kobe community shelters

step 11

back wall: Tokonoma

step 12

back wall completion: flooring and cabinets.

step 13

finished interior floor: interlocking rubber tiles

step 14

box beams assembled from splieced sections. tie down to shear panel supports. anteroom sliding panels and shoe storage shelves.

step 15

wood truss placement. shipped in two and assembled on site

step 16

top tie insertion

step 17

gable closure. lower roof panels: eps hybrid stressed skn panel. upper surface is metal standing roof with interlocking battens.

step 18

upper roof panels: similar to lower panels. recessed gutter. slope to rear.

step 19

clerestroy and exterior sliding panels: laminated polycarbonate in braced frames.

step 20

site imprveoments. entry stones. portable toilets at rear. gutters empty along chains to rain barrels.

patricia bittner AIA, 206-992-7313
opa design and architecture

step 1

site preparation

step 2

footing and concrete pier placment. gravel path at perimeter

step 3

floor beam assembly. tie down to piers.

step 4

presealed eps stressed skin 8' x 16' floor deck panels with integral joists

step 5

veranda and anteroom weatherproofing. flash edges.

step 6

threshold placement as panel spacer.

step 7

shear panel placement. 4' x 8' hybrid eps stressed skin panels selaed and paint ready.

step 8

panel placement and top strap shear connections.

step 9

complete top strap ties. finished lower enclosure.

step 10

back wall: prefabricated closet.