Applications of Modern Prefabrication Technology to Create High-Quality Affordable Multi-Family Housing in Hawaii

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Tuesday, October 02, 2007

The Digital House


Here's another interesting prefab project in London, this one taking full advantage of digital manufacturing by cutting all the pieces with a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Router. Designed by Bell Travers Willson Architects, this 3-story residential extension to an existing building was completely modeled on a 3D computer program down to every interlocking joint and every screw hole. The 3d model was then fed to a CNC Router which cut out all the parts of the building. These parts were then hand assembled in less than 4 days by fitting together all the custom cut parts like legos and bolstered with extra screws and bolts.

Article from The Architectural Foundation
Article from Building
Bell Travers Willson Website

Image taken from Bell Travers Willson website