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From file to factory: Innovative design solutions for multi-storey timber buildings applied to project Zembla in Kalmar, Sweden
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Wood Science and Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0336-6433
2019 (English)In: Frontiers of Architectural Research, ISSN 2095-2635, E-ISSN 2095-2643, Vol. 8, no 1, p. 1-16Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

A “file-to-factory” process of computer technology is a way to both maximise efficiency throughout the building process, increase a building׳s performance, and be able to add interesting architectural possibilities throughout the design phase. The authors investigate a novel approach that produces a set of building trajectories rather than a set of buildings, yet yields a series of build-able examples of those trajectories. This paper evaluates how this series of stacked multi-storey timber buildings can be both incorporated within a file-to-factory process, and give rise to creating new innovative solutions throughout the entire design and manufacturing process. This process is applied to a real Swedish project called Zembla. It redefines the notion of sprawl, turning it into a progressive tactics for linking the city fabric to rural areas. It is a post-sustainable file-to-factory-produced timber ground-scraper; soaring above ground and water, suggesting a new way of making city-sized buildings for the future. A plug-in grid-shell structure is designed to contain a minimal amount of timber elements, beams make up the lattice, cross-laminated panels add structural support, surfaces come together to form the living capsules. Having the structure undulate across the topography and touching the ground in as few places as possible uses the dichotomy between landscape and urbanism, bringing the city to the people living in less densified areas. Each living unit is customised to its topological conditions within the grid.

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Elsevier, 2019. Vol. 8, no 1, p. 1-16
Keywords [en]
Multi-storey timber buildings, File-to-factory, Modular systems, Grid shells, Slotting, Living capsules
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Other Mechanical Engineering
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Wood Science and Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-72871DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2018.12.001ISI: 000461995600001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85061014712OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-72871DiVA, id: diva2:1288259
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Validerad;2019;Nivå 2;2019-04-11 (oliekm)

Available from: 2019-02-12 Created: 2019-02-12 Last updated: 2020-08-26Bibliographically approved

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