ALBERTI SUMMER 2012
PROJECT 1
5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19
CONTENTS
SITE PLAN SITE PHOTOS MODULES & MODULAR STRUCTURES PREFABRICATION STUDENT HOUSING SKETCH 1 SKETCH 2 SKETCH 3
FORSYTH BLVD.
Project 1 Site
WALLACE DR.
Project 2 Site
1/64”=1’
SITE PLAN 5
WHAT TYPES OF SPACES ARE PRESENT AT THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN? WHAT PLANTS ARE THERE? WHAT NOISES DO YOU HEAR? IS THERE WIND?
SITE PHOTOS 7
MODULE: a module is a standardized part or independent unit that can be used to construct a more complex structure
MODULES & MODULAR STRUCTURES 9
WHAT IS PREFABRICATION? Prefabrication, also known as “prefab” is the manufacture of sections of a building at a factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site.
The basic principle of prefab has been around for at least a few hundred years.
WHY DO WE BUILD PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES? Prefabricated structures are a more sustainable and efficient alternative to conventional structures in economic and ecological terms.
THE PROCESS OF PREFABRICATION:
DESIGN FACTORY TRANSPORT ASSEMBLY
THE SCALE OF PREFABRICATION: The concept of prefabrication has been applied to several scales.
Objects
Buildings
Bridges
A S A B A F E ? PR N O I T U L O S
CAN PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS?
Homelessness Education Centers Health Centers Harsh Climate Shelters
PREFABRICATION 11
PROS
THESE ARE WHY WE BUILD PREFAB STRUCTURES
PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES
N S
-AFFORDABLE -ENERGY EFFICIENT -EASILY REPLICATED -EASILY MOVEABLE -MORE CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION -QUICKER TO BUILD -SUSTAINABLE -LESS INTRUSIVE -LESS WASTE
CO
-NOT AS MANY DIFFERENT SIZES OF SPACES -FEWER JOBS FOR WORKERS ON SITE -LESS SPECIALIZED DETAILING -LIMITED APPLICATION
STUDENT HOUSING EXAMPLES: WHAT COULD 8 STUDENTS NEED IN A HOUSING SPACE? -PLACE TO COOK -PLACE TO BATH -PLACE TO SLEEP
-PLACE TO STUDY -PLACE TO HANGOUT -PLACE TO BE OUTSIDE
STUDENT HOUSING 13
Project 2 Site Project 1 Site
SKETCH 1 15
SKETCH 2 17
SKETCH 3 19