Two story house of a Mechanical Engineer at Imbulgoda, Kadawatha.

 The house is constructed in a land very near to Colombo Kandy road in Imbulgoda, Kadawatha. The Structural Design was done by Chartered structural engineer, Isuru S. Amarasena. 

The ground floor is with 2 car parks, an open veranda and few small open outside corridors. A large living area, a dining area, a bed room, a pantry and a bath room is there at ground floor. A servant's room is also placed by utilizing the space below the staircase. In the upstairs there is a master bed room with an attached bath room and another two bedrooms. A large void space is provided in the upstairs just above the dining hall.  three balconies are provided for three bedrooms. A Tv lobby area and a small common bathroom is provided at the first floor as well. The spaces have been utilized in an effective manner and the architectural design has done a great job here. 

Below diagrams show some parameters during the structural design process.

Below are some of the images taken during the construction stage of first floor slab.

We ensured the structural stabilization and also we always try give an economical design with the required minimum size of the members with the minimum required reinforcement steel bars. 

Structural Design for External Lift for Ministry of Mass media

 This is a steel lift structure designed for the main building at the entrance of Ministry of Mass Media. Still under construction. Lift pit was made out of concrete with 4 350mmx350mm L cross sectioned columns at the four ends. A brick wall was used as the permanent shuttering for the lift pit construction and the brick surface was water proofed. Above ground level 200x200 I section steel columns was used as this is separated from the building and considerably a slender structure.