Copyleft Flood Housing

COPYLEFT HOUSE BASSEM ABDEL SHAHID, JONATHAN DIXON, ELLIE DOWNS, LUKE KON, JACK MCCULLA, BEN SAMPSON & BRENNA SANT

BANGLADESH FLOOD HOUSING

STRUCTURAL AIMS F L E X I B L E , A P P R O P R A I T E , C O M P A C T, L I G H T W E I G H T & E A S I L Y A S S E M B L E D D E S I G N E D T O B E S U I TA B L E F O R A R E G U L A R LY F L O O D E D A R E A

PROS & CONS (OF STRUCTURE CHOSEN)

FLEXIBLE ADAPTABLE SIMPLE TO CONSTRUCT SHELL STRUCTURE DOESN’T S E G M E N T S PA C E POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION W I T H A D D I T I O N A L PA N E L S

BRACING IS NECESSARY TO KEEP STRUCTURE RIGID

REASONS FOR CHOSEN STRUCTURE C A B L E S TAY E D F R A M E I N N A P R O P R I AT E F O R LO C AT I O N AND SIZE TRUSS DOESN’T SUIT IRREGULAR FORM

VARIATIONS

JOINTS JOINTS BASED ON PRECEDENTS FROM THE WIKI HOUSE THE S JOINT PROVIDES A GOOD QUALITY CONNECTION FOR TIMBER BEAMS

FOUNDATIONS WIRE WAS USED IN THE MODEL TO REPRESENT T H E F O U N DAT I O N S W H I C H ACT IN TENSION IT IS FIXED INTO THE F LOAT I N G P L AT F O R M B Y DEEP PEGS

CLADDING

R E S I D E N T S W I L L F I L L A N D C O V E R W A L L A N D R O O F S U R FA C E S W I T H M A T E R I A L S T H E Y O W N , G R O W, B U Y O R R E C L A I M T H E S E M AY I N C LU D E J U T E , B A M B O O, B OT T L E S, M U D, G R A S S, B R I C K S, C O R R U G AT E D I R O N T H E S U P P L I E D K I T W I L L B E S T R U C T U R A L LY S O U N D W I T H O U T A D D I T I O N A L CLADDING

W H I L E T H E W A L L PA N E L S C R E AT E T H E M A I N S T R U C T U R E , I T A L S O N E E D S B R A C I N G TO W I T H S TA N D W I N D LOA D S A N D TO K E E P T H E F R A M E R I G I D. T H E S E A R E T H E A LT E R NAT I V E S W E H AV E E X P LO R E D W H I L E AT T E M P T I N G TO M E E T T H E D E S I G N B R I E F O F S U P P LY I N G A F L E X I B L E K I T O F PA R T S. F IG 3 IS T H E BR AC IN G F O R M AT IO N USED F O R T H E ST R UC T UR AL TASK

BRACING

PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT

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VERNACULAR TECHNIQUES

TYIN TEGNESTUE SOE KER TIE

PRECEDENTS TYIN TEGNESTUE UDK WORKSHOP

TIMBER FRAME

FORCES

SIZING

L O W E R E X T E R N A L W A L L S A R E M O R E S T R U C T U R A L LY I N T E G R A L A N D T H E R E F O R E T H E S I Z E O F T H E S E E L E M E N T S H AV E B E E N E N L A R G E D A L S O I T I S I M P O R TA N T T H AT T H E S E WA L L S A R E T H I C K E R S O T H E Y CAN WITHSTAND RIVER SUR GES AND WIND LOADS T H E S T R U C T U R E O N T H E R O O F I S T H I N N E R A S I T I S O N LY S U P P O R T I N G T H E R O O F I N G M AT E R I A L THERE IS A HIERARCHY IN THE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS, THE MAIN FRAME IS THICKER THAN THE THINNER BRACING WITHIN THE PA N E L S W H I C H I S N ' T S T R U C T U R A L LY S I G N I F I C A N T B U T P R O V I D E S A BASIS FOR CLADDING AND INFILLS

FAILURE PREDICTION

HINGED JOINTS ARE MAIN WEAK POINT AS THEY COULD REDUCE THE RIGIDITY OF THE STRUCTURE A N G L E D WA L L S C O U L D C R E AT E A N U N B A L A N C E D F O R C E D I S T R I B U T I O N I N AC T UA L I T Y I T I S T H E S T R E N G T H O F T H E G LU E T H AT D E T E R M I N E S I T S LOA D B E A R I N G C A PA C I T Y A S I T I S R E P L A C I N G A C T U A L B O LT S