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# by 치엔포 | 2007/04/05 01:38 | design♩ | 트랙백 | 덧글(0)

Relocatable M-vironments are made of a wide variety of manipulatable components that can be connected in many different ways to a matrix of modular support frames. The frames can be assembled and disassembled in different ways to accommodate a wide range of changing needs.

The M-house shown here is made from the M-vironment system. It consists of a series of rectangular panels that are attached with hinges to an open space frame grid of seven interlocking cubes.

The panels are hinged to the cubes in either a horizontal or a vertical orientation. The hinges allow the panels to fold into or out of the cube frames to perform various functions.

Some of the panels are insulated and contain windows and doors. These panels can completely enclose spaces that are heated and cooled. Other uninsulated panels fold in or out, over and around, open platforms to shade the sun, deflect the rain, or block the wind. Some of the panels unfold from the face of the cubes to become places to sit, places to sleep, places to work, or places to eat. Most of the slotted panels are oriented over and around these open platforms.

The platforms and the cube frames, are supported by adjustable legs which are attached to load bearing foot pads. In many cases the support frames do not require a foundation, and they can be adjusted to accommodate terrain variations.

All of the M-house components are interchangeable and can be increased or decreased in numbers and size. The panels can be made in a curved configuration and from many different types of materials.

The existing M-house panels are assembled with a steel structural frame which supports thin sheets of a concrete composite. All of the exposed surfaces of the structure are painted.

The M-house was designed to function as a single private vacation retreat, or in multiple numbers and configurations, as a complete stand-alone, high-tech resort complex. The house can be designed to be self sufficient, powered by alternative energy sources such as the sun and the wind.

The M-vironments were developed to accommodate a wide range of markets. With different sizes, shapes, materials, and panel types, the system can be used for exhibit structures, pavilions, play environments for kids, retail spaces, office modules, and many other commercial applications.

# by 치엔포 | 2007/04/05 01:15 | design♩ | 트랙백 | 덧글(1)

M-environment house

funky architecture #2

Yesterday I was working on a post before I lost access to the Internet. It was linked to this post about livable urban places. The post was along the lines of our past 20th century pattern of suburban development being no longer sustainable.

I was going to argue that building another freeway to reach new suburban housing tracts along the coastline for cities like Adelaide, Brisbane or Sydney is not the answer. And we have not yet adopted a new, smarter way of growing our cities apart from gestures towards increasing density of the inner city. The car remains unquestioned. Pandering to car usage means more roads, more parking spaces, more fumes more noise and so more unliveable cities.

As part of the research I came across some more funky architecture. Then everything froze up and I lost Internet access for 18 hours.

I have forgotten the links I explored to get to the funkyu architecture here. I remember starting from Digital Media Tree found a section of an architectural magazine and then a black hole. What I saw was this image with an interview in a magazine somewhere in cyberspace:

M.Jantsen, M-environment house

It's modular, can be assembled and disassembled in different ways to accommodate a wide range of changing needs and is designed to be self sufficient, as it can be powered by alternative energy sources such as the sun and the wind.

It is far more innovative than the portables being dumped on blocks along the coastline of the Fleurieu Peninsula in and around Victor Harbor.

Or it could configured to become a high-tech retreat in the desert:

M.Jantzen, Retreat

It is a more innovative design than the shack I holidayed in Andamooka. a year or so ago.

# by 치엔포 | 2007/04/05 01:12 | design♪ | 트랙백(3) | 덧글(0)

susfficiency

CAPA. Exterior view

Creating habitable conditions in mobile spatial structures with minimal bulk which are totally self-sufficient energetically: this is the goal of the two Portuguese architects Cannatà and Fernandes, who presented their works at the construction materials fair in Porto in 2003.

The two prototypes are a response to the need to encourage production of innovative sustainable architecture systems.
They represent two alternatives to a series of solutions that currently fail to respond to the criterion of environmental integration. CAPA, one of the modules, is intended to be inhabited, and is made out of metal; DST, conceived as a little bar, is made of wood. Each module is constructed in two parts: a base resting on the ground containing infrastructures, and a functional volume specific to its intended use.

Energetic self-sufficiency is guaranteed by a large photovoltaic panel with accumulation batteries to guarantee 3 days of self-sufficiency. The modules recycle water and use energy-saving electrical appliances.

The two projects respond to a series of needs, both public and private, with structures that guarantee a good level of comfort without altering the environmental and physical character of the places where they are installed.
Minimal units have been designed for use as security points in parks, in archaeological sites, on beaches, and in other places of particular environmental value. Other possible uses for the modules include kiosks, information points, bars, exhibition stands, and temporary dwellings.
Multiple modules may be put together for use as emergency housing or for setting up entertainment and leisure facilities. The maximum dimensions of each module are 9 x 3 x 3 metres; this limit has been set to permit transportation on trucks with no need for special authorisation.

The construction of the two modules (June-October 2003) was permitted by the collaboration of two companies which built the prototypes. Setting out on the basis of the same principles of technical functioning and the same dimensions, they diversified the characteristics of the materials used and their uses.
The two modules both received an honourable mention in the internationalFassa Bortolo Sustainable Architecture competition, for the particular way in which they address the theme by encouraging industrial production of innovative manufactures compatible with the need to protect the environment and its resources as well as the economic, social and cultural growth of our civilisation. The two projects perfectly reconcile the economies of scale offered by industrial production with environmental integration and energy savings.

Laura Della Badia

# by 치엔포 | 2007/04/05 00:44 | design♩ | 트랙백 | 덧글(0)

bridge design

The footbridge spans a bypass which connects two densely populated quarters; the historical town of Las Palmas and a newer suburb. The bridge design integrates infrastructure, landscape and recreational facilities. Spanning 93 meters, the bridge incorporates existing pedestrian and cyclist lanes on three levels. The complex structure is entwined at places where facilities are incorporated. The program entails a restaurant, bars, sport facilities and a community center. The exterior of the structure is cladded with perforated metal sheets, the interior features wood for the ‘slow’ lanes and a combination of concrete and perforated steel for the ‘fast lanes’.