With the first order of wood, as well as the successful purchase of some small bells for the pavilion, things are finally well under way. It has been a stressful couple of days attempting to please everyone in the group with the fixings in the structure and the stability of the legs, however Monday will be the first day of workshop use and when we finally begin manufacturing our beautiful design. 

Final designs are being sent to the head of year, as well as to a structural engineer, both who have questioned the feasibility to fix the structure to the ground safely and securely. The legs are made up of 3 main struts and simple ladder frame construction; the struts are comprised of 2 layers of 25mm plywood sheet simply cut into sections of 4 as to achieve the curve with minimal construction time and economic cutting for the CNC machine. The noggins which are at 600c/s are fixed to the inner 25mm plywood before then attaching the outer piece hiding the screws. The 2 layers that comprise one strut are bolted together with the joining systems shown on the drawing in alternate spacing’s on each layer to give rigidity these will be visible on the outer layer. On the drawing the outer joint is the grey layer and the inner red, we have possibly thought

 about introducing a metal plate down the centre of these to give further structural capabilities. 

The 3 struts are fixed down to a waterproofed 25mm sheet of ply with L- brackets that are sunk 150mm below ground level to give further stability and stop any problems with uplift from wind. The DPM then runs up under the cladding to stop any water penetration to the main structure.