MODULAR DESIGN -
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, CONSTRAINTS, AND OPPORTUNITIES
STUDIOIVHONORSCONTRACT-SPRING2024 PAIGESMITH
TABLE
OFFSITE MANUFACTURING
CONSUMER ELEMENTS
p. 5 - 17 p. 18 - 29 p. 30 - 41
OF CONTENTS WHAT IS MODULAR?
what is modular?
WHAT IS MODULAR?
modular construction
what is modular?
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building blocks
building components are fabricated off-site so they can be quickly assembled on-site.
2 2 volumetric modules
is modular?
what
designing on a grid. organizing architectural elements (modules) within a grid system, facilitating consistency, scalability, and ease of adaptation while maintaining aesthetic integrity.
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panelized modules
what is modular?
designing on an axis.
aligning architectural elements along a defined axis, optimizing assembly and coordination of modular panels.
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size
what is modular?
maximizing space
optimizing module sizes, shapes, and connections to facilitate transportation within specified constraints, ensuring efficient logistics
55 what is modular? transportation
planning for constraints and limitations
proactive design with optimized module integration to provide the most efficient and feasible transportation.
55 what is modular? transportation
maximizing space
optimizing module sizes, shapes, and connections to facilitate transportation within specified constraints, ensuring efficient logistics
offsite
manufacturing
OFFSITE MANUFACTURING
quality control
manufacturing
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controlled environment
ensures quaility control through assembly-line like production with inspections and skilled labor specializations.
waste reduction
manufacturing
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precision and reduction
modular manufacturing is known for its waste reduction capability using precise cuts, recycled materials, and optimized material usage.
sustainability
manufacturing
88 offsite
reducing emissions
offsite manufacturing allows the transportation to reduced, waste to be reduced, and all GHG emissions to reduced, thus usually resulting in lower embodied carbon emissions
site access limitations
manufacturing
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logistical solutions
offsite construction allows the assembly of a structure on a difficult site to be made possible
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innovative technology
offsite
manufacturing
streamline processes
modular manufacturing facilities have the opportunity to implement modern technological solutions to improve the production quaility , time, and sustainability, ultimately resulting in a cost-effective solution.
consumer elements
CONSUMER ELEMENTS
1111 consumer elements diaster relief response
rapid development
modules can be utilized in emergency aid to provide shelter, healthcare clinics, temporary schools, and emergency aid housing.
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elements housing crisis
consumer
housing solutions
modular construction can produce housing in an efficient and costeffective manner through optimized production and cost.
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elements education
consumer
cost
effective public structures
off-site construction can be effectively applied to the realm of educational building through selective implementation.
14 14 consumer elements hospitality
scalability
modular construction can be used in the hospitality industry to product cost-effective and quality modules for hotel “units” or rooms.
15 15 consumer elements implementation
innovation & integration
modular construction provides an assortment of architectural benefits including quality control, costeffectiveness, sustainability, and the use of automated and innovative technology. this construction methodology has the potential to be applied widespread.