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WOOD-FRAME*

3.1.3 Analisi Tecnologica delle architetture sperimentali: PLYWOOD HOUSING (TimeLine dal 1880 al 2019)

2000

2005 2005 2007 2008 2009

“Burst*008”

“The Instant

Cabin” “Digitally

Fabri-cated House”

“Frameless Geodesic Dome ”

Lawrence Sass (MIT) Gauthier

Architects Bruce

Hauman FACIT HOMES

2010

“Fab-Lab House ”

IAAC

LEGENDA:

Aziende/Imprese

Studi di architettura/Architetti/Designer Università/Studi

Anno di fondazione

NOTE:

*_ Strutture basate su di un telaio strutturale interno;

**_ Strutture con componenti in compensato studiati per assolvere la funzione strutturale.

Elaborazione di:

Matteo Vittone

TimeLine

7 The materials used to construct the NeighborHub were

chosen for their design flexibility and were defined from the very start of the house’s development. Design choices were made in order to economize materials.

The NeighborHub is mainly built with wooden panels cut with Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine.

Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) was chosen for its good structural properties and allows the use of a single material for the whole inner part of the building, which offers visual coherence while giving freedom in the design process. It allows the visitor to discover new ways of creating simple building elements with materials they can buy and cut locally. The building blocks for the structural part, as well as the shelves and all the furniture are made of this same material. In an effort to economize materials, leftovers of the cutting process were used to make furniture, while wooden panels could function directly as a finishing layer requiring only a surface finish.

In order to keep the wood texture that creates a warm atmosphere, the wooden panels only received a surface finish to protect them from humidity, dirt and aging. All of the Extended Skin is covered with a transparent oil to keep the wood as natural as possible and show the material as it really is. In the Core, the modules are coated with white lacquer to highlight the four inside modules and to maximize light reflection. The ceiling of

the main Core’s space and the interior of the modules are covered by a translucent white oil that highlights the wood’s texture. The floors of the Core and the Extended Skin received the same transparent oil treatment to give a continuity between the two spaces.

In relation to the seven driving themes, a colored resin has been applied to the floor of the technical room and in the water module to protect the wood against water.

Furthermore, the Extended Skin atmosphere is

“rougher” than the Core to allow users to work and perform activities without being afraid of dirtying or damaging the space. The technical elements are visible to show the users how a home really works. On

the contrary, the Core is designed as a living area where conferences, meetings or dinners can be organised.

The facades are made of different materials.

The metallic frames, attached to the wooden posts, allow a variety of elements such as photovoltaic panels, homemade solar thermal panels and acrylic glass panels to be integrated.

The most eco-friendly products possible have been chosen for the construction, e.g. wood wool for the insulation, paints and oils with low solvent content, and even the kitchen and the bathroom countertops made of industrial recycled material.

A low-tech and high-tech approach

Materiality

©Swiss Living Challenge

2000

2010 2010

WillBeHouse WikiHouse

2012

Veneer Houses

Hiroto Kobayashi

2015 2015

Sim[PLY] “Accupoli”

Clemson

University H.E.L.P.

6.5

2017

2017 2017

“NeighborHub”

“Arthur’s Cave” “Plywood

House”

LausanneEPF Miller Kendrick

Architects SMS

Arquitectos

2018 2018

“Sowelo Tiny House”

“Affordable Housing for Somerville ”

B. Smith e S.

Macpherson MIT

762 Dustin Albright et al. / Procedia Environmental Sciences 38 ( 2017 ) 760 – 764

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Fig. 2. (a) Construction photo taken during competition of Sim[PLY] wall system being rased; (b) Photo of completed Indigo Pine House.

2. Sim[PLY] Tiny: The Next Step Towards Sustainable Residential Construction

The Sim[PLY] system, by its nature, is given to small, efficient, and mass-produced structures. This includes a 100 ft.2 (9.29 m2) prototype “tiny house,” developed for the same agriculture research partner mentioned above. The core values of efficiency and economy for the early development of Sim[PLY] are especially critical in this latest application. In fact, all aspects of the tiny house design were continuously evaluated against these same values. This resulted in a variety of creative measures, which are described below.

2.1. Schematic Design

The windows and front door of the tiny house prototype have been strategically place based on the framing geometry of the Sim[PLY] system while also allowing promoting passive ventilation throughout. The design provides for all functions necessary for its single occupant to live simply and sustainably. This includes a bed, desk dining table and chairs, shelving for storage, oven and stove-top, sink, refrigerator, shower, and toilet. In order for the space to be as efficient and flexible as possible, certain design innovations were implemented. For example, in the earlier Indigo Pine House, interior wall panels were simple, painted plywood. In the new tiny house, slots were added to the interior sheathing panels in order to receive shelving and cabinetry units. This additional feature, which provides for the resident’s flexible storage needs, is quite easily accomplished in the CNC processing. Additionally, the desk and bed are constructed as one unit, which rotates to allow for the desk to stay flush while being placed underneath the bed. In addition to these system features, loose chairs and dining table are proposed to allow for flexibility to eat within the house or outside, and small efficient appliances have been proposed throughout in order to maximize kitchen functionality with minimal space.

a b

Fig. 3. (a) Floor plan with attached porch structure; (b) Diagram showing space interior as well as transformation of the desk to a bed.

GeoLocalizzazione

3.1.4 Inquadramento architetture sperimentali: PLYWOOD HOUSING in ambito internazionale

Forest Products Laboratory (Madison. WI)

Gunnison Magic Homes New Albany, IN) Richard Neutra (OR)

Richard Buckminster Fuller (Los Angeles, CA)

Konrad Wachsmann e Walter Gropius (Somerville, MA) Bertrand Goldberg, Standard House Corporation (Chicago, IL)

Burst*008 (NY) Lawrence Sass, Massachusetts Institue of Technology (Bolton)

Bruce Hauman (Asheville, N.C.) Clemson University (S.C.) Douglas Fir Plywood Association (Washington)

Grand Rapids Portable House Company (Grand Rapids, MI)

LEGENDA:

Aziende/Imprese

Studi di architettura/Architetti/Designer Università/Studi

Elaborazione di: Matteo Vittone

GeoLocalizzazione

Shigeru Ban (JPN)

Barracks Hut (Afghanistan) WIKIHOUSE - FACIT HOMES (Londra, UK)

WillBeHouse (San Pietroburgo, RU)

I. for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (Barcellona, ESP)

H.E.L.P. 6.5, PoliTO, Hiroto Kobayashi (Accumoli, IT) 1:1 Entileen (Copenhagen, DNK)

Hiroto Kobayashi Maki Design Workshop (Tokio, JPN) EPF Lausanne (CH)

Miller Kendrick Architects (West Midlands, UK)

SMS Arquitectos (Maiorca, ESP)

Sowelo Tiny House, B. Smith e S.Macpherson Deutsche Werkstätten (Dresda, DEU)

Plywood Design Matteo Vittone

3.1.5 Progetti di architettura sperimentale: