Experiments and mock-ups for low-cost heavy timber house of 80 m2 – Photographs of mock-up

01/01/1986

Construction Experiment & Mock-up

View of a one-third full-size timber model of a low-cost heavy timber house of 80 m2, built in the C.E.S. workshop for experimenting with the qualities of heavy timber as a material that could be shaped and carved as a three-dimensional load bearing truss .

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Construction Innovation

Experiments and mock-ups for low-cost heavy timber house of 80 m2 1986

Construction System, Heavy Timber Load Bearing Structure

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Exploring the possibilities for developing a cost-effective and sustainable heavy timber construction system, using a three-dimensional truss for the construction of the whole house.

References

Scientific Research

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Innovation

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...