Industrialized Customization in Architecture
Short description
The significance of
industrialized production is gaining momentum
originating from the level of materials, parts, and pieces culminating
in the final assembly of whole structures and buildings. Early 50ies
and
60ies industrialization was based on mass production, from the 1970ies
on quality was the focus and modern manufacturing technologies such as
precut technologies allow since the 80ies to customize the production
of
buildings and its components in order to respond to esthetic demands of
a unique architectural design: The former schism between rationalized
mass production and individual character of buildings has been
overcome.
As soon as the customer has designed his dream house using VR
technologies the Toyota production system manufactures just in time and
in sequence the necessary sub modules of the house. Even though each
house is automatically produced, it has its own characteristic design.
Industrially produced houses are affordable, customized and rapidly
available. By applying modern manufacturing technologies we can improve
the efficiency of resources to achieve a sustainable economy. Major
Japanese house makers have already introduced zero waste concepts in
housing Content
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Prefabrication of linear, 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional products and elements.
- Industrialized manufacturing for the production of steel frames space frames, wood and timber frames and space frames, precast concrete columns, beams, girders, elements and spatial units, masonry wall, floor and roof elements
- Basics of flexible manufacturing systems
- Assembly process and rapid joining systems for on-site construction
- Systematic and prefabricated installation systems
- Ø-Waste-factories
- Systematic disassembly: reverse logistics, re-customization