Prospects of Triangular Modular Structures for Roadside Service Buildings

Abstract

The need for a relatively quick solution to the problem of providing highways with roadside service facilities necessitates the development of a series of appropriate standard projects. To increase the efficiency of these series, it is advisable to carry out the interconnection of space-planning solutions based on a particular module. Taking into account the variety of planning and landscape characteristics of the sites for the placement of objects of the mainline service, it seems advisable to choose as a module not a square or rectangular, but a triangular configuration, which allows in most cases to harmoniously block the modules. The proposed roof module in the form of a “regular” triangle facing the tetrahedron has a structural basis in the form of a single-tier rod spatial plate. The principal space-planning solutions of all four dozen objects from the approved nomenclature of the mainline service performed in the process of analyzing the possibilities show the real possibility of solving the development tasks on the basis of this system. The use of the proposed modular system makes it possible to successfully solve a number of tasks to reduce the harmful impact on the environment and effectively use renewable energy sources. The work is devoted specifically to the field of design.

Sustainable Design in Building and Urban Environment

“…According to the necessity for the development of appropriate standard projects for providing highways with roadside service facilities and increasing efficiency, Samoilov et al [7] suggested interconnecting space-planning solutions based on a triangular module instead of a square or rectangular one. According to the results of this research, the use of this modular system can help reduce the harmful impact on the environment and effectively utilize renewable energy sources [7].…”