This is a two-storey private house located in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. It's a modern, two-storey house with a concrete first floor and a hollow-core ceiling. Because the house is located in a very windy region, the most challenging aspect was anchoring the timber-frame walls to the concrete structure. The structural design was calculated using local national wind maps along with the national annexes of the Eurocodes.
Main Part Design OÜ was responsible for:
Development of the structural BIM model, including electrical sockets and conduits
Structural calculations, including overall building stiffness and structural connection analysis
Production drawings, including part and assembly drawings
Production specifications and shipping lists
General arrangement drawings
Structural Overview
Load-bearing exterior and interior timber-frame walls
Roof structure: gang-nailed plate rafters
The building’s stiffness was ensured by transferring roof and ceiling diaphragms loads to the walls, which acted as shear walls through the action of the structural sheathing
Wall diaphragms are anchored using custom-made hold-downs and chemical anchors
Modeling, Calculation & Coordination Tools 📐
Modeling: Tekla Structures
Calculations: Excel spreadsheets, Tekla Tedds, and Finnwood
