the IBA timber prototype house is a ‘log cabin turned on its side’
the ICD institute for computational design has built a prototypical timber house that offers a new take on micro-architecture. described as a log cabin turned on its side, the ?IBA timber prototype house? combines the benefits of traditional low-cost timber construction with advances in computational design and fabrication technologies. according to the design team, the project explores a novel solid timber building system to economically create environmentally sound, architecturally expressive, mono-material building envelopes.
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in contrast to the horizontal stacking of typical log construction, the ICD has here arranged the solid timber elements as staggered upright frames. thus the vertical elements are oriented in the strong direction of the wood which allows for sawing slits in the solid timber without comprising its structural capacity. these thin slits serve as stress-relief cuts, which prevent the solid timber from splitting.
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in turn, this ensures dimensional stability and airtightness, both significant issues in traditional log construction. at the same time, the slits are utilized as dead-air chambers, reducing thermal conductivity and increasing the insulation values of the material. digital fabrication is employed to produce high-precision, airtight joints for connecting the timber elements without the need for any metal fasteners or adhesives.
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the resulting, highly sustainable, mono-material buil...
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