TAMA ART UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ARCH 211 - FALL 2022

Architect: Toyo Ito FINAL EVALUATION

Location: Giappone Hachioji, Japan Lucie Salou
Project Year: 2007 Student ID 2105035402
SECTION 1 | BUILDING FOUNDATION / SUBSTRUCTURE

Category: Deep Foundation

Type: Socketed Caisson under basement

Material: Site Cast Reinforced Concrete + Laminated rubber bearing base isolator (seismic
isolator)

Size: Foundation depth 5,825 mm

Image 1: Longitudinal Section zoom-in on the basement and deep foundation

Seismic Isolator

Concrete Pile Cap

Socketed Caisson

Images 2 - 3: Zoom in on the foundations showing the seismic isolator (Seismic Dampening
Devices)

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SECTION 2 | BUILDING STRUCTURE / SUPERSTRUCTURE

Material: Composite material with steel (12 mm thickness) + reinforced concrete (8 inch)

Method of construction: Steel frame covered with site cast reinforced concrete

Building Structural Elements:

• Reinforced concrete used for structural purpose
• Pre-cast concrete hollow core slab
• Reinforced concrete slab
• Steel plate of 12mm thickness reinforced with 75mm wide flange
• Intersection points in cross-shape of 400 mm thick
• Casting a longer spans concrete with intersecting arches

Steel Reinforcing Steel Reinforced Concrete Slab

Mesh

Arch
Raised Floor
Pre-cast concrete hollow core slab
Insulating Board

Image 4: Construction Details

Steel Plate Timber Formwork Site-Cast Reinforced

Concrete

Images 5-6-7: Construction Progress Page 2/10

 Exposed Form Ties

Images 8: Interior view showing the exposed form ties Steel W shape
(Wide Flange)

Rectangular Beam

Images 9: Arch Construction Details

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 Reinforced Concrete Slab
Thickness = 240-450 mm

Reinforced Concrete Slab

Thickness = 240-450 mm

Reinforced Concrete Slab

Thickness = 180-200 mm
Basement Floor & GF

Image 10: Lateral Support with arch framing system

• Structural frame formed by the joining of curved arcs

• 2 ways slab & beam system based on a grid system by joining arcs

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SECTION 3 | BUILDING ENVELOPE / FACADE

Materials: Exposed site-cast reinforced concrete + float glass + aluminum (for windows frame)

Categories:
• Load Bearing
• Opaque (concrete) + Transparent (windows)
• Heavy weight
• Made on site
• Functional

Systems:
• Exposed structural concrete
• Curtain wall system for the windows

Treatment & Finishing:

• Exposed concrete with water-based silicon resin coating

• Windows lined with an ultraviolet protection and shatterproof film

Subframe System:
• Curtain wall system for the windows

Thermal insulation material used: Insulator

Air barrier: Surface Tension

Aluminium windows profile

Curved solar glazing

15 mm laminated safety glass

Steel mullion, painted white

Image 11: Curtain Wall Detail

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 Airtightness Approach:
Surface tension joint by a drip

Image 12: Zoom on Façade Details – Scale 1:10

Visible Form Ties visible

exposed on the facade

Image 13: Zoom on the Building Façade exterior showing site cast reinforced concrete with visible
form ties

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SECTION 4 | ROOFING ELEMENTS

Type: Slow-slope roof / Drainage Slope 1/40

Materials:

• Ballast
• Roof membrane: Bituminous Roof Seal
• Thermal insulation: Insulator thickness 25mm
• Vaper retarder: Asphalt waterproofing
• Roof Deck: Pre-cast concrete plate 45mm

Parapet: Elements includes Coping + Flashing + Can Strip

Parapet
Coping (Pre-cast concrete)
Flashing

Can Strip
Precast Concrete

Thermal Insulation

Asphalt Waterproofing

Image 14-15-16: Roof details

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SECTION 5 | OPENING & GLAZED ELEMENTS

Openings: Fixed Windows Type (Glazed Elements) + Doors

Materials:

• Float Glass for the windows thickness 15mm (glazed elements) lined with
ultraviolet protection and shatterproof film + bending work
• Aluminum for the windows frames + bending work
• Steel Mullion, field paint color CN-85

• Door type & material (Not disclosed)

Image 17: Zoom in on Opening/ Windows Details

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SECTION 6 | OTHER ELEMENTS

Wall Finish: Exposed Site-Cast Reinforced Concrete + Hydrophobizing Agent co

Ceiling Finish: Exposed Site-Cast Reinforced Concrete + Hydrophobizing Agent co
Floor Finish: Concrete Trowel Finish + Permeable Surface Enhancement
Interior Slope: 1/20
Underground: Seismic Isolation System
Arches Span: Maximum span 12m, arches narrow down to 400 mm-wide cross shaped
structure at floor level

Image 18: Interior View showing the ceiling, flooring, and wall finishes

Image 19: Underground View

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SOURCES

• El Croquis Magazine / N.147 / Toyo Ito

• http://faculty.arch.tamu.edu/anichols/courses/applied-architectural-structures/projects-
631/Files/TAMA%20Art%20University%20LibraryPresentation.pdf

• https://issuu.com/fanwen2/docs/final

• https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/tama-art-university-library/

• https://www.slideshare.net/fatimaakbar8/tama-art-university-case-study

• https://www.archiweb.cz/b/knihovna-tama-art-university

• https://divisare.com/projects/322210-toyo-ito-associates-rasmus-hjortshoj-coast-tama-art-university-
library

• https://fuddfa13.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/tama2.jpg

• https://docplayer.net/24282131-Tama-art-university-library.html

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 Asphalt waterproofing + Insulator + Concrete molded plate

Exposed concrete
Water based silicon resin coating

Exposed concrete + Hydrophobizing agent co

Exposed concrete + Hydrophobizing agent co

Float Glass t=15

Bending work r=90m
Lined with a ultraviolet protection and
shatterproof film

Open-stack reading room

FCU

Free Access floor + Tile Carpet 500x500 t=10

Air Outlet

2F 153.950

Structure Steel

Curtain rail Reinforced concrete void slab t=250~450

Float Glass t=15 Steel mullion field paint. Arcade Gallery

Bending work r=90m Color No. [CN-85]

Lined with a ultraviolet protection and Air Outlet, Slit Opening

shatterproof film

1F 148.675

Air Outlet, Slit Opening

Seismic cover Concrete trowel finish

Steel galvanizing grating + Permeable surface enhancement

1F 1/20 sloped FL

Slit side ditch

AHU

Seismic isolation rubber

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