Designs
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A test cut piece. CNC cut this and assemble before cutting a whole structure to see if you have the right tolerances etc. The attached cutting files have offsets of 0.1mm (tolerance of 0.2mm). Perhaps this should be redesigned as something useful afterwards - like a stool! -
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Not yet structurally checked or tested, however this version represents the most 'sophisticated' resolution based on what we (London team) have learned so far. 900mm-300mm alternating gauge system allows for fewer mistakes, faster build and wide doorway sized openings in walls, with better overall efficiency on sheet layouts . Greater use of 'knot' connections (the cross-shapes visible on the outside) makes more use of the panels as structural components than previous versions, but it is important to use an adequate number of screws to fix the panels on. This system is also developed to allow end walls. nb. Cutting files attached for the end section only. -
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Everything you need to have yourself a Wiki little Christmas. Thanks and New Year best wishes from 00:/ to all our friends and collaborators. -
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Full zero-bolts module, rationalised, with an early attempt at possible window framing.Cutting files attached (note: files do not yet have offsets, suggested 0.1mm for temperate climates). Although this is the most tested and effective system now, this exact model has not yet been built full scale, but represents the culmination of the knowledge gathered to date (Summer 2012) -
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Pop-up prototype built at Hacked Milan. Note that it was a proof-of-concept for the zero bolts system. Does not fit to a series size. Actual cutting files (.dxf) attached. -
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A prototype structure designed and built as a meeting room in an open-plan office in West London. Uses v2.0 (zero-bolts) structural system. The first prototype with a gable / party wall at the end, which explains the solution for lateral walls. -
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This is a slight variation on the bench installed against the rear wall of the Gwangju Prototype. Four removable pannels have been added to the bench which access a small trough-style storage area located within the bench itself. -
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The WikiHouse NZ long-span structural system being developed by Spacecraft team, lead by Martin Luff and Danny Squires in Christchurch NZ. For full release notes please go to http://blog.wikihouse.cc/post/28765003864/wikihouse-nz-release-notes -
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An exploration of the no-bolts WikiHouse system, which offers much greater efficiency. This model also shows a new internal and external panel mounting system designed by Lynton Pepper to allow more insulation and installation of a breather membrane. External jacket / tent is primarily for illustration and outline window designs are also included. All of these require further design and prototyping. -
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A small slot-together stand. Make several of these, and use them to lay out your frames so they are off the ground as you assemble them. This will make assembly much, much easier and it will also keep the frames off the ground if you're building on a muddy / wet site. -
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Mallet for use making WikiHouses. Tried, tested and trusted! However, put several onto your cutting sheets because they will wear out during the build, especially if you're using softer plywood. -
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Stepladder for use making WikiHouses. Parts can be cut from a single sheet. This is a development of one tested at Hacked Milan at the Milan Furniture Fair. v1 tended to rack laterally, so this ladder has additional primary connectors to resist racking. The bottom rung is high enough to allow it to be set onto the ground through an un-floored WikiHouse. -
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Not a WikiHouse, but a structure designed and build by 00:/ for the Bose retail space on Regent Street, London, as part of the RIBA Regent Street windows project. Shared on request. -
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A micro test house which was built during Milan design week, April 2012. Does not conform to any series. It was the first experiment with a zero-bolts system. Result: The zero-bolts connections were very successful; made the overrall structure considerably more robust, as well as significantly reducing assembly time. However, one thing to note: the wedged joints does not prevent the frame pieces from popping out sideways slightly (not to a point where the structure would fail, but by 1-2mm). So an improvement might be to introduce a further little 'C' clamp which holds the two F layers together. Thanks to Hacked Milan and La Rinescente. Video below by Alice Masters. -
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Prototype at Hub Westminster London as a meeting room. -
Model No. 26001Verification: structurally checked, tested & built.Description:
Built at the Gwangju Design Biennale. Interesting to note that because of the humidity of the air in Korea, the the plywood (in this case Douglas fir) tended to expand over time, making it harder to assemble, thus larger tolerances would be recommended in future. It was suggested that perhaps there is some potential for offsets to become a parameter variable with climate. -
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Basic C-Series house for the Festival of Ideas Chelmsford, assembled in market square by students of Anglia Ruskin University. -
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Simple C-series section, with an asymmetrical pitched roof. -
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The first S-joint, developed by Momentum Engineering with Architecture 00:/. It employs two bolted fins with S-joints between pieces. The S-joint itself is designed to maximise the quality of connection between the two pieces, but in fact in this configuration most of the stuctural work is done by the bolts. As a result, this version is very heavy on bolts, and can certainly be improved upon. Note that recommended bolt-set spacings are shown. -
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A developed version of the S-joint, designed by Momentum engineering with Architecture 00:/. It uses a fully-functioning plywood connection employing a wedge, malleted into the connection to pull the parts tightly together. Paradoxically, overlapping the pieces on each fin (so pieces on one fin bridge over junctions on the other) would prevent this from work, so the S-joints on each fin are mirrored, but in the same location. Location and number of bolts are not yet known. -
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Gable end section for a C-series studio. -
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Basic B-series section with a 'studio' profile (full height apex-height opening along one side). -
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Basic C-series section with a 'studio' profile (full height apex-height opening along one side).
