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Digitally Fabricated Housing A production
system for construction with digital fabrication
Prof. Larry Sass, PhDMIT/CBADepartment of
Architecture
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Research in Design Computing

• Automated Design
• Generating geometric descriptions
• a ? c
• Computable constraints
• Physical Visual
• (Eastman) (Stiny)
• Structural Form
• Assembly Spatial
• Material Ornamental
• Machine Style
• Functions Measure, Cut Assemble
• (Architects and Builders)

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b
c
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Traditional Home Delivery Systems

• Low precision
• High variety
• Slow Production
• Each cut part is unique
• High cost

Stick build
Factory build
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Digitally Fabricated Delivery Systems

• High precision
• Fast fabrication
• High variety
• Low cost
• Safe construction

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Project Data

• One Room with Furniture
• 114 Sheets of Plywood
• 984 components
• Approximate Cost 2,500
• Translate design model into construction
  components and fabricate in one month

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Start CNC Machine
Material Stock 114 Sheets of Plywood
Assembly with a rubber mallet only
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Distribution Fabrication
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Digitally Reconstructing New Orleans Professor
Larry Sass MIT
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Problems with replacement housing
Existing Replacement Technology
Modular home no ornamentation
FEMA Trailer no ornamentation
Desired Replacement
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Digital Fabrication of a Cabin for New Orleans
Summer 2008

• Research Challenges
• Automate Design Production
• Computable constraints
• Physical Visual
• Structural Form
• Assembly Spatial
• Material Ornamental
• Machine Style
• Production system Integration of Visual
  Physical constraints