Box Gutters with Desmond

Above art details of Deakin box gutters.
I was a little stuck when it came to with understanding how the box gutter is connected because I was puzzled by how to make it waterproof, whilst still connecting it. I also wasn’t sure how different elements fit together such as how the gutter connects with the purlins.
A really really helpful conversation with Desmond helped me to understand the interaction between the different elements. Desmond is a precaster and is currently working on the renovation of the Waterfront campus. He had some pretty helpful details of the box-gutters used for the waterfront and he was great at explaining information and discussing ideas. The most informative part was looking through a range of drawings that detailed the process and showed engineered drawings and architectural drawings.
If anyone’s having trouble, Desmond works in the offices near the upstairs computer labs and there’s some cool drawings there too.