{"id":9608,"date":"2018-06-20T16:27:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T21:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/72.167.124.155\/tilt-uptoday\/?p=9608"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:12:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T20:12:47","slug":"engage-support-inspire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tilt-up.org\/tilt-uptoday\/es\/2018\/06\/20\/engage-support-inspire\/","title":{"rendered":"Participar, Apoyar e Inspirar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Por:<\/em> Lindsey Bloomquist<\/strong>
\nIm\u00e1genes<\/em> Francisco Vera<\/strong><\/p>\n

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La Asociaci\u00f3n de Hormig\u00f3n Tilt-Up (TCA)<\/strong> is committed to engaging, supporting and inspiring students across the globe who are interested in the tilt-up building system. To fulfill this commitment, the TCA offers a wide variety of resources to aid student projects, connect them with industry leaders, and foster a deeper understanding of the benefits and capabilities of tilt-up design and construction.<\/p>\n

Francisco Vera is in his fourth year at the Gerald D. Hines School of Architecture at the University of Houston, pursuing a five-year NAAB accredited bachelor degree in architecture. Vera recently looked to the TCA to explore the possibility of using the tilt-up system to design an Urban Winery for his latest school project.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Urban Winery is a new, 25,000-square-foot facility designed to support the activities of a winery, and it includes an exhibit\/gallery space for temporary exhibits to promote Texas wines and general knowledge of wine,\u201d said Vera. \u201cThe idea behind the organization of the program was to have the production areas visible and in a linear process to help customers understand and learn about the process, thus expanding the winery\u2019s customer base. Because of budget limitations and cost effectiveness consideration, the concept behind the design was to let a cost-effective building system shape the form of the building by pushing the boundaries of the system at hand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vera first learned about the tilt-up building system in a technology class during the spring semester. \u201cIt immediately caught my attention, and I took it upon myself to further research the system during that class,\u201d said Vera. \u201cWhen the Urban Winery came up in the fall semester, it was very early in the design process that I proposed the concrete tilt-wall system as the structure because of its many advantages,\u201d said Vera.<\/p>\n

When Vera first proposed tilt-up as the preferred building system for the project, Donna Kacmar, FAIA, professor and director of the Materials Research Collaborative at the Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, suggested that he read the book Tiltwallism, by Jeffrey Brown, FAIA. She encouraged him to connect with the TCA for additional resources to support his project.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the ideas and buildings in Tiltwallism would be inspirational to Francisco\u2019s project,\u201d said Kacmar. \u201cI also suggested he contact the Tilt-Up Concrete Association for resources on technical issues to help develop realistic strategies,\u201d said Kacmar. \u201cThis fourth year studio is titled \u2018comprehensive\u2019 and asks students to integrate structural, mechanical and assembly systems with their design ideas. That integration requires very specific knowledge, and we\u2019re so thankful that the TCA was willing and able to share this knowledge with our students in order to advance their projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

In connecting with the TCA, Vera was able to obtain numerous resources to assist in the research and planning of the project. \u201cI watched some construction videos to understand the process, read several articles about the economy of the tilt-wall system, and used the CAD detail library as a base to figure out tilt-wall joints on my project,\u201d said Vera. \u201cI also looked through TCA\u2019s database of award-winning projects, which offered a tremendous amount of inspiration!\u201d<\/p>\n

After extensive research, the tilt-up system was chosen and explored. \u201cI learned a great deal about the system and its economical advantages from TCA resources, and Tiltwallism got me really excited about the architectural potential of this system as well,\u201d said Vera. \u201cI noticed most tilt-wall buildings had a flat facade, or sometimes the non-flat part that marked the entrance, for example, was not made of tilt-walls. This led me to an exploration of facade manipulation to integrate the structure with organizational modules for program elements, and ways to bring in daylight. The result was a simple turning of structural bays to true north, creating openings for daylight and entrances, as well as a large organizational module for the interior layout of the process areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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With the help of TCA\u2019s vast collection of resources, Vera was not only inspired, but also able to learn about the process of making, tilting and attaching tilt-up panels. He was able to explore the many advantages of the system as well. \u201cThere were quite a few advantages that presented themselves during my research,\u201d said Vera. \u201cLabor savings, low lead time, design flexibility for each custom panel, quick assembly, economical advantages, and integrated wall assembly (finish, structure and insulation). It was very obvious that tilt-up was the right choice for this project.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, Vera\u2019s design was very well received, and he is inspired to dig even further into the design capabilities of the system. \u201cI want to give the panels texture or patterns to give it a human scale, and I hope to further explore these possibilities in the near future,\u201d said Vera. \u201cAs I learned by looking through the award-winning projects, the possibilities are endless!\u201d<\/p>\n

The TCA\u2019s effort to raise awareness about the design and construction capabilities of tilt-up continues to expand into colleges and universities across the globe. \u201cMy perception changed from a simple, economical, and kind of boring structural system, to a system that doesn’t have to be boring and has a huge architectural potential and future!\u201d said Vera.<\/p>\n

With the support of TCA\u2019s education partners, the TCA is able to offer free educational event registration to any student who wishes to explore the benefits of tilt-up construction and network with industry leaders. Educators are encouraged to connect students with the TCA for resources, inspiration and support on any tilt-up related project or assignment.<\/p>\n

If you are a student or educator looking to collaborate with the TCA, or if you are interested in becoming an education partner, contact Mitch Bloomquist at mbloomquist@tilt-up.org, or 319-895-6911. Find out more about TCA\u2019s upcoming events by visiting www.tilt-up.org\/events. <\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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