Difference between revisions of "Fab Lab House Model"
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1. Start by fabricating the structure out of 5mm plywood. <br /> | 1. Start by fabricating the structure out of 5mm plywood. <br /> | ||
| − | 2. The assembly of the ribs is a bit tricky. So, we would suggest doing a dry run before you start gluing together the ribs. You will discover that some ribs need to installed before others because of the direction of the notching changes direction. <br /> | + | 2. All the ribs are numbered so once they are fabricated, lay them out or stack them in order to keep the assembly organized. <br /> |
| − | + | 3. The assembly of the ribs is a bit tricky. So, we would suggest doing a dry run before you start gluing together the ribs. You will discover that some ribs need to installed before others because of the direction of the notching changes direction. <br /> | |
| − | + | 4. The whole structure is divided into two sections, so that a portion of the roof can removed once the model is complete <br /> | |
| − | + | 5. While you are assembling the ribs, you will need to start adding the short cross members in between each rib. These pieces are also numbered and have corresponding numbers on the ribs so make sure you follow that order because each piece is specific to one location. <br /> | |
| + | 6. For the short cross members, we started to use super glue because white glue and hot glue did not hold together after some time. In general we used a lot of super glue to assemble the model, because it was fast drying which allowed for fast assembly. | ||
| + | 7. | ||
== Images of the Model == | == Images of the Model == | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 18 May 2011
Contents
Fab Lab House Model 1:9
A project created for the 2010 Solar Decathlon by the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and the Fab Lab Barcelona.
Assembly Instructions
Start by watching the following video to get an idea of the order of assembly.
Structure:
1. Start by fabricating the structure out of 5mm plywood.
2. All the ribs are numbered so once they are fabricated, lay them out or stack them in order to keep the assembly organized.
3. The assembly of the ribs is a bit tricky. So, we would suggest doing a dry run before you start gluing together the ribs. You will discover that some ribs need to installed before others because of the direction of the notching changes direction.
4. The whole structure is divided into two sections, so that a portion of the roof can removed once the model is complete
5. While you are assembling the ribs, you will need to start adding the short cross members in between each rib. These pieces are also numbered and have corresponding numbers on the ribs so make sure you follow that order because each piece is specific to one location.
6. For the short cross members, we started to use super glue because white glue and hot glue did not hold together after some time. In general we used a lot of super glue to assemble the model, because it was fast drying which allowed for fast assembly.
7.
Images of the Model
File:P1000157.JPG
File:P1000156.JPG
Fabrication Files
Use the following username and password to download the fabrication files:
Username: [email protected]
Password: Blank (Meaning just hit enter)
2D Laser cutting files (.dwg)
3D Model of Exterior (.3dm)
