Auburn University College of Architecture•Design•Construction
Masters of Integrated Design and Construction-2014
Instructors:
To develop a working prototype for a small house to be deployed
in tornado ravaged areas in Lee County, Alabama and surrounding areas. The
challenge to build a functioning “minimal” residence for 1-2 occupants at an
overall cost of $2000 (with volunteer and donated labor) will be the final
project of the semester. This project will be a much more traditional design/
build project in that the design will happen con-current with the first 5
weeks, and the build will occur on site. The expectation is that the house will
be finished at the end of the summer.
Pre-Construction Phase
Schematic Design
Our initial design scheme(s) that sought to define the general scope and conceptual design of the project, including scale and relationships between building components. At the end of the this phase we presented some very rough sketches to check off...
These sketches provided us the
opportunity to verify that the proposal was correctly interpreted, based
off of the desires/benchmarks set by the project.
Site Work
The commencement of construction, not part of permanent
construction, but any excavating needed to facilitate installation of building
foundations and underground utilities services for the building. For this
project we located a level area, establishing the placement of our skid
foundation.
Foundations
After the area was surveyed, foundations were marked and set
in place...
- All aerial images and video were provided by Mike Jennesse, using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), aka drone.
Construction Phase
Framing
- Associate Professor and the Integrated Design & Construction Chair, Christian Dagg introduces the Studio Project.
Roof (Ridge, Ridge Board, Rafters, Sheathing, etc.)
Walls (Sheathing, Exterior Insulation, Wrap, etc.)
Faces of the ID&C
Doors, Windows, Siding
Project Completion
