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Given: At current rates of construction the entire developed world could be replaced in 100 years.

1 Productecture: Design for Remanufacturing Masters Thesis: Harvard Design School 2002 Advisors: Michelle Addington, Laura Miller, Gary Rohrbacher Existing Conditions, Disposable Architecture. Given: At current rates of construction the entire developed world could be replaced in 100 years. Product stewardship should be brought to architecture. Productecture is a system that is non-disposable; it is designed for remanufacture. Thesis Model Photo - Productecture:

2 Diagram of bus modularity - the type of modularity employed in final Productecture design. One bus supports a variety of add-ons for customization, in this case: skylights and specialty architectural elements. Model photograph, final Productecture design A steel frame provides rugged durability and bolted connections for flexibility. Steel connections are designed to daisy chain, and allow for the maximum variety of openings. Wood wool slabs are attached to the exterior, exposing the construction to the interior. The skylights are designed as if microcosms of the system as a whole.

3 Axonometric - Platform Frame Trailor, from Site Visit, Factory Built Buildings, Thesis Preparatory Research. Steps to Building a Trailer: Chassis Manufactured Wire Electrical, Vapor Barrier/Rat Guard, (pull wire for applied to chassis tel-comm) Chassis wired for Electrical/Br Chassis Delivered eaks Interior Panels Applied 5/8" Gypsum applied if Firewall Walls Walls Framed Insulated cut openings for Apply exterior windows/doors siding, roofing, cut openings for Attach walls Attach roof windows/doors to floor (nails and straps) to walls (nails and straps) Apply exterior panels Plumb Mount HVAC unit Clean, Inspect, Test for shorts Deliver to Site Floor Framed Floor Insulated Mate Beam Built Mate Beam Glue-lam drying Install windows/doors Trim windows/doors, Sub-floor Installed Roof framed Tile or Carpet installed directly Installed Mate beam applied Air plenum built, installed Roof insulated Interior ceiling finish applied, panel + batton Unbuilding a standard platform frame Trailor Unit: Remove from Site HVAC Discarded WASTE GENERATED Roofing discarded Finish materials discarded Damaged joists discarded NEW MANUFACTURING Replace Replace Damaged interior and Studs/insulation exterior batting finishes Replace Trim Move to Site Unbuilding a Productecture Unit: Remove skylights for Reuse Remove from Site HVAC Refurb NO WASTE GENERATED NO NEW MANUFACTURING Sand surfaces. Switch and replace any columns or panels to make programmatic adjustments save the old components in factory. Install new skylight arrangement Move to new Site

Sample Deployment: The Growing Office, 2 phases of life

This is one example of common uses for Productecture

and Classroom Phase II Roof Plan Phase II Plan Phase I

Phase I Section Final model shows flexibilty of

4 Sample Deployment: The Growing Office, 2 phases of life for a growing office space. This is one example of common uses for Productecture which include: Office, Retail, Light Industry, Worship, and Classroom Phase II Roof Plan Phase II Plan Phase I Plan Phase I Roof Phase I/II Elevation Phase II Section Phase I Section Final model shows flexibilty of configurations: 2 base models side by side 2 base models stacked 2 base models end to end

Skylight Studies: Plan tests show variations

photographs of process models look at the

The skylights aim to be flexible enough to

the siting may include a poor relationship to

They are designed to attach to the steel

variations of how frame could be constructed

5 Skylight Studies: Plan tests show variations of how parts attach to the frame and photographs of process models look at the spacial implications of canted skylights. The skylights aim to be flexible enough to capture sunlight from any direction, because the siting may include a poor relationship to the sun. They are designed to attach to the steel frame of the building below at several angles of the compass. Frame Configuration Studies: Model tests show variations of how frame could be constructed using standard steel shapes. The final version is a simple column and beam frame, although several structural systems were explored.

Disposable system to be replaced: Transverse Section final design Longitudinal Section final design Structure exposed for clarity and ease of disassembly. Bolts visible.

6 Disposable system to be replaced: Transverse Section final design Longitudinal Section final design Structure exposed for clarity and ease of disassembly. Bolts visible. New reusable, recyclable system: Wood-wool slabs reusable, recycleable material insulates and becomes walls. Chassis serves for road transport and for MEP systems delivery chase Pin foundations used for semi-temporary applications. Leaving the site relatively undisturbed.

7 Disposable Typology to be Replaced: Final Physical Model:

Structural Inspection

Structural Inspection General: Background: An inspection and structural analysis have been performed for the purpose of evaluating the buildings structural systems and components. A full set of structural drawings was utilized