For clarity sake, engineers value architect as they are responsible for transforming clients vision into functional and aesthetically pleasing structures. However, consulting an architect for structural detailing might lead to damaging your building.
Consult a professional structural designer for both load bearing and frame structure. He/she will guide you on foundation type and where structural elements are needed
@ajisafeolumuyi2@imran_services If you have a bad soil, adopt raft foundation instead of strip-pad. As for the roof load, column is not necessary needed if you have a solid sandcrete block
You’re a young architect and still learning. I hope I have schooled you about reconnaissance survey needed before construction
This is my last message for you. For you to be great with you architectural professions, be open to learning and stop arguing on what you know nothing about
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So is an architect a professional to decide a structural feasibility of a building?
This is not your calling. Stop putting mouth in what’s not your profession
Seek architect for structural detailing🤣 Majority of you architects believe everything about building is all about column column column not factoring other things. Well, structural detailing is not for you but Let me educate you about geotechnical aspects of building.
Before any building can take place, conduct a reconnaissance survey, check surface accessibility and identify immediate landscape features.
Perform soil investigations, drill holes and collect undisturbed soil and rock samples, take this to laboratory for testing then analyze the samples for moisture content, compaction, and permeability. This report will guide you to the specific foundation type (e.g., shallow pad, raft, or deep pile) and drainage requirements.
After soil investigations, it helps you to decide if you need a raft, deep strip, or pile foundation.
Note this, another thing is cost optimization which prevent over-spending on unnecessary reinforced concrete or under-spending, which risks building collapse.
Finally, if you adopt a suitable foundation for a load bearing structure, columns is not necessary needed for the superstructure.
From one of your post, it stated “always consult an architect”. Point of correction, structural elements has nothing to do with an architect.
And I will tell you boldly that for a load bearing structure, columns is not necessary needed if you use a solid sandcrete block. If your land isn’t firm, geotechnical survey will tell you the type of foundation to use. This is not an architectural work
@ajisafeolumuyi2@imran_services If you have a bad soil, adopt raft foundation instead of strip-pad. As for the roof load, column is not necessary needed if you have a solid sandcrete block