BambooPrefab!
Focusing on Bamboo Technical detailing for industrial standards.
- Dimensional standards.
- Meeting industrial/planar materials, straight edges.
- Computerized (CNC, 3Dprint, Rhino/Grasshopper/Karamba).
- Template rigs for large scale production.
Previously made research and development can still be sourced under the Archive tabs
The natural features of bamboo given by nature make each individual culm unique: often curved, more or less tapered, sometimes with oval or irregular section, varying inter-node lengths… The strength properties of tension and compression can vary considerably according to the different 1000++ bamboo species.
Matching bamboo with planar and rectilinear materials is therefore a huge challenge. Industrialization and modular design necessary for prefabrication become virtually impossible without intermediate steps to circumvent these conflicts...
Architect/Urban planner with longtime links to Africa, the Americas and SE Asia, specializes in innovative building technologies for low-income regions.
Kallangsvag 73, 18144 Lidingo, Sweden | +46 703936761
ingemar@saevfors.se
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PREFAB IN FOCUS NOW: The daunting perspective of housing another two-three billion people until 2050 on the planet is now further exacerbated by the fast climate change.
Roof structures...
L-shaped column with buckling prevention in cooperation with KTH,Technical University; Stockholm
The great CO2 sink capacity makes fast-growing bamboo an obvious large-scale option for construction materials. Multi-story - at a reasonable density - because of the never-ending suburban sprawl with more transport nightmares, paralyzing the economy...
Multistory...
Loadbearing structure
External skin
Straight lines vs Bamboo curved...
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