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Modifiable Pavilion in Bonn
Architects:
Kalhšfer Korschildgen, Cologne
Stefan Korschildgen
Assistants:
Felix Franke, Marcel Franken, Lei Lei,
Miriam LŸck
Structural engineers:
Vreden, Henneker & Partner, Bonn
Site plan
scale 1:3500
ÒLetÕs build three huts!Ó Thus proclaimed the
Elisabeth Montag Foundation, which has set
itself the goal of supporting the dialogue be-
tween architecture and the fine arts. One of
these huts Ð erected subsequently on the
grounds of a former city nursery in Bonn Ð
was conceived in the form of a simple, met-
amorphosing pavilion. Entitled Space for a
Time, Time in Space, the temporary struc-
ture provides visitors with a refuge in which
to experience an invigorating interplay be-
tween interior and exterior, volume and ob-
ject. The pavilion was placed at the inter-
section of tree plantings which had been left
to go wild, deteriorating glasshouses, and
open space. In its compactness it consti-
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tutes a contrast to both. When the operable
outer walls are in the closed position, the
space could be considered representative
of the proverbial primitive hut, offering shel-
ter, protection, and privacy.
The structure, reduced to a basic geometri-
cal form, reaches out on all sides Ð assisted
by cable-braced steel supports Ð toward the
landscape. The supports function as tracks
in which the walls can be raised, allowing
the interior space to gradually vanish. Ulti-
mately the closed structure transmutes into
a sheltering roof which offers protection
from the rain and the sun, but otherwise
melds with the landscape surrounding it.
With their design, Kalhšfer Korschildgen ad-
dress flexibility Ð a recurrent theme at
present Ð in a lucid, coherent manner with a
straightforward form, and make use of mod-
ern, mass-produced materials. The structur-
al members consist of L-shaped steel
columns and base plates which support a
flexurally rigid tent-roof structure of steel
rectangular-hollow-section supports. The
four exterior walls were executed as simple
one-piece lift garage doors. A white, water-
resistant polyethylene membrane serves as
the outer skin; the interior fabric is a red net,
the type typically used to safeguard scaf-
folding on building sites. Both membranes
are attached to the steel sections with high-
performance adhesive tape.
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Horizontal sections
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1 20/30/1 mm steel RHS spacer
2 ¯ 6 mm guying steel cable
3 exterior covering
white cloth reinforced,
waterproof
4 40/80/2 mm steel RHS hip rafter
5 frame top plate
40/80/2 mm RHS
6 exterior frame door element
40/70/1 mm steel RHS (vertical)
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40/40/1 mm steel RHS (horizontal)
7 roller polyamide
8 25/50/1 mm galvanized channel
guide rail with 2
30/40/2 mm steel RHS stiffening
9 20/40/2 mm steel RHS
door frame
10 100/100/10 mm steel angle 15
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scaffold-safeguarding net
12 bottom-hinged section, 16
galvanized steel
13 lever arm,
galvanized steel
14 steel spring
15 25/40/2 mm steel angle try square
16 2Å 200/20/12 mm steel RHS with
4Å ¯ 40 mm CHS steel footing
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Prefabricated House from Denmark

Architects:
ONV architects, Vanl¿se
Assistants:
S¿ren Rasmussen, Christian Hanak
Structural engineer:
Jens AbildgŒrd, Hj¿rring

Photo: Per Johansen, Copenhagen

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While selecting the ideal living-room or bed-
room furniture set, it is now also possible to
order the matching house from this interna-
tional furniture-manufacturerÕs catalogue. In
contrast to other projects of comparable 6
conception, this one, has attained a high 1 2
design standard and is flexible. The mini-
malist residence is available in six basic 5
configurations which can be adapted to the
customersÕ specific needs, as well as ex-
tended with additional prefabricated seg-
ments. Due to the high degree of prefabri- 4 3 5
cation it can be purchased for a relatively
small amount: the smallest version is manu-
factured entirely in the factory and then de-
livered to the site by a lorry; the larger types D
are made up of two to four segments. When a
the modules arrive at the site they are
placed on strip footings. Then all that re-
mains to do is seal the roof, install the sky-
light, and clean out the connections. The re-
sult is a pared-down structure, its wood-stud
facade clad with Siberian larch, the interior
walls with plasterboard. In each type the
floor plan is centred around a large space
accommodating living and dining areas and
an open kitchen which can be adjoined to a
veranda. The interior spaces are linked to
the exterior with extensive glazing. The
space devoted to circulation is kept to a
minimum, and all floors are executed in ash
or stone.
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Axonometric drawings
of the available types
A model 60 m2
B model 86 m2
C model 103 m2
D model 134 m2
E model 138 m2

Floor plan ¥ Section

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1 Bedroom
2 Living area
3 Dining area
4 Covered terrace
5 Room
6 Entrance

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Horizontal sections 45 mm insulation between 15 mm plywood 45 mm insulation between

Vertical ections 45/45 battens 195 mm mineral-wool insulation 45/45 mm battens
scale 1:20 15 mm gypsum fibreboard 3 mm synthetic sheet 15 mm gypsum fibreboard
2 120 mm larch frame 6 bearing member timber with 9 segment connection:
1 22 mm larch tongued-and- double glazing: air outlet 90/233 mm laminated timber
grooved boarding 12 mm + 6 mm cavity + 12 mm 7 100 mm slab reinforced concrete, header with 50 mm joint
transparent coating 3 15 mm gypsum fibreboard with drainage opening 10 sliding element loggia:
22 mm battens with 70 mm thermal insulation between 8 2-ply bituminous sheeting, 30/30 mm galvanized steel angle
ventilated cavity 70/45 mm wood studs welded on site, 45/25 mm larch louvers,
12 mm plywood 15 mm gypsum fibreboard 15 mm plywood transparent coating
145/45 mm post-and-rail facade 4 65/233 mm laminated 195/45 mm rafters 11 300 mm strip foundation reinforced
145 mm mineral-wool insulation timber beam 195 mm mineral-wool insulation concrete filling cast-in-place
vapour barrier 5 14 mm parquet, vapour barrier vapour barrier 12 120/120 mm steel angle column

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Demonstration House in Tosu-City
Architects:
Riken Yamamoto & Field Shop, Yokohama
Assistants:
Naoko Kawaguchi, Koji Toki
Structural engineers:
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Iijima Structural Design Office, Nagoya
Japan has a long and flourishing tradition
of modular construction forms. The rush-
covered tatami mats serve to this day as the
presiding unit for apartment and room di-
mensions, and form the basic module for
traditional floor plan design.
Riken Yamamoto & Field ShopÕs work takes
the classic modular construction approach
into modern-day form; the team has devel-
oped a prototype Ð for a firm which produc-
es special metal sections and aluminium-
module furniture Ð for an industrial light-
weight system. It is intended to make opti-
mal use of the characteristics specific to
aluminium, and to express an aesthetic
identity which would not be possible with
conventional, standard construction materi-
als, including steel. The Ecoms House is lo-
cated next to the factory (constructed with
the same system) in the Saga prefecture,
and demonstrates the flexibility of this mod-
ular, configurable lightweight system. With
this prototype they are also in search of Ð in
addition to its expression of structural and
visual innovation Ð an architectonic solution
for the changing patterns of urban living.
Living and working can be convincingly
combined and interchanged. The ground
floor accommodates the two bedrooms, the
bathroom and the storage area; located in
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the upper floor are kitchen, living room, din-
ing room, and work areas. The arrangement
can be inversed or gradually changed. For
example, the living and office functions
could be separated vertically, with the office
d e f (or, for instance, a shop) on the ground floor
and living above.
Extruded aluminium sections can be manu-
factured with extreme precision, in practical-
ly any shape. In comparison to steel, its
g h i melting point is lower, and relative to unit
weight, aluminium has the capacity to trans-
fer one-hundred-fifty percent of the loads of
Site plan a lattice panel its counterpart. In the manufacturing proc-
scale 1:2000 b double glazing ess, recycled material can also be intro-
c eaves
1 Demonstration house d floor unit duced to a certain degree. When the
2 Factory e aluminium panel number of standardized components is kept
f roof panel to a calculable minimum, prefabrication can
g ladder
h window be an extremely economical form of
i door construction.
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The optimisation of prefabricated, pre-as-
sembled, quality-controlled elements reduc-
es the erection time and, as a result, the
overall cost. Each basic module measures
1200 Å 1200 mm. Its fillingÕs diagonal-grid
construction is a composite of cross-shaped
sections which are connected Ð designed
for force transferral Ð by means of interlock-
ing ends. With this potential for quasi-unlim-
ited additions, the modules can be config-
ured at the factory into varying sizes and
then arranged flexibly to the required spatial
configuration. On site the individual ele-
ments are simply bolted together with cross-
shaped coupling elements. Facade, door
and window elements tailored to the grid di-
mensions constitute the exterior skin. Due to
the high degree of precision in manufactur-
ing, the tolerances in assembly are minimal,
and can be compensated for with bolt con-
nections. Since the floor elements are also
executed in a modular aluminium system,
the structure can readily be adapted to dif-
ferent ceiling heights, or can be expanded
by adding intermediate floors and mezza-
nine or gallery levels.
Thus far, in addition to the factory and the
Ecoms-House, two smaller buildings have
been completed. For future projects, Riken
Yamamoto & Field Shop are contemplating
leasing out complete or partial systems.
The buildings can be altered or expanded Ð
horizontally or vertically Ð with minimal effort,
at any point in time, to accommodate
changed requirements. Dismantling Ð for
example when the structure has been in use
as a temporary pavilion Ð is also quick and
uncomplicated. Because the components
are lightweight, transport costs are also
economical. One aspect of the commission
was also the development of a related line
of furniture, which is based on the same se-
rial principle, and can be combined with it
aesthetically and functionally. Both the furni-
ture and the construction system have been
structurally optimised in a series of tests, ful-
ly developed for mass production, and pat-
ented. Further development of both lines is
already underway.
Jan Dominik Geipel
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1 10 mm aluminium cross-connection
2 1200/1200 mm frame of
4 8/120 mm aluminium
3 bolt M12
4 5 mm extruded section
5 double glazing
3 mm float + 6 mm cavity + 3 mm float
6 20 mm brushed-aluminium panel

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Horizonal section ¥ Vertical section 3 drainage 9 insulated panel

scale 1:10 4 floor construction:
9 mm carpet tiles, 6 mm felt
1 roof construction: 12 mm plywood
synthetic sealing strip prefabricated ceiling element:
15 mm wood fibreboard 1200/3600 mm of 20/200 mm on
50/50/3 mm aluminium angle 150/200 mm extruded sections
50 mm polystyrene 5 20 mm brushed aluminium
10 mm plywood operable panel
prefabricated ceiling element: 6 1200/1200 mm frame of
1200/3600 mm of 20/200 mm on 8/120/1200 mm aluminium section
150/200 mm extruded 7 bolt M12
aluminium sections 8 5 mm lattice of extruded sections
2 50/150 mm aluminium angle mesh size 205 mm
20 mm brushed aluminium
10 double glazing: 3 mm float + 6 mm
cavity + 3 mm float
11 floor construction:
9 mm carpet tiles, 6 mm felt
12 mm plywood, raised floor system
250 mm reinforced concrete
separating layer
50 mm rigid foam insulation
50 mm sub-base, 60 mm gravel
12 130/25 mm stringer of extruded
aluminium sections
13 240/25 mm aluminium runner
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Camp in Passail

1 Access
Architects: 2 Entrance
Holzbox Tirol, Innsbruck 3 ChildrenÕs berths
Armin Kathan, Erich Strolz 4 Cloakroom
5 Shower
Assistants: 6 Sinks/Kitchenette
Ferdinand Reiter, Martin Grafenauer 7 WC
Structural engineers: 8 Dining
9 Balcony
JR Consult, Johann Riebenbauer, Graz 10 Apartment for
chaperone
11 Technical sys-
tems
12 Storage
13 Commons
14 Courtyard
15 ParentsÕ berths

ÒMultifunctional Camp ModulesÓ was the title

of the competition sponsored by Styria (a Ground floor plan

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province in southern Austria), in search of
ideas with a view to the future and a distincti-

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were built independent of one another, and

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with varying appearance. A building-block 5
system Ð adhering to sustainability stan-
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dards Ð which can readily be set up on diffe-
rent sites, and with a unified appearance,
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could contribute to creating a distinctive

image for this particular type of tourism in
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the coming years. The winning project con-

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sists of 9.80-metre-long wooden prefabrica-

ted containers with optimised interior dimen-
sions, holding the amount of space required
to a minimum. For the different participants
in the youth-hostel activities three module si- Upper floor plan
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zes are available, all having a ceiling height

of 2.50 m: a two-metre-wide container for
one chaperone, a three-meter-wide youth-
space module, and an apartment module at
forty square metres (net) which accommoda-
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tes a maximum of eight persons in sleeping

berths. Holzbox Triol had originally intended
to have the individual tube-like units prefabri-
cated in solid wood, and to then transport
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them to the site by lorry. Because in this par-

ticular case the street to the site was too nar-
row for the oversized load, the architects
made an exception for the first camp in Pas-
sail, specifying sandwich-panel construction
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with prefabricated wall, floor and ceiling ele-

ments. The facades, interior fittings and the
customised furniture are also constructed of
modular elements. The twin beds can easily
be rearranged as bunk beds by repositio-
ning the sliding door and a partition wall. The
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a total of fifty-eight beds Ð was completed in

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just under four months. The living-containers,

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which rest on concrete footings, are distri-

buted in the two buildings, and frame Ð in
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conjunction with an existing tree Ð a level

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terrace. This courtyard extends underneath Site plan

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the cantilever of the upper block, in which a scale 1:2500

commons is available for rain-day activities.
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Vertical section
Horizontal section
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1 4273/9800 mm prefabricated black felt 2Å 60 mm acoustic insulation

roof element:
1.5 mm EPDM-membrane sealant
150Ð200 mm insulation panels to falls,
30 mm thermal insulation, vapour barrier
128 mm solid fir panel glued
crosswise
2 casing sun protection aluminium 1 mm
3 ceiling-mounted light fixture
4 50/10 mm steel flat railing
5 glazing door:
5 mm + 12 mm cavity + 5 mm
6 50/50/5 mm steel angle facade transom
7 floor construction balcony:
24/120 mm larch planks, battens
1.5 mm EPDM sealant,
128 mm solid fir panel, vapour barrier
200 mm rockwool,
wind-proofing membrane
30 mm battens with ventilated cavity
24/120 mm larch boarding 79 mm solid fir wood panel
8 250/250/20 mm elastomer bearing surface 17 sliding door/wall:
9 300 mm reinforced concrete 38 mm medium-density-fibreboard,
10 entrance door: removable for bed re-arrangement
40 mm solid larch 18 5 mm + 12 mm cavity + 5 mm + 12 mm cavity +
11 24/120 larch entry bridge on 5 mm, U = 0.7 W/m2K
400/50 mm laminated timber 19 awning-type ventilation element:
12 150 mm reinforced concrete planter 80 mm solid larch
13 horizontal strutting, 20 19 mm medium-density-fibreboard
wall between shower and sleeping berth vapour barrier
13 mm laminated board 100 mm thermal insulation
6 mm sealing strip wind-proofing, 13 mm laminated board
79 mm solid fir wood panel 21 exterior wall prefabricated element:
19 mm black medium-density-fibreboard 24/120 mm larch boarding
14 door bathroom: black felt, watertight under driving rain
13 mm green laminated board 36 mm battens with ventilated cavity
15 medicine cabinet wind-proofing
16 party wall: 140 mm rockwool thermal insulation
79 mm solid fir wood panel 79 mm solid fir wood panel
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1 4273/9 800 mm prefabricated roof element:

1.5 mm EPDM-membrane sealant
150Ð200 mm insulation panels to falls,
30 mm thermal insulation, vapour barrier
128 mm solid fir panel glued crosswise
2 1 mm aluminium casing sun protection
3 80 mm solid larch awning-type
ventilation element
4 glazing: 5 mm + 12 mm cavity + 5 mm
+ 12 mm cavity + 5 mm
5 50/50/5 mm facade transom steel angle
6 horizontal struts, wall between berths
and shower
19 mm black medium-density-
fibreboard
79 mm solid fir panel
13 mm laminated board
7 ceiling-mounted light fixture
8 24/120 mm larch, underlay mat
electric floor-heating infilled on
20 mm dry-screed substructure
20 mm sound-impact insulation
128 mm solid fir panel
vapour barrier
200 mm rockwool, windproofing
30 mm battens with ventilated cavity
black felt, watertight under driving rain
24/120 mm larch boarding
9 5 mm laminated board
60/200 mm timber header
10 250/250 mm
reinforced concrete column
Photo: Walter Luttenberger, A-Gratkorn 11 2Å 50/150 mm larch
reinforcement strutting
12 60/120 mm larch entry bridge
13 60 mm heated screed with
treated surface
160 mm polystyrene thermal insulation
PE-membrane
30 mm filling, PE-membrane
300 mm reinforced concrete
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50 mm polystyrene insulation
300 mm watertight
reinforced concrete
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Temporary House in Paris

Architects:
Hamonic + Masson, Paris
Ga‘lle Hamonic, Jean-Christophe Masson
Assistant:
Julien Gouiric
Landscape architects:
DaphnŽ Mandel-Bouvard +
Claire Gilot, Paris

This house Ð a prototype which was dis-
played at an exhibition at the Parc de la Vi-
lette in Paris Ð followed a competition calling
for the exploration of modern ways of living.
With the support of FranceÕs Ministry of Cul-
ture and a number of sponsors from the
business sector, the ÒMaison en BoisÓ (wood
house, designed by Aldric Beckmann and
Franoise NÕThŽpŽ) and the ÒMaison en
MŽtalÓ (metal house, developed by the
young team Hamonic + Masson) were con-
structed. However, despite overwhelmingly
positive reactions in the press and from the
exhibition visitors, this building Ð which cost
1600 Euro per square metre Ð has yet to be
constructed at another location as a perma-
nent residence. The house is innovative, not
only with respect to its inner organisation,
but also in terms of the method of construc-
tion: its structure consists of light-gauge,
partially prefabricated steel sections (see p.
546ff.) which can be erected quickly and
easily. On the upper level the steel mem-
bers are enclosed in a stringent, perfectly
smooth metal facade, in marked contrast to
the ground floor and its glass and polished
stainless-steel surfaces. On the ground floor
the house opens up to the garden, which is
enclosed by steel trelliswork. This trelliswork
provides privacy, and at the same time, ad-
mits sunlight Ð filtered through the leaves Ð
which penetrates deep into the space.
The upper level is an inversion of the ground
floor: the rooms are oriented to the interior
roof garden, which is surrounded by screen
walls. The roof garden is dominated by
artificial grass mounds Ð concealing layers
of polystyrene insulation panels beneath.
The upper level accommodates one of the
unconventional aspects of this residence: it
is the domain of the children, separated
from the parentsÕ bedroom, which is adja-
cent to the living room on the ground floor.
The latter is characterised by photo-realistic
forest wallpaper and the large glass sliding
doors which allow the space to open onto
the garden and to the courtyard, letting the
architecture and landscape blend into one.

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1 Kitchen
2 Dining room
3 Guest
4 Bathroom
5 Bedroom
6 Living room
7 Child
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Vertical section
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1 40 mm powder-coated sandwich panel
60 mm polystyrene thermal insulation
light steel frame construction system
2 12.5 mm plasterboard cladding
3 skylight triple glazing
4 roof sealant synthetic sheeting
100 mm polystyrene thermal insulation
28 mm box-rib steel on Z-sections
LSF construction system with cold-
formed sections
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Axonometric steel frame
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Photo: Arnaud Rinuccini, Paris
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5 2Å 250/70 mm beam constructed of
light steel sections
6 three-part sliding door
7 mound:
sod, felt, clay granulate, polystyrene
8 cladding coated corrugated steel
sheeting
9 ¯ 100 mm PVC tube
10 synthetic-resin coating
22 mm water-repellent glued wooden plate
2Å 3 mm polystyrene insulation
28 mm calcium silicate board
LSF construction system
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House in Tokyo

Architects:
Atelier Tekuto, Tokyo
Yasuhiro Yamashita
Structural engineers:
Masahiro Ikeda Co., Tokyo

The architect has named this extraordinary

house, located on the edge of Tokyo, Lucky
Drop. His title refers to a Japanese proverb,
which could be roughly translated as best 8 7 6
things last, and which is manifest in the at-
tempt to construct an attractive residence
on this minuscule wedge-shaped Òleftover
siteÓ; its dimensions on the narrow ends
range from 0.70Ð3.20 m. Aggravating mat-
ters, zoning required a 0.50 m setback at
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the front edge of the site. In order to gain
more space the living area is situated below
ground level, and optimal use is made of the
available height and width. The triangular
shape of the site is transferred in a curved b
version to the buildingÕs section which lends
it an elegant, almost exalted appearance. A
translucent skin of fibre-reinforced polyester a a
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panels admits daylight to all areas of the
house and makes it appear larger than it is.
The mezzanine Ð which is to a great extent b
inclined Ð provides bracing, and is not a di-
viding element thanks to the transparent
flooring in expanded-metal mesh.
Despite the severe constraints, the clients
will not have to do without the traditional en- Site plan
try space where the shoes are removed, nor scale 1:6000
the private, shielded living space with the
Floor plans 4 Entrance
adjacent kitchen and the small bathroom. Sections space
On the upper level, the long front serves as scale 1:200 5 Void
a walk-in closet, and by way of a rear stair 6 Bedroom
1 Living room 7 Walk-in closet
the young clients have direct access to their 2 Kitchen 8 Rear entrance
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Vertical sections
scale 1:20

1 3 mm coated glass-fibre-reinforced
polyester
30 mm translucent thermal insulation between
25 mm steel SHS
100/36 mm coated steel flat
1 mm fire-resistive polyethylene fabric
2 ¯ 32 mm steel CHS
19/60 mm steel flat
3 24 mm expanded metal
19/60 mm steel flat
4 40/3 mm aluminium RHS
glass-fibre-reinforced polyester
5 200 mm steel -section
connection:
2Å 60/60 mm steel angle 1
12.5 mm steel plate
mineral sealing strip
24 mm timbers between steel flats
6 5 mm ceramic tile
70 mm cement screed
with electric floor heating
200 mm polystyrene thermal
insulation between
200 mm steel -sections
12 mm steel plate, sealing strip 2
25 mm polystyrene insulation
30 mm sand filling
60 mm gravel
7 8 mm toughened fixed glazing

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Prefabricated House in Lower Austria

Architect:
Gerhard Steixner, Vienna
Assistant:
Norbert Larcher
Structural engineers:
Gmeiner/Haferl, Vienna

Photo: Gerald Zugmann, Vienna

The construction phase for the Art for Art
House in Haringsee lasted only two months.
The prototype of a multifunctional prefabri-
cated house Ð the outcome of fifteen yearsÕ
research Ð with mixed types of construction
and passive solar heating, combines the ad-
vantages of load-bearing walls with frame
construction: precise prefabrication and de-
tailing, quick assembly and frugal use of ma-
terial are teamed up with thermal mass. The
result is an economical building. In the north
a two-storey load-bearing core in reinforced
concrete contains the circulation and the
rooms furnished with water. The service zone
is adaptable and can be expanded in ac-
cordance with customersÕ requirements and
preferences, or adapted to the topography;
the elevated pavilion with its large-format
glazing, executed in frame construction,
docks onto it. The clearly structured building
accommodates a number of different floor
plans, from a one-room studio to smaller cu-
bicles; likewise, it also accommodates a vari-
ety of uses, such as residence, atelier, office
unit, or pre-school. Beneath it the covered
space can be used as a carport or for recre-
ational purposes. The engineered plywood
supports incorporate both the technical infra-
structure Ð including wiring conduit Ð and the
trench accommodating the peripheral floor
convector. With minimal utilisation of steel,
relatively large spans and cantilevers are at-
tained, and the depth of the members is kept
to a minimum. In addition a structural lami-
nated-board assembly serves simultaneous-
ly as finished flooring and as insulation. The
floor-to-ceiling operable ventilation elements
in oiled larch, the black-pigmented, waxed-
concrete trombe wall at the north, and the
south-facing skylight are all involved in the
passive solar concept. At the same time,
these features play an important role in the
buildingÕs pared-down aesthetics. A thermal
buffer zone, furnished with vertical louvres,
provides sun and glare protection Ð as well
as offering privacy Ð ensuring that the regu-
lation of the interior climate can be individual
and flexible.

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Perspective
Vertical section
scale 1:20

Section ¥ Floor plans

scale 1:200
4
1 Forecourt/Carport
2 Entrance
3 Ancillary room
4 Multipurpose room
5 WC
6 Bathroom
7 Kitchen

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Floor plan variations
scale 1:400

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Residential

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1 sealant bituminous roofing felt

10 2Å 38 mm oriented-strand-board
80/305 Ð 425 mm laminated timber
240 mm extruded polystyrene
Commercial rigid foam thermal insulation
9 vapour barrier
10 mm plywood
2 360/120 mm laminated timber
3 120/240 mm laminated timber
4 double glazing:
10 mm + 16 mm cavity + 8 mm
adhesive sealant
5 ¯ 27 mm steel tension rod
6 ¯ 100 mm fir dowel
7 thermal buffer zone
8 cloth louvre
11 9 56/78 mm convection
heating element
stainless-steel deflector plate
12 10 160 mm structural laminated-board
vapour barrier
200 mm rigid foam thermal
insulation
aluminium sheet on substructure
11 120/120/8 mm steel SHS
12 planter:
50 mm rubble limestone
Pre-school 45/63 mm gravel
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Mobile House in England

Architects:
Mae Architects with Tim Pyne, London
Project architect:
Michael Howe, London
Structural engineers:
Techniker, London
Atelier one, London

The m-house combines the advantages of a

mobile, temporary dwelling with the living b
standard of a loft. The site can be selected 1
at will Ð whether as weekend retreat in the
wilderness, as spacious living space atop a
a a
flat roof, or as a courtyard addition. The two
prefabricated segments, each measuring 6 4 A
17 Å 3 m, are delivered to the site twelve
weeks after the order is placed and connect-
B 2 3
ed at the centre (along the longitudinal axis 6 5 5
of the segment) in one day. Following hook-
up to the infrastructure, the m-house is ready
for occupation: in addition to the open, gen- 3
erously dimensioned living and dining area
with view out the wooden floor-to-ceiling slid-
ing windows, this modern version of a cara-
b
van has two bedrooms (each with built-in
bed and closet systems), a bathroom, WC,
and a utility room. Throughout the mobile
house the interior walls are clad with pale
birch plywood, contrasted by the black lino-
leum floor in the open living space and the
dark veneer brickwork at the wood-burning
oven. The prefabricated systemÕs assembly
provides a high and congenial standard,
both acoustically and in terms of energy aa
consumption, with effective insulation and
floor heating in the living areas. The client
selects the facade from a variety of options,
ranging from corrugated aluminium siding
(particularly reminiscent of the aforemen-
tioned caravan) to the more sedate cedar
boarding.

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Sections ¥ Floor plan 4 Technical systems

scale 1:200 5 Bathroom/WC
6 Bedroom
1 Entrance
2 Living room A module 1
3 Veranda B module 2 bb
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Vertical sections
scale 1:10

1 ¯ 85 mm steel lifting eye

2 2 mm aluminium parapet cap
1 mm fibreglass mesh
7 80/15 mm timber beam
80/80/3.6 mm steel angle
3 41/1.5 mm corrugated-aluminium spacer
4 170/150/3 mm aluminium gutter
5 1.5 mm aluminium seam sheet
3 mm bituminous breather membrane
12 mm waterproof ply sarking board
0Ð220 mm ventilated cavity
3 mm sealing layer
50/200 mm tanalized joists
220 mm poly-foam floor board
0.3 mm PE vapour barrier
122/17 mm white-painted pine
6 80/80/3.6 mm steel SHS
7 2 mm plain mill-finished aluminium
30 mm aluminium section / ventilated cavity
3 mm sealing layer
50/100 mm timbers
100 mm EPS thermal insulation
0.3 mm PE vapour barrier
12 mm birch-faced plywood
20/50 mm birch battens
8 ¯ 35 mm steel CHS
1 mm woven nylon mesh sunscreen
9 25/50/3 mm aluminium angle
10 patio door, double glazing:
4 mm + 15 mm cavity + 6 mm
11 2.5 mm black linoleum
flooring
22 mm waterproof ply sarking board
40 mm cavity with floor heating between
50/155 mm timber joists
0.3 mm PE vapour barrier
125 mm EPS thermal insulation
12 mm waterproof ply sarking board
3 mm sealing layer
1 mm fibreglass mesh
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Passenger Terminal Complex

Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Bangkok

Architects:
Murphy/Jahn, Chicago
ACT Consultants, Bangkok
TAMS Consultants/Earth Tech, New York
Structural engineers:
Werner Sobek Ingenieure, Stuttgart

Sections
scale 1:1500
Floor plan
scale 1:15000

1 Drive/
Three-storey
bridge structure aa bb
2 Parking garage
3 Palm garden
4 Control tower
5 Smaller tower
6 Terminal
7 Concourses

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The passenger terminal complex at Suvarn-
abhumi Airport resulted from an international
competition and established the basis of
collaboration between Werner Sobek,
Matthias Schuler and Helmut Jahn. The
challenge was great and unusual. The task
of creating a new gateway to Thailand Ð in
its tropical climate Ð necessitated a different
approach to architecture and engineering.
Through the integration of the disciplines,
the complex problem elicited a sophisticat-
ed, intelligent Ð yet simple Ð solution.
After eleven years of planning and construc-
tion the terminal is set to open for passenger
traffic in late 2006.
The design benefitted from Murphy/JahnÕs
experience, spanning from the 1950s to the
present, with airport terminal design. Those
buildings included OÕHare International Air-
port in Chicago (particularly the New United
Airlines Terminal dating to the mid-1980s
and the near-completed renovation of Ter-
minal 3 for American Airlines); the work in
the commercial zone of the new Munich Air-
port which included the Kempinski Hotel,
the Munich Airport Centre and Infrastruc-
ture, parking and landscaped areas; and
the new Terminal 2 at the airport in Cologne/
Bonn.
It also responded to the challenge that air-
ports today are a new building type. They
have become a strange combination of
transportation centre and shopping mall.
They constitute cities outside cities and give
the first and last impression of a city, region
or country. They are places for people of all
facets of life to meet.
Architecturally important seem to us the
openness and comprehension and experi-
ence of the open spaces, the gesture of the
roof and spaces as memorable images, and
the way the blurring of the boundaries be-
tween public and private space makes an
airport terminal a model of a Ômini-cityÕ. As
in a city, the experience leads through
squares, streets and rooms for transporta-
tion, commerce and private uses. In the de-
sign and execution of Suvarnabhumi Airport,
innovative and integrated architectural,
structural and environmental design were
used, new materials and systems of ad-
vanced technology were developed and un-
usual construction processes required to
meet the design goals.
The results are advanced long-span, light-
weight steel structures, exposed precast
concrete structures, clear or low-e coated
glass, a three-layer translucent membrane,
integrated cooling (using water as a low-
energy carrier and the thermal mass of con-
crete) and a displacement ventilation sys-
tem with minimal air-exchanges.
Those components and parts serve in their
total composition and in use more than in
their conventional roles. They maximise day-
light and comfort, yet minimise energy con-
sumption, with significant life-cycle cost sav-
ings. The installed cooling power is reduced
to nearly 50% of a conventional systemÕs
load. The three-layer translucent membrane
was developed to mediate between the ex-
terior and interior conditions, dealing with
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Photo: Rainer Viertlbšck, Gauting

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heat and noise transmission, while still al-

lowing for natural daylight within the build-
ing. The result is a building flooded with
controlled daylight in a tropical climate.
Architect and engineers speak here the
same language, a process we refer to as d d
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archi-neering: the architect thinks about the
technical consequences of the forms he de-
signs and the engineers consider the aes- 5 e b 5
thetic results of their concepts and deci-
sions. In a building with such advanced
technical concept and construct it is impor-
a a
tant to establish a connection to local cultur- 6 b
al tradition and art. This is brought about 4 4

with shaded gardens Ð which represent Thai

landscape in cities and in the country Ð e 1
flanking the terminal, a jungle garden be- c c
2
tween the terminal and concourse, tradition-
al artistic patterns and colors on glazed sur-
faces and floors, and Thai artefacts placed 3
at the airside centers and concourses.
This combination makes Suvarnabhumi
Airport ThailandÕs own gateway to the world.
Helmut Jahn
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Vertical section membrane roof

scale 1:50
Detailed section
scale 1:10

1 outer membrane weather protection: 8 inner acoustic membrane:

glass fibre PTFE-coated, 1.2 kg/m2
2 tensioning mechanism on
¯ 40 mm aluminium tube
3 edge strip glass fibre PTFE-coated
attached after tensioning
of membrane
4 middle membrane protection from
aircraft noise:
1000/1000/6 mm,
7.2 kg/m2 transparent PC sheet
R«w = 35 dB, fire-rating B1
5 acoustic joint-sealing section-strips EPDM
6 ¯ 12 mm steel cable,
substructure cable mesh
7 stainless-steel cable-clamp
glass fibre with low-e coating
aluminium, open pores,
0.320 kg/m2, fire-rating A2
9 three-chord truss
¯ 419/36 mm steel CHS
10 15.5 mm laminated safety glass
with low-e coating
sun-protection: frit, coverage level
progressing from 20 %
(lowest point) to 80 %
(highest point)
vertical joint with aluminium cover strip,
horizontal joint silicone
11 60/80 mm aluminium crown profile
12 150/250/16 mm steel RHS grating

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Vertical section
through Concourse
scale 1:100

1 three-chord truss:
¯ 220 Ð 419 mm steel CHS
2 smoke vent
3 15.5 mm laminated safety
glass with low-e coating
sun-protection: frit,
coverage level
progressing from 20 %
(lowest point) to 80 %
(highest point) 7 8
4 60/80 mm aluminium crown profile
5 substructure glazing, grating
150/250 mm steel CHS
6 membrane roof, three-layers
inner layer acoustic membrane:
glass fibre with 9
low-e coating aluminium,
open pores, 0.320 kg/m2
middle layer noise protection:
1000/1000/6 mm
7.2 kg/m2 PC sheet
on ¯ 12 mm steel-cable mesh
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outer layer weather protection:
glass fibre,
PTFE-coated, 1.2 kg/m2
7 supply-air outlet
8 glass handrail,
laminated safety glass
9 awning steel construction with
aluminium cladding
10 600/600 mm reinforced
concrete column
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Section membrane roof scale 1:50 1 outer membrane weather protection:

Detailed section scale 1:10 glass fibre PTFE-coated 1.2 kg/m2
2 tensioning mechanism on ¯ 40 mm aluminium tube
3 edge strip glass fibre PTFE-coated
attached following tensioning of membrane
4 middle membrane noise protection:
1000/ 1000/ 6 mm, 7.2 kg/ m2 transparent PC sheet
R«w=35 dB, fire-rating B1
5 acoustic joint sealing section-strips EPDM
6 substructure ¯ 12 mm steel-cable mesh
7 stainless-steel cable-clamp
8 inner acoustic membrane:
glass fibre with low-e coating aluminium,
open pores, 0.320 kg/m2, fire-rating A2
9 three-chord truss ¯ 419/36 mm CHS
10 15.5 mm laminated safety glass with low-e coating
sun-protection: frit, coverage level
progressing from 20 % (lowest point) to 80 %
(highest point)
11 60/80 mm aluminium crown profile
12 grating, 150/250/16mm RHS

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