{"id":47333,"date":"2018-11-02T08:45:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=47333"},"modified":"2021-05-17T08:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T12:42:14","slug":"sameep-padora-maya-somaiya-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/practice\/details\/sameep-padora-maya-somaiya-library\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Detail an Incredibly Thin Brick Roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>inspirational newsletter<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not too often in architecture that the roof <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the structure. Defying typical categorizations of walls, ceilings, and floors, the Maya Somaiya Library by <a href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/firms\/sameep-padora-and-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sameep Padora &amp; Associates<\/a>\u00a0is defined by its all-encompassing roof form, which makes you think twice about where the ground ends and the building begins.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47382\" style=\"width: 1714px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47382\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47382 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_10.jpg\" alt=\"sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library Sameep Padora\" width=\"1704\" height=\"837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_10.jpg 1704w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_10-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_10-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_10-1024x503.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1704px) 100vw, 1704px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metalocus.es\/en\/news\/remembering-guastavino-and-dieste-maya-somaiya-sharda-library-sameep-padora-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metalocus<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Located in the town of Kopargaon within the Indian state of Maharashtra, this unique children&#8217;s library will serve as a new addition to the Shri Sharda English Medium School. Although the building looks out onto adjacent farmland, it occupies just a narrow strip of land, which is prescribed by existing school buildings on either side; the library&#8217;s slender yet sweeping geometry was greatly informed by the linear proportions of the site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47354\" style=\"width: 2374px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47354\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47354 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_32.jpg\" alt=\"Sameep Padora\" width=\"2364\" height=\"2540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_32.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_32-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_32-768x825.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_32-953x1024.jpg 953w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/10\/08\/sameep-padora-associates-kopargaon-india-school-library-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complex curved roof, which serves as the design\u2019s anchoring element, was developed through extensive research and experimentation.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The architects were particularly drawn to brick due to its unmatched characteristics in terms of tactility, availability, and performance, especially as protection and insulation against the harsh sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After considering a wide range of building techniques, including shells made from concrete, Sameep Padora &amp; Associates looked towards timbrel vaulting, which dates back to the Catalan region in the 14th-century.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47352\" style=\"width: 2374px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47352\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47352 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_section.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2364\" height=\"976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_section.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_section-300x124.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_section-768x317.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_section-1024x423.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Section drawing; image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/10\/08\/sameep-padora-associates-kopargaon-india-school-library-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its earliest incarnations, timbrel vaulting was a novel way of building long, low arches. Rather than compressing stone, which was the common approach among Romans at the time, timbrel vaults were made by placing bricks in an interlocking pattern on lightweight wooden formwork, and setting them with mortar. The skins created through this technique proved tough yet flexible, and in many cases, just as strong as steel-reinforced concrete.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the craftsmanship associated with traditional approaches to timbrel vaulting have largely vanished, the architects of\u00a0Maya Somaiya Library drew inspiration from 19th-century Spanish architect Rafael Guastavino Moreno, whose adaptation on the age-old technique later became patented as the Tile Arch System. The team also drew inspiration from mid-20th-century Uruguayan architect Eladio Dieste, who did immense work on compression ring detailing.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47341\" style=\"width: 685px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47341\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47341 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/grande_guastavino_int.jpg\" alt=\"Sameep Padora\" width=\"675\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/grande_guastavino_int.jpg 675w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/grande_guastavino_int-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47341\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tile vaulting at New York&#8217;s City Hall Subway Station by Guastavino; Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc-arts.org\/grande_guastavino_int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NYC-ARTS<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Rafael Guastavino Moreno moved from Europe to the United States around 1880, he brought timbrel vaulting along, and adapted the technique to make it increasingly efficient. Using lightweight terracotta tiles instead of bricks and fast-setting, modern Portland cement instead of mortar, this became the Tile Arch System.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only were these systems cheaper and lighter than steel-frame and steel-reinforced construction, but they were also quicker to build, required fewer materials and offered an impressive final product that was fireproof, soundproof and resistant to water damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47350\" style=\"width: 1422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47350\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47350 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Concept_Diagram_Load_Transfers.jpg\" alt=\"Sameep Padora\" width=\"1412\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Concept_Diagram_Load_Transfers.jpg 1412w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Concept_Diagram_Load_Transfers-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Concept_Diagram_Load_Transfers-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Concept_Diagram_Load_Transfers-1024x725.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1412px) 100vw, 1412px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Diagram of the library&#8217;s load transfers; Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/903713\/maya-somaiya-library-sharda-school-sameep-padora-and-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ArchDaily<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_47380\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47380\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47380 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rebar_Formwork.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rebar_Formwork.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rebar_Formwork-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The brick vault under construction; image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metalocus.es\/en\/news\/remembering-guastavino-and-dieste-maya-somaiya-sharda-library-sameep-padora-associates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Metalocus<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leveraging old and new knowledge, Sameep Padora &amp; Associates were able to create an innovative three-layer brick vault that spans 145-feet long and 25-feet wide, without the use of any columns or beams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The double-curved surface that forms the school\u2019s roof was created using Rhino Vault, a plug-in for 3D-modeling program Rhinoceros that facilitates the design of structures that are held together solely by compression. Developed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/block.arch.ethz.ch\/brg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Block Research Group<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ethz.ch\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ETH Zurich<\/a>, Rhino Vault has previously been used to create a canopy made entirely from stone, with no additional fixings.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47340\" style=\"width: 2374px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47340\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item wp-image-47340 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_14.jpg\" alt=\"Sameep Padora\" width=\"2364\" height=\"1863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_14.jpg 2364w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_14-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_14-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sameep-padora-associates-maya-somaiya-library-india-architecture_dezeen_2364_col_14-1024x807.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2364px) 100vw, 2364px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dezeen.com\/2018\/10\/08\/sameep-padora-associates-kopargaon-india-school-library-architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dezeen<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mesmerizing vault encloses a single room with over 5,000-square-feet of floor space and the capacity to house 22,000 books. The Maya Somaiya Library is not only a feat in its ability to draw on both local and global construction techniques, but also in its celebration of approaches and learnings from different periods in architectural history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is only through this immense accumulation of knowledge that the library manifests as a site that will enrich school life for decades to come.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-button c-button--default customize-unpreviewable\" style=\"font-family: AvenirNextLTPro,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/architizer.com\/brands?q=bricks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research Brick Manufacturers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Architects: Showcase your next project through\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/architizer.com\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Architizer<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0and sign up for our\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/architizer\/newslettersubscribe\" 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