Clopton Farms Community Center

Clopton Farms Community Center
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Simple. Natural. Elegant. This dog-run style community center located on an existing wooded site in Conroe, Texas exemplified all three of these descriptions. The simple structure adjacent to an existing water feature is created using post-and-beam construction from timbers naturally harvested from the site during the land clearing process. This elegant exterior is a product of close coordination between the local lumber mill from Hempstead, Texas and the developer to utilize the natural lumber stock instead of disposing of it during land clearing. The timber frame structure was developed with the natural pine and oak species in mind, and was hand selected out of the existing thickets. The harvested timber is then rough milled and stored at the yard while the design is completed. Once completed, the building will serve as a permanent reminder of the natural beauty of the site, through the simple and elegant structure that serves the residents for decades of enjoyment.

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Design

Clopton Farms Community Center is a curved timber post and beam structure that will be used by the residents of the new Clopton Farms Neighborhood. This building's design is based off a radial grid feeding off the landscape designed round about entry while then funneling the residents between the two pieces of the building to the pool and other outdoor amenities. The building is split into two separate pieces while also being offset from each other in the North/ South direction to engage further with the site and landscape design. The buildings structure reuses the sites existing trees that were cleared for the community in the Timer Columns, Trusses, supporting members, and tongue and grove structural deck. This design while on a curve has a shed roof that opens towards the North that allows for plenty of natural indirect light to bring life into the community center and fitness center pieces of the building.

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From an idea to the mill to framing

Step inside the buildings renderings to see the early conceptualization of what these trees would be turned into. Then move on to the shop floor of Structural Wood Components where the pixels become reality with special guest appearance from Mitchell Buckley at Advanced Construction & Development. Finally see the beginnings of the construction process and the raising of the post and beams back onto the original site that they came from. It is fascinating to see the full life cycle of a product from raw material to final structure.

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Natural geometry

Collaborating with LANDology - Landscape Architects on the overall design, we aimed to bring a more natural geometry to the project. How could we create a sense of arrival to the building and its surrounding amenities? We decided to go radial, incorporating curves into the overall design. The center point starts at the circle drive outside, with the building's exterior aligning with concentric circles. This curved design required close collaboration with structural engineer Biniam Michael , PE, SE of BMG Structural Engineers to ensure our radial and orthogonal dimensions were precise.

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