Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 2: Concept Design 2 - 2 facility. A review of the importance of various design issues is presented in Table 1.1 for common building types. Table 1.1 Important design factors for single storey buildings Type of single storey buildings Space requirements Flexibility of use Speed of construction Access and Security Standardization of components Environmental performance Aesthetics and visual impact Acoustic isolation Design life, maintenance and re-use High bay warehouses        Manufacturing facility         Distribution centres         Retail superstores         Storage/cold storage         Office and light manufacturing          Processing facility        Leisure centres          Sports halls         Exhibition halls          Aircraft hangars          Legend: No tick = Not important  = important  = very important 1.2 Architectural design Modern single storey buildings using steel are both functional in use and are designed to be architecturally attractive. Various examples are presented below together with a brief description of the design concept. A variety of structural solutions are possible, which are presented in Sections 2 and 3. 1.2.1 Building form The basic structural form of a single storey building may be of various generic types, as shown in Figure 1.1. The figure shows a conceptual cross-section through each type of building, with notes on the structural concept, and typical forces and moments due to gravity loads.