OFFICEBLOK - Prefab office pod
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@mike amos said:
Sorry Richard I failed to get across the point as usual. The runoff would be logical and I did not mean to suggest you had not thought of it, as usual your projects are extremely well thought out. The point I failed to make was that if there was a method of having a small amount of residual water in that area, it could be useful to reduce the temperature inside the unit by cooling air at ceiling height. It would need to have some sort of lip on the drain side to keep a low level of water in place.
Got ya! Although I agree with Baz about the Mozzie issue, and my own concerns about getting water away quickly so as to reduce any longer term issues, there is something there to consider about natural cooling!!! Although the space is small, add a body and a few electrical devices and the space could heat up! Considering some passive way to cool through the use of collected water is worthy of some thought!
Thanks mate!
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@box said:
Richard, I'm finally living back in Sydney, let me know if you need any local assistance.
Very cool mate! At the least BEER sounds in order!
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@baz said:
@mike amos said:
to keep a low level of water in place.
Not a good idea Mike, perfect incubation for mosquito larvae. In any case one would assume high spec insulation everywhere.
I'm not sure Mike's ideal is all that bad, certainly something to consider though mozzies are a huge issue.
Baz you're right, there is to be 100mm EPS insulation to the walls, 200mm to the floor and roof. Certainly the floor / roof insulation may seem massive overkill but more about achieving dimensions to simplify the build and create desired proportions. The roof thinkness is to reduce the draw depth of the plastic roof tub so the medium doesn't thin out too much on molding.
The overall structural build makes use of simple sandwich panel (cold store panel) as it's quick to assemble, just pop riveted together. The lining and cladding is then simply glued on for a fixing free finish.
The sliding door is proposed as double glazed with venetian blind in the cavity.
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@gubermensch said:
Cool project, great presentation! Prefabricated, modular homes have always fascinated me. I wonder why they're not more prevalent. You'd think people would prefer housing that didn't lead to significant indebtedness and without that burden, allowed them to build over time as their family or needs grow. Perhaps it's just inconvenient, or a red-tape-hindered kind of thing?
Mate we are on the same page there, I love prefab as a method. For the most though it seems the final build / delivery and install price (here at least) tends to be higher than site built projects. I may well be missing the obvious but I cant see why! Except for the delivery, install and maybe the overhead on the factory, EVERYTHING else seems to be in favor.
Mind you, HYBRID is where I think progress is to be made!
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@dale said:
Wow Richard
Always in awe at how you manage to translate simple ideas into straightforward, clean, appealing concept while still being able to keep them ..... well so damned simple.
Cudo'sThanks Dale! Mate the nice thing with this project, it itself is so simple it almost forces simplicity. Would be hard to make it anything else!
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Very cool. Great idea!
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@richard said:
Very cool mate! At the least BEER sounds in order!
I know it's the other side but I'll be meeting with someone in Bondi in the early arvo wednesday and then testing the local amber nectar distributors before rolling back to balmain on the last possible ferry. Anything fit in there?
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@box said:
@richard said:
Very cool mate! At the least BEER sounds in order!
I know it's the other side but I'll be meeting with someone in Bondi in the early arvo wednesday and then testing the local amber nectar distributors before rolling back to balmain on the last possible ferry. Anything fit in there?
Darn, not gonna make it today mate.
commitment made for this afternoon delivery of a revised home design for Perth. -
Not to worry Richard, ended up driving there and didn't finish until after nine so didn't get to sample the local wares.
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Great idea, great images! I love the modularity. I think there should be a slick joining system. If one side wall on each unit could be easily removed so that it plugs directly into the other. Your units could be assembled easily with multiple configurations. It looks like they would be lifted into place so if they had male and female sliders on that optional side-wall they could be snapped or slid together. I guess you would need loading hooks on the top. The removable side walls could be configured to include a picture window if the customer wants more light in a single unit or a door between joined rooms. As you suggested the inventory of unique rooms should allow you to assemble a complete dwelling and it would be easy as working with Lego.....Good luck with it!!
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@richard said:
Got ya! Although I agree with Baz about the Mozzie issue,
Thanks mate!
BRING ON THE MOZZIES!!!!!!!
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@box said:
Not to worry Richard, ended up driving there and didn't finish until after nine so didn't get to sample the local wares.
Is there a ferry wharf near you?Mate there is a ferry wharf not far and a great place there for a beer, Mosman Bay / Mosman Rowers!
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@roland joseph said:
Great idea, great images! I love the modularity. I think there should be a slick joining system. If one side wall on each unit could be easily removed so that it plugs directly into the other. Your units could be assembled easily with multiple configurations. It looks like they would be lifted into place so if they had male and female sliders on that optional side-wall they could be snapped or slid together. I guess you would need loading hooks on the top. The removable side walls could be configured to include a picture window if the customer wants more light in a single unit or a door between joined rooms. As you suggested the inventory of unique rooms should allow you to assemble a complete dwelling and it would be easy as working with Lego.....Good luck with it!!
That's not a bad idea mate! Though in this case the cube is so small as to have little function as another room, so anything bigger would be approached in the traditional prefab system, much like as you are suggesting.
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@richard said:
Mate there is a ferry wharf not far and a great place there for a beer, Mosman Bay / Mosman Rowers!
The Rowers sounds excellent, we can have the antipodes basecamp there. I'm minutes from the balmain ferry so can happily wander that way almost any afternoon/evening to test the venue.
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These "garden room" structures are really starting to take off, and yours is a particularly fine design.
This is hot off the press for something that the developers are hoping will grab attention here in the UK:
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