'Burst 003' by Sandra Kaji O'Grady (Architecture Australia Sept/Oct 2006)
This article looks at a recent project by New York based architects SYSTEMarchitects in collaboration with Robin Edmiston and Associates.
The project is a prototype prefabricated affordable housing system the architects plan to launch on the American market. (Left: Front elevation with laser cut facade.)
The house arrives on site as flat pieces of laser cut plywood on the back of a truck. 1100 non-identical interlocking parts are used in construction of the house. Software used in clothing manufacturing was used to ensure there was very little wastage in cutting out the pieces. Assembly requires concentration and cooperation but not necessarily a high level of skill and technology. (Below: Detail of diagonal web structure under the house.)
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