Circular production & Housing
first MA Studio
with focus on construction & wooden fire protection
A sensitive design structure of the facade architecture & inside tectonic which is made of a prefabricated modular system of wooden columns, ceilings and the outer wall component.
Student work
at TU Berlin GTE Prof. Steffan
with M. Kuhn, S. Stein
June 2022
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The supporting structure must meet the requirement of spans of up to 10.5m in the living quarters and 12.00m in the workshop space. A suitable ceiling construction with the lowest possible cross-sectional height must be selected in order to achieve as column-free rooms as possible with a maximum room height. This creates flexibility in the floor plan design and the optimal conditions for transformations in a long-term view of the building.
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The sustainable construction concept also includes the extensive avoidance of reinforced concrete components and glue-based wood materials. Wooden dowels or wooden plug connections are preferred so that the individual components can be easily reused/ recycled. Ideally, the safety stairwell is also built from doweled/screwed solid wood constructions.
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In the greenhouse of the production building, a slender steel hollow profile construction forms the load-bearing structure for reasons of moisture exposure. This extends over the entire roof area of the east building and is visible through polycarbonate panels. ETFE air cushions are used as a roof between the horizontal steel profiles.