House in the mountains of Arta

House in the mountains of Arta

Steel house


A project that is a real case study for its level of difficulty combined with the distance. A great many connections, and almost no joint between members was

square, and the final result was so pleasing that the owner chose not to cover the frame with a suspended ceiling but to leave it exposed.

Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta

A structure with many demanding connections and a finish so clean that the owner redesigned the interior to suit the frame. The new steel columns sit on the existing reinforced concrete columns, with anchor bolts in drilled holes set with chemical anchoring, after we surveyed the existing condition with a total station. On the roof, which in the end became a three-slope roof, the purlins were placed between the main beams to gain height.

Area: Arta


Project architect: Econ


Services we provided: Structural design. Construction


The construction step by step

Photos from the site, from the erection of the frame on the existing building to its completion.

Steel frame of the vertical addition above a stone courtyard in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
A real case study for the level of difficulty
Column head with bolted connections for the beams
Column head with bolted connections for the beams
Bolted beam connection on a circular column of the vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
Almost no joint was square
Steel roof frame with sloped beams on the vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni
Steel roof frame with sloped beams on the vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni
Multi-sided bolted connection on a circular column of the frame in Dafni, Korfovouni
A notable frame connection
Completed steel roof frame of the vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
The frame completed
Anchoring of steel beams to the existing building in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
The connection with the existing building
Bolted beam connections on a column of the frame in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
Bolted beam connections on a column of the frame in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
The connection with the existing building, Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
The connection with the existing building
A notable member splice, Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
A notable member splice
A notable frame connection, Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
A notable frame connection
A notable frame connection, Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
A notable frame connection
A notable frame connection, Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
A notable frame connection
A notable frame connection, Vertical addition in Dafni, Korfovouni, Arta
A notable frame connection

Specialized collaborators

The frame was interrupted by the neighboring building, so a three-dimensional survey by the surveyor was needed.

There was not a single problem during installation, despite the very high level of difficulty, thanks to our professional collaborators Tekla detailers and the robotic automatic cutting and drilling system of the partner fabrication plant. All our collaborators did excellent work.

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