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Cardboard architecture in modern houses
Seeing the new technological advances is a pleasure and more, if we discover thePaperboard houses. In this article we are not going to talk about a cardboard house for kids or that concrete structure that has been "lined" with a cardboard special, not even those constructions with cardboard tubes. We are talking about a house with a good, solid design, the kind you say… I want one now!
To enter wanting to see an interesting and modern project based on the cardboard architecture, We empathize with its interior design that enhances the architecture of a very cozy minimalist house based on wood laminates throughout the environment that make up pleasant sensations.
This is the Wikkelhouse project, a new way of understanding sustainable materials and the Paperboard houses modern from the perspective in which the structure of the house is built. Cardboard constructions and with good design!
In reality it is like a "slice of bread", that is, the structure of the house is made up of modules that are coupled adapting to the needs of the future client, although this concept is not new at all (See prefabricated houses), yes in the way in which the structure of the cardboard housing, which is made up of 24 layers of corrugated cardboard.
To understand it better how they make the cardboard house and its process, the following images are quite revealing of the construction process in the adaptation of the cardboard prefab houses.
Four years of research and development has resulted in a pioneering construction technology that involves a mold rotation. The cardboard frame It is built on a metal chassis that goes around while layer by layer ofcardboard sheets It is deposited to obtain the mold that defines the shape of the house.
A robust sandwich structure that has optimal insulation qualities and fully complies with the recycle philosophy, with a waterproof outer layer that covers the entire box, from ceiling to floor. The modules are designed to last around fifty years, and whose weight per mold - structure is extremely light compared to a conventional structure, weighing approximately 500 Kg.
The modules - boxes have a depth of 1.2 meters that can be easily connected and disconnected. The modular configuration of the cardboard architecture makes the house very flexible and adaptable, with different formats that define the home; Bathroom, shower, living room, kitchen … etc. Covered inside by wood. The example of the house with cardboard once finished:
We can see more images of the project from the portfolio HERE. Where we discover some houses with very interesting minimalist architecture.
Another of the cardboard constructions Modern but with a simpler architectural structure and as a small house for temporary use and that we can paint in the color we want would be the project of the Shigeru Ban studio, destined for a Tea House that is part of an art gallery in Japan.
Although it may seem like a structure of cardboard housing instead of a solid construction, take care that it has been made by properly interlacing the skeleton that supports several people on the deck.
The cardboard house design It is upward and detract from comfort or endurance. So let's see some properties.
Advantages of using compact cardboard
This time we are going to list the different cardboard advantages and features of using a compact cardboard in structure that a house or a resistant element is intended:
- Although it may not seem like it, they are rigid. The high density of the cardboard is witness so we can obtain solid structures.
- As a rule, they have a lower cost than other materials designated for typical constructions or work structures. (In the article on properties and examples of insulating materials we can find more information)
- A speed in the manufacture and its distribution is guaranteed.
- It is a material that is undoubtedly respectful with the environment. It is 100% recyclable and biodegradable. Remembering that in its composition it offers a high percentage of recycled fiber.
- It is a material that the surplus can be reused and even once the useful life of the object or element is over, it can be recycled again.
- It is a material that adapts to both shapes, be they rectangular or curved, therefore it offers us optimal manageability.
- Its surface can be treated in different ways and finishes both in the same material and superimposing other layers that will also achieve a perfect grip.
- Although it may not seem like it, it has a high resistance to humidity, we are talking about compact cardboard preserving its texture. In addition, they are already being combined with different resins that are increasing durability.
New materials for a sector that needs to adapt to new times with new techniques that provide us cardboard houses solid and tasteful. That by the way, if we go against it, in search of a very hard and resistant material, we have the article of modern houses of exposed concrete where we can see several examples of houses that stand out.
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