Pre-Fab High-Rise Pre-Fab High-Rise is a structural and architectural framework for the prefabrication of flexible, responsive, and economical high-rise structures in quickly urbanizing areas.
Jessica Butler Spring 2013
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
2000
Rural Population 63.9%
Urban Population 36.1%
2010
Rural Population 49.7%
14.2% increase in urban population
Urban Population 50.3%
Modular or prefabricated construction could save
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Project Background
up to 20%
of construction costs
Modular Construction Schedule Design Engineering
Permits & Approvals
Site Development & Foundations
Install & Site Restoration
Time Savings
Building Construction at Manufacturing Facility
Site-Built Construction Schedule Design Engineering
Permits & Approvals
Site Development & Foundations
Building Construction
Site Restoration
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Project Background
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Project Background
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Project Background
Project Goals • Quality of space and community • Efficiency • Site-sensitivity • Replicability
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Project Background
Shenyang
Semiarid
Humid Continental Arctic
Xi’an Nantong
Subtropical Temperate
Foshan
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Project Background
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Concept Design
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Concept Design
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Concept Design
20’ Container
20’ L x 8’W x 8’6”T 6m x 2.4m x 2.6m
40’ Container
40’ L x 8’W x 8’6”T 12.2m x 2.4m x 2.6m
45’ Container
45‘ L x 8’W x 9’6”T 13.7m x 2.4m x 2.9m
53’ Container
53’ L x 8’6”W x 9’6”T 16.2m x 2.6m x 2.9m
Kurokawa’s Capsule Tower was fabricated over
450 kilometers
away from the site
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
4m 13.1ft
2.5m 8.2ft
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
Vertical Circulation & Systems Area of Refuge Mechanical Zone
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
15m 49.2ft
2.5m 8.2ft
7.5m 24.6ft
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
10 Combinations Translucent Glass Frosted Glass Fritted Glass
4m 13.1ft 2.5m 8.2ft
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
Double Height Unit Two Bedroom Kitchen/Bath Modules One Bedroom Studio Community: Retail/Outdoor/Public
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
165m 521ft
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Schematic Proposal
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Structural Analysis Concrete Wall: 300mm | 11.8in 562.5kg/cm2 | 8ksi Maximum Displacement: .05cm | .02in
Maximum Stress: 70.3kg/cm2 | 1ksi
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Structural Analysis
Self-Weight: 65,770kg | 145kip
Maximum Displacement: .6cm | .24in
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Structural Analysis
Maximum Stress: 421.8kg/cm2 | 6ksi
Maximum Force: 20,865kg | 46kip
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Structural Analysis
Maximum Stress: 281.2kg/cm2 | 4ksi
Maximum Force: 13,607kg | 30kip
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Structural Analysis Maximum Stress: 8.44kg/cm2 | .12ksi
Maximum Deflection: 1.5cm | .6in
Pre-Fab High-Rise : Structural Analysis
Pre-Fab High-Rise