Reinforced Masonry Vaulted Walkway, India

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Written By Náyade

Vaulted Walkway for Upper tCV School, Dharamsala

This vaulted masonry pavilion covers a popular thoroughfare for students and teachers at Upper TCV School. The design is derived from a reinforced masonry vault system that can be constructed using a formwork that could be reused for each section. The structure is isolated from the adjacent buildings and the individual vaults are supported by the reinforced concrete beams and flagpole columns. The geometry of the vault was developed using structural form finding and parametric design to minimize the self weight and to maintain optimal seismic behavior.

This project was realized in collaboration with structural engineer Paul Laroque, PE.

 

Project Type

Architectural Design
Structural Engineering

Location

Upper TCV, Dharamsala, India

 
 
 
 
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