alberti summer 2012 | project 1 book
DESCRIPTION
This book was created for the Alberti: Architecture for Young People Program at Washington University in St. Louis as a guide to help them navigate through the challenges and concepts of Project 1.TRANSCRIPT
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SITE PLAN 5SITE PHOTOS 7
MODULES & MODULAR STRUCTURES 9PREFABRICATION 11
STUDENT HOUSING 13SKETCH 1 15SKETCH 2 17SKETCH 3 19
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FORSYTH BLVD.
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.Project 1 Site
Project 2 Site
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1/64”=1’
SITE PLAN 5
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SITE PHOTOS
7
WHAT TYPES OF SPACES ARE PRESENT AT THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN?
WHAT PLANTS ARE THERE?
WHAT NOISES DO YOU HEAR?
IS THERE WIND?
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MODULE:a module is a standardized part or independent unit that can be used to construct a more complex structure
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MODULES & MODULAR STRUCTURES
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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
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PREFAB AS A
SOLUTION?
PREFABRICATION
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CAN PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD’S PROBLEMS?
THE SCALE OF PREFABRICATION: The concept of prefabrication has been applied to several scales.
Objects Buildings Bridges
HomelessnessEducation CentersHealth CentersHarsh Climate Shelters
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CONSPROS
-AFFORDABLE-ENERGY EFFICIENT-EASILY REPLICATED-EASILY MOVEABLE-MORE CONTROLLED CONSTRUCTION-QUICKER TO BUILD-SUSTAINABLE-LESS INTRUSIVE-LESS WASTE
-NOT AS MANY DIFFERENT SIZES OF SPACES-FEWER JOBS FOR WORKERS ON SITE-LESS SPECIALIZED DETAILING-LIMITED APPLICATION
PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES
THESE ARE WHY WE BUILD PREFAB STRUCTURES
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STUDENT HOUSING
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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
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SKETCH 1
15
Project 1 Site
Project 2 Site
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SKETCH 2
17
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SKETCH 3
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