AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Maintenance Permanent residents from the designated London Borough are expected to carry out year round less labour intensive work such as pruning, spraying, in exchange for living on the land.
Sites
LB Haringey
Plan NS
Harvest Dwellings grow to accommodate extra labour from Designated London Borough.
Flexible Facade Parts of the facade will allow for the seasonal contraction and expansion of the dwelling.
Sites
Planting late autumn, to beocme established before the spring. Hexagonal planting for maximum density (+15% on square). Allows agricultural operations in three directions.
10m 10m
100-150 tree/hectare (8-10m spacing)
10m
Minimum 4 hectares to be viable commercial productive area (and manged by one person) 5.3 -9.3T/ha
Processed Dried, Frozen, Canned
Optimal conditions, 32˚F, 90-95% humidity 3-5 months Refrigerator, cellars, unheated outbuildings
STORING
Largest to smallest, Eat largest first as dont store as well
SORTING
JAN FEB
DEC
Pink Lady Granny Smith
PICKING
Discarding damaged fruits Compost
Fuji Braeburn Adding value. Drinks, juice, cider, perry), desserts, preserves, dried for snacks. Outlets; restaurants, shops, vegetable box schemes, farmers markets, farm shops, food co-ops, school lunches. By products; hay, wood, mistletoe, cafe, garden, tourism and educational events
MAR
NOV
Nittany
Ida Red Crispin Cameo Rome Stayman Winesap York Imperial
Shizuka
OCT
Golden Delicious Red Delicious Empire Macoun
Seasonal labour - harvesting, processing, packing, selling, planting
Golden Grimes Jonagold Jonathan
McIntosh Elstar Honey Crisp Cortland Jonamac Smoke House
APR
Autumn Eqinox, Harvest Festival
SEPT
MAY
Permenant labour - pruning, spraying, maintenace
Gala
AUG
JUNE JULY
Gingergold Summer Rambo
Lodi
Planting late autumn, to beocme established before the spring. Hexagonal planting for maximum density (+15% on square). Allows agricultural operations in three directions.
10m 10m
100-150 tree/hectare (8-10m spacing)
10m
Minimum 4 hectares to be viable commercial productive area (and manged by one person) 5.3 -9.3T/ha
Processed Dried, Frozen, Canned
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
Optimal conditions, 32˚F, 90-95% humidity 3-5 months Refrigerator, cellars, unheated outbuildings
STORING
Largest to smallest, Eat largest first as dont store as well
SORTING
Discarding damaged fruits Compost
JAN
PICKING
FEB
DEC
Pink Lady Granny Smith Fuji Braeburn
Adding value. Drinks, juice, cider, perry), desserts, preserves, dried for snacks. Outlets; restaurants, shops, vegetable box schemes, farmers markets, farm shops, food co-ops, school lunches. By products; hay, wood, mistletoe, cafe, garden, tourism and educational events
MAR
NOV
Nittany ...IS PRODUCTIVE: Ida Red Crispin Cameo Rome Stayman Winesap York Imperial
THE DWELLINGS GROW AND SHRINK TO ACCOMMODATE THE INFLUX OF RESIDENTS REQUIRED DURING HARVEST Shizuka SEASON. APR OCT Autumn Eqinox, The structure of the dwellings will be made of a modular system, which can be added to during the more labour intensive harvest Harvest Festival season to accommodate additional residents and apple storage. During the rest of the year the primary vertical structures will Seasonal labour - harvesting, Golden Grimes packing, remain in place but the timber packed’ untilselling, require the following year. Jonagold living modules will be ‘flat processing, Golden Delicious Red Delicious Empire Macoun
planting
Jonathan
McIntosh Elstar Honey Crisp Cortland Jonamac Smoke House
SEPT
MAY
Permenant labour - pruning, spraying, maintenace
Gala
AUG Gingergold Summer Rambo
JUNE JULY
LB Haringey
Stretching facade
Plan NS
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS PRODUCTIVE: A STRUCTURAL FACADE WRAPS AROUND THE BUILDING PROVIDING SHELTER. The above image shows a vision of how the structure might look in it’s surroundings during the winter season. Parts of the facade can take inspiration from origami structures, expanding to accommodate additional dwellings where necessary.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTION
Hot Water Pipes
Solar Radiation
Possibility of folded copper facade as integrated heating system- uterlising solar gain on conductive coper sheet.
Material Testing Industrial process such as stamping and folding metal sheet could be used to form non structural parts of the facade.
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materiality, harvesting water, and for the land and ecosystem within which it stands and the urban community it is connected to
KEY
Solar Cell
Material References Left: Metamorphosis woven nylon and timber structure. Above: Fog collectors. 1. Water is precious: Every drop Counts
Ventilation
Vegetation Pannel Privacy Spiders web structures allow water to slide along fibers forming bigger droplets which can be directed more easily.
Rainwater Collection
Facade Application The diagram above shows the possible environmental applications for the facade according to its geographic orientation.
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS PRODUCTIVE: THE FACADE WRAPS AROUND THE BUILDING, PROVIDING A STRUCTURAL FUNCTION AND SHELTER, DEALING WITH RAINWATER COLLECTION, SOLAR RADIATION AND VENTILATION. Taking inspiration from origami structures a triangulated timber frame forms the facade wrapping around the structure in a spiraling formation, bracing the overall structure. The facade will be integrated with different environmental functions depending on it’s geographical orientation.
Material References Top: Tom Dixon Metal stamp and fold lampshade Below: Hetherwick Aberystwyth artist studios clad with metal sheet insulation.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTION
WATER & SEWAGE Facade collects and filters rain water
Extracted heat useful for drying washing
Filtered rain water used to wash hands Grey water from hand washing used to flush toilet
Sewage waste can be used to fertiliser nonHeat from fire used to heat pollytunnels to
root vegetable crops
improve crop growth
Smoke extracted from Heaths stacked vertically
Cooking heat and fumes extracted Hob fueld by gas from biodigester
Excess solid sewage waste to biodigester
HEAT & GAS Excess Solid waste used as fertiliser for orchard
EARLY 1:20 MODELS Exploring vertical stacking of dwellings around chimney stack
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS PRODUCTIVE: SERVICE FUNCTIONS ARE FULLY INTEGRATED, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE VERTICAL TYPOLOGY. DWELLINGS BEHAVE LIKE AS SELF SUFFICIENT MINI INFRASTRUCTURES HAVING MINIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. The diagram above illustrates how the vertical stacking of the dwellings can be useful in linking key service functions with the aim of becoming self sufficient. This is especially important as the dwellings are likely to be erected in sites where connection to national infrastructures such as Sewers, The National Electricity Grid and Gas services is likely to be costly inviable.
STRUCTURAL STRATEGY
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Timber Lattice Frame
Folded Steel Sheet
E Steel Cable
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C Ply Sheet & Timber Frame
PLAN VIEW The plan of the structure is shaped to resist forces from different directions.
B A KEY STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
A
FOUNDATIONS - screw pile foundations ensure minimum excavation of the ground. Steel connections & Columns
B
COLUMNS - many narrow tall columns tied by a triangulated steel frame at the top.
C
DWELLINGS - prefabricated timber composite ‘boxes’ they support their own weight. Reinforced back panels also provide bracing between the columns.
D E F
TENSION CABLES - spanning the height of the structure tension cables hold the entire structure in compression. STAIRCASES - spiral in one direction providing horizontal bracing between columns.
MATERIAL PALLET The structure is formed of a range of materials each used specifically to take advantage of it’s structural properties.
FACADE - a triangulated facade spirals in a direction opposite to that of the staircase to provide horizontal bracing in 2 directions.
LOAD DIAGRAMS Showing the direction of the forces acting on the structure.
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS RESPONSIBLE: FOR THE LAND AND ECOSYSTEM WITHIN WHICH IT STANDS. The structure is designed from lightweight materials to make as little impact on the environment as possible. Materials have been selected for their structural qualities and utilised in a way which takes advantage of this.
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Screw Pile Foundations requiring minimum excavation thus reducing cost and allowing for the effective absorption of water into the ground, reducing the risk of flood
Steel Beams are attached between columns and Flat Steel Sections are attached to the columns bracing them in diagonal direction and supporting staircases.
Reinforced Timber Composite Panels
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hung from steel columns.
Prefabricated Timber ‘Boxes’: craned into position and hung from reinforced panels.
Steel Tension Cables span from the steel frame at the top to steel beams just above ground level, holding the structure in compression. The staircase hang from these.
Steel Columns are added to extend
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the height and tied together at the top by a Steel Frame. The final dwellings are craned into position.
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Timber Frame Facade is hung from the tension cables in a sprialling direction opposite to that of the staircases bracing them in diagonal the structure in a diagonal direction.
MODULAR TYPOLOGY The structural principle can be applied to create a number out outcomes to suit the needs of the inhabitants. This collage illustrates some imagined formations the structure could take.
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS RESPONSIBLE: FOR THE EXISTING COMMUNITY IT IS CONNECTED TO. The dwellings are designed to be modular and can be configured in many different ways to suit the specific context. The key elements of the structure will be produced off site and assembled quickly with minimum disruption to the existing community. The dwellings are erected on stilts, with screw pile foundations used to fix the columns into the ground, requiring minimum excavation thus reducing cost and allowing for the effective absorption of water into the ground, reducing the risk of flood.
Steel Beam to Col-
Attachment of Tension
umn Fixing
Cables to Steel Frame
Steel Column Extension Fixing
Timber ‘Box’ to Steel Column Fixings
Construction Details Highlighting Connections between Steel Frame and Prefabricated Timber Modules
Richard Rodgers ‘Insulshell’ prefabricated timber frame house assembled in one day.
PREFAB TIMBER BOXES & STEEL COLUMN CONNECTIONS
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS RESPONSIBLE: FOR THE NEW COMMUNITY IT HOUSES. The above images above illustrate the construction details which make this typology flexible allowing the dwellings to be added to as families grow/or leave. Steel screw fixing are used as they can be undone allowing modules to be removed if no longer needed or added to the existing structure if more space is required. The prefabricated timber ‘boxes’ can be produced in many different shapes or sizes to suit the requirements of each family.
Tension Cable & Steel Prong
Timber Deck Detail
Attachment
Connection between Steel Prongs and Prefab Timber ‘Box’.
Construction Details Showing the Structural Build Up & Cantilever Detail of Prefabricated Timber ‘Boxes’
Steel Column to Prefab Timber ‘Box’ Connection.
Plane of Load Transfer
Timber frame Facade
to Beams
Steel Prongs Steel Columns Load Direction of Cantilevered
Reinforced Composite Timber panel
Prefab Timber Fame ‘boxes’ Prefabricated Timber Frame ‘boxes’ Load Direction of Counterbalance -
Suspended Staircases & Walkways
Staircases, Walkways and Facade
Steel Tension Cables
Diagram showing cantilever structural system, where by the weight of the prefabricated timber frame boxes is counterbalanced by the weight of suspended facade, staircases and walkways.
TIMBER MODULE CANTILEVER
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS RESPONSIBLE: FOR THE LAND AND ECOSYSTEM WITHIN WHICH IT STANDS. The above images above illustrate an example of how the structure has been designed to use minimal materials. The timber frame ‘boxes’ which cantilever from the reinforced back panel are counter balanced with the weight of the facade and staircases, which are hung from steel prongs, integrated into the roofs of the timber modules. This helps to distribute the load more equally among the steel columns and means that many slender columns can be used with screw pile foundations, thus reducing the need for extensive excavation of the landscape.
Steel Tension Wire to Steel
Staircase Component Con-
Steel Beam to Folded Steel
Sheet Connection
nection
Sheet Connection
Staircase to Tension Cable Connection
Stair & Facade Connection Details.
Steel Columns
Steel Staircase support acts as a structural member acting as diagonal
Reinforced Composite Timber Panel
bracing between columns.
Diagonal Staircase Beams
Steel Reinforcement inside Composite Panel acts as bracing between Columns
Diagram showing how staircase elements also behave as structural members, providing diagonal bracing between columns.
HANGING STAIRCASES AND FACADE
THE HOUSE OF THE FUTURE...
...IS RESPONSIBLE: FOR THE LAND AND ECOSYSTEM WITHIN WHICH IT STANDS. The above images above illustrate an example of how the structure has been designed to use minimal materials. The staircases and facade have been designed to provide an additional structural function. Both wrap around the structure in 2 directions provides diagonal bracing. Ensuring elements serve more than one function reduces the amount of material required thus reducing the overall environmental footprint of the building.