Low cost compact flat pack home
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You've taken on the purest form of housing, by that I mean 'simplicity' is the purest form.
It is difficult and extremely challenging.
When I was a student in the '70's we had an assignment to design a caravan.....I believe it was one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do.
I have never enjoyed designing large houses for the wealthy....they are invariably indulgent and wasteful of materials.
By the way mate, there is nothing wrong with being a bit OCD and anal about modules, wastage, grids, zones etc....that is exactly what is required to produce good work...!
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I like the clear render with just indirekt light.
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@airwindsolar said:
@pbacot said:
You'd never make it in remodel. You'd go nuts cause nothing is square, lines-up, or even fits (sometimes).
Imagine working solar array design with a guy who insists on trying to wedge modules into a space with less than an inch of tolerance, then throws a tantrum when it won't work because his sales rep that did the site eval was a foot or more off with the measurements.
Takes about a half dozen of them from the same rep before the tantrum can be redirected at the "poor overburdened" sales rep, too. Never mind that most of them are now hauling around $2-300 worth of just measuring equipment, (measuring wheel, digital measure, etc.) and the install crew is able to get excellent measurements with a $20 tape measure.
Mate stuff ups would drive me NUTS!
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@pbacot said:
Richard,
You'd never make it in remodel. You'd go nuts cause nothing is square, lines-up, or even fits (sometimes).Pull down the bit's that don't align!! Easy!
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@gareth said:
You've taken on the purest form of housing, by that I mean 'simplicity' is the purest form.
It is difficult and extremely challenging.
When I was a student in the '70's we had an assignment to design a caravan.....I believe it was one of the most difficult things I have ever had to do.
I have never enjoyed designing large houses for the wealthy....they are invariably indulgent and wasteful of materials.
By the way mate, there is nothing wrong with being a bit OCD and anal about modules, wastage, grids, zones etc....that is exactly what is required to produce good work...!
Thanks Gareth, yeah like yourself, I love to create space rather than wonder how to fill it! Make the big from the small!
Certainly reducing waste comes back as returns or savings when a home is to be mass produced. That has also be fun, thinking of how everything can go together with least effort and detail. Whilst considering how to have it be assembled by anyone without error!
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Here is a scale model of the home. I wanted something robust and solid so tried coreflute, though it is normally a bitch to consider modeling with, I ended up developing a very sturdy concealed joint. This is as sturdy as tupperware, plus if I print the externals or drawing to paper I can actually wrap each wall, and the way it all clips together holds it in place!
Windows can be cut in, the vertical open flutes then give a trench for a piece of cut acrylic to be snapped in!
I just need to swap out the pins with some tidy ones and presto! Very quick, clean and solid as!!!!
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how do the sections lock together? bolts and stuff and etc?
it'd be sweet to design a locking bracket of sorts that works on all the pieces.. one tool.
[edit] though i guess i'm thinking of it being modular as in it will be set up in multiple locations.. when really, it probably only needs assembled once [/edit]that aside, i think it looks awesome.
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@jeff hammond said:
how do the sections lock together? bolts and stuff and etc?
it'd be sweet to design a locking bracket of sorts that works on all the pieces.. one tool.
[edit] though i guess i'm thinking of it being modular as in it will be set up in multiple locations.. when really, it probably only needs assembled once [/edit]that aside, i think it looks awesome.
Jeff, the panels are jointed with a vertical 45x90mm timber stud and nail fixed both sides. Pretty fast, and yes just assembled once!
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hey.. do you watch this show out of new zealand called The Art of the Architect ?
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@jeff hammond said:
hey.. do you watch this show out of new zealand called The Art of the Architect ?
No mate we haven't get it, i'll see if I can check it out!
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@richard said:
@jeff hammond said:
hey.. do you watch this show out of new zealand called The Art of the Architect ?
No mate we haven't get it, i'll see if I can check it out!
it's basically just a camera crew following different architects around from development through construction phases of high dollar homes being built in new zealand.. a couple of the episodes have been pretty sweet.. you'll see sketchup being used by most of the architects at some point.
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@jeff hammond said:
@richard said:
@jeff hammond said:
hey.. do you watch this show out of new zealand called The Art of the Architect ?
No mate we haven't get it, i'll see if I can check it out!
it's basically just a camera crew following different architects around from development through construction phases of high dollar homes being built in new zealand.. a couple of the episodes have been pretty sweet.. you'll see sketchup being used by most of the architects at some point.
Yeah I checked online mate, though it isn't available in our location!
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Love your models Richard. People normally bastardise coreflute as a modelling material but you've executed it very nicely.
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@olishea said:
Love your models Richard. People normally bastardise coreflute as a modelling material but you've executed it very nicely.
Dont worry mate, I was too! In the end finding a solution to jointing made it viable!
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I was just reading a new article and reminded me of your work.
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27156775
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