Abstract
The use of wood in Danish prefab building projects is increasing, but there is not a strong architectural tradition in Denmark for constructing timber housing. This paper therefore contains a comparative study of various manners of incorporating architectural features in prefab houses made of wood. In the study four Danish prefab housing concepts based on wood con¬struc¬tion is compared and discussed, in order to investigate and exemplify how it is possible to work with architectural quality in prefab timber housing and maximise the use of the material, the prefab production and the architectural values. It was concluded that especially two aspects are of great importance for the concrete handling of the architectural quality of prefab houses made of wood; 1) flexibility in relation to user and site, and 2) the interaction between form, logics and material. It is suggested that keeping these two aspects in mind makes it possible to design prefab timber houses of good architectural quality in a Danish context.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 6th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation – Shaping the Construction/Society Nexus : Volume 2: Transforming Practices |
Number of pages | 12 |
Place of Publication | Hørsholm |
Publisher | SBI forlag |
Publication date | 2011 |
Pages | 441-452 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-87-563-1517-3 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Event | 6th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation - København, Denmark Duration: 13 Apr 2011 → 15 Apr 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 6th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics and Organisation |
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Country/Territory | Denmark |
City | København |
Period | 13/04/2011 → 15/04/2011 |