Repeating Modules: One Unit Copied

A close-up of a terminal roof section. The same structural unit repeats continuously along the length, with each unit having identical columns, beams, skylights, and equipment zones. Expansion joints are provided at the connections, allowing for separation. Future extensions only require adding more units. The roof thus has a clear rhythm. Avoid: designing the roof with a unique, non-replicable form, having different dimensions for each unit, omitting expansion joints, or requiring a change in the structural system for extensions.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一段航廈屋頂的近景。同一個結構單元沿著長向不斷重複,每個單元有相同的柱、樑、天窗與設備帶,接縫處是可以斷開的伸縮縫。未來延長只要再加單元。屋頂因此有清楚的節奏。避免:把屋頂做成獨一無二不可複製的造型、每個單元的尺寸都不同、拿掉伸縮縫、讓延長時必須改變結構系統。