PREFAB THE FABLAB PROJECT : LOCATION : DATE :
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Warehouse redevelopment Docklands, Melbourne, AUS Nov. 18 2013
Following by the emergence of 3d printing and laser cutting / which is called digital manufacturing , the concept of fabrication lab becomes relevant. How can interior architecture can be a platform for this future production method. The site being chosen is a warehouse in Docklands, a main distribution point that represent the mass production and distribution era. The proposal will insert a new program into the existing warehouse which is fabrication lab , creating a dialogue between the existing large scale industrial port and athe proposed space of small scale manufacturing.
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RESEARCH
EXISTING PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
REDUCING EXISTING PROGRAM SPACE
SITE PLAN*
ADDING NEW PROGRAM + PRODUCTION
CONCEPTS
The proposal is a a new prototype 3 level fablab that is open, reconfigurable dynamic and participatory. The reason behind this design decision comes back to the social context of fab lab. Fab lab concept are connected to the open source movement which means there is open access to information : from tutorials to the actual final design.There is concept of multiple authorship, anyone can download make change to other people work and make their own version of it. With this logic, not only the design is personalized by user but even the actual production tool is personalized.
EXISTING FABLAB
FABLAB TO BE BUILT IN FUTURE
CENTRALIZED NETWORK
Producer / Consumer Main node // Large business Minor node // Micro business
INFINITE OPEN NODES NETWORK
DECENTRALIZED NETWORK
Regional
DISTRIBUTED NETWORK
Global
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Structural horizontal and vertical trusses
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
3D Printers / CNC Milling Machine
ROOFING [ EXISTING WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE ]
Hanging system with electrical cables and services running on top
STEEL BEAMS FRAMING [ EXISTING WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE ]
Platform
LEVEL 2 Lifting system
H I K G
Framing system
Flexible skin
Cafe Fabrication Incubator Marketplace / Auction area Observation deck
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LEVEL 1 D E F G
Flexible platform system
Popup theatre Small scale fabrication space Library / Reading space Large scale fabrication space
GROUNDFLOOR A Reception desk B Exhibition space C Existing warehouse storage
Can the actual interior of the fablab be prefabricated the same way by the user depend on the function needed. Can user personalize and fabricate their own spatial experience .What if the space is reconfigurable and able to expand over time . The proposal will be in different stages over a timeframe. Based on the existing steel structure of the warehouse ,the space comprised a ‘kit of parts’: pre-fabricated walls, platforms, floors, stairs, and ceiling modules furnitures that could be moved and assembled and reassemble easily with minimum labour work needed.
COMPOUND BOARD [ EXISTING WAREHOUSE STRUCTURE ]
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Sharing ideas / open thinking
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Waffle wall structure double as temporary material / parts storage
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Digital controlled machine [ 3D printer / scanner ] Tool machines [ wood, metal, plastic ]
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NEW CURTAIN WALL / GLAZING
NEW STEEL FRAME ( GLAZING )
NEW SUPPORTING PREFAB COLUMNS
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