Eishin Campus – High School: Club House new form of hollow, composite, wood and plywood columns and beams
1995Construction system with structural members which are large, yet light, efficient and structurally sound; it is based on massive hollow beams and columns, about 24" by 24", built out of plywood and small section lumber, with frequent interior collars, thus producing members with a large moment of inertia.
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The Campus of Eishin - High School: Club House new form of hollow, composite, wood and plywood columns and beams - Photographs of drawings
01/01/1994
Drawings of construction details for the massive hollow beams and columns, about 24″ by 24″, built out of plywood and small section lumber, with frequent interior collars.
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The Campus of Eishin- High School: Club House new form of hollow, composite, wood and plywood columns and beams - Photographs
01/01/1995
View of the clubhouse interior with focus on one of the massive hollow columns.
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