PROJECT ASSIGNMENT
Fornale Engineering has been commissioned to develop the structural executive design for a new wooden kindergarten in the province of Cuneo.
The building will be constructed with load-bearing timber structures for both the vertical elements and the horizontal roof slab structures.
The project was developed in collaboration with the architectural firm Settanta7 srl.
BUILDING DESCRIPTION
The building consists of a single structure of approximately 1,000 m² developed on one floor.
Two different heights for the beam system were designed for architectural purposes.
Inside, there is a garden overlooked by the glazed corridors. This choice, in line with biophilic design principles, ensures occupant well-being and greater natural lighting.
STRUCTURAL SCHEME
The building was designed starting from a concrete foundation slab from which the necessary raised sections emerge to separate the load-bearing CLT walls from potential water contact.
The vertical load-bearing walls are constructed with 100 mm thick 5-layer CLT panels.
The roof slab was designed with a system of glued laminated timber beams with an overlying 60 mm thick CLT panel to ensure box behavior.
MATERIALS USED
- CONCRETE: 380 m³
- REINFORCING STEEL: 12.7 tons
- STRUCTURAL STEEL: 2.4 tons
- GLUED LAMINATED TIMBER GLT: 80 m³
- CLT PANELS (various thicknesses): 690 m² for a total of 69 m³
A total of 149 m³ of structural timber was used in this project.
