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INHABITUAL ASSEMBLY: PREFABRICATION DRIVING SUSTAINABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS
(2024) Hussien, Abdureuf; Vandergoot, Jana; Architecture; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
Beyond any point in human history has the efficiency of building construction been more critical within the realm of architecture. The future demands sustainable designs that impose minimal burdens on the environment and future generations. Meeting this demand necessitates a reevaluation of conventional fabrication and assembly systems.This study underscores the critical imperative of strengthening the symbiotic relationship between fabrication and design. Furthermore, it emphasizes the ever-growing need to embrace subtractive manufacturing, enabling the tailoring of each architectural component to precise specifications, thereby enhancing overall adaptability and functionality within constructed spaces. This comprehensive method, when used in timber-based architecture, becomes quite advantageous as it combines the efficiency of prefabrication and assembly with the flexibility of customizing parts, ultimately facilitating the creation of sustainable and innovative architectural spaces.