt ot he hous eandout bui ld i ngwi t hf i xi ngplat esandbond edt ot hef loorglas s wi t hs t ruct urals i li cone.A s t eppeded gewi t hbackpai nt i ngconceals t hed et ai lf rom abov e.