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Facade Study Curvable Plywood

April 21, 2010 – 9:42 am

250 sheets of Curvable Plywood have been arrived at IaaC from our wood supplier RADISA. read more

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Researchers visit Finnforest Merk Factory

April 10, 2010 – 3:26 am

Solar House research director Daniel Ibanez, researcher Daisuke Nagatomo and Minnie Jan visited Finnforest Merk Factory in Aichach, Germany to discuss final production of all structural pieces.

Research director Daniel Ibanez, researcher Minnie Jan and Finnforest Ulrich Müller checking CNC cut LVL piece

Solar House structure is composed of over 1500 pieces which are milled from 2.5m x 12m LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) panel. read more

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Researchers finalizing the structural model

March 28, 2010 – 6:20 am

Solar House is at the final step of the preparing structure files to be fabricated digitally. read more

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Solar House Fabrication Seminar 2

March 28, 2010 – 5:38 am

Director Vicente Guallart and IaaC master students discuss the fabrication of Solar House. read more

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Solar House Fabrication Seminar First Day

March 16, 2010 – 3:40 pm

Solar House Fabrication Seminar has started with the brief introduction of Solar House by faculty Rodrigo Rubio to Master Students. read more

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Insulation Test: BKN System

March 8, 2010 – 4:05 am

FabLab House research team has chosen BKN system as the house insulation material. read more

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Solar house mock-up to be covered by Giscosa EPDM

February 27, 2010 – 3:14 pm

Joseph Lluis Puig from Giscosa, one of Solar/FabLab House partners, came to IaaC to demonstrate Giscosa’s EPDM on full scale mock-up. read more

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Solar House researchers visit HP Spain

February 13, 2010 – 6:00 am

IaaC Solar House research directors Daniel Ibanez and Rodrigo Rubio, researcher Minnie Jan and Daisuke Nagatomo, visit HP Spain to see their latest printing technologies for the future collaboration with FabLab House.

HP Latex Inks can print on almost any medium

HP Latex print on glass door

HP Latex printing in action

HP Latex Inks dry immediately and print 1200dpi

HP Latex technology can print on a door

Lecture about Latex technologies by HP

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Process of making 1:9 final design model

January 24, 2010 – 4:14 pm

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Structural meeting with Diego Velayos from XST Arquitectural Estructural

January 23, 2010 – 9:09 am

Solar house team had meeting with Diego Velayos, structural engineer from XST Arquitectural Estructural about finalizing the structural system for the house.

Diego Velayos shows structural calculation of Fablab House

Discussion about structural system

Structural model of the house

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FabLab House Structure full size mock-up building process

January 13, 2010 – 6:07 am

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1:1 Sectional House Prototype

January 7, 2010 – 8:31 am

Solar house researchers finished construction of full scale mock-up of sectional house prototype at IaaC.

COMPLETION OF SECTIONAL MODEL

CONNECTION OF RIB AND BEAM

SECURING THE JOINTS

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS

FIRST PART OF RIB BEING LIFTED

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Structural Model Study

December 11, 2009 – 6:06 am

The production methodology of the FabLab House is based on the simple principle that all of the structural components can be manufactured from a 1220 x2440 plywood panel produced here in the FabLab at IaaC, or at any other Fablab around the world for that matter. read more

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la Casa Project

October 18, 2009 – 4:30 am

La Casa project…. it will be our house for next 9 months to do intensive research for FabLab House. read more

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Average Daily Temperature

April 16, 2009 – 2:59 pm

DATOS MENSUALES PARA 1 AÑO
LOCALIZACIÓN > MADRID, ESPAÑA
FUENTE > WEATHER MANAGER
average-daily-temperature

ARQUITECTURA y ESTRUCTURA
Una envolvente de geometría rotunda y adaptada al curso solar de verano defiene todos los componentes proyectuales del prototipo. read more

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Average Annual Radiation

February 16, 2009 – 3:32 pm

RADIACIÓN MEDIA ANUAL
RADIACIÓN MEDIA PARA UN DIA EN LA SEMANA DE COMPETICIÓN 1-7 JUNIO 2009
RADIACIÓN en w·h/m2

average-annual-radiation-02

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Annual and Daily Radiation

February 16, 2009 – 3:30 pm

RADIACIÓN MEDIA ANUAL
RADIACIÓN MEDIA PARA UN DIA EN LA SEMANA DE COMPETICIÓN 1-7 JUNIO 2009
RADIACIÓN en w·h/m2
annual-and-daily-radiation

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Shadow Studies

February 16, 2009 – 3:28 pm

SOMBRAS DIARIA PARA UN DIA EN LA SEMANA DE COMPETICIÓN
shadow-study

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Direct Solar Radiation

February 16, 2009 – 3:27 pm

DATOS POR SEMANAS PARA 1 AÑO
LOCALIZACIÓN > MADRID, ESPAÑA
FUENTE > WEATHER MANAGER
direct-solar-radiation
SUMMARIO SEMANAL
RADIACIÓN SOLAR DIRECTA (W/m2)
madrid – esp

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Annual Temperature

February 16, 2009 – 3:07 pm

DATOS POR SEMANAS PARA 1 AÑO
LOCALIZACIÓN > MADRID, ESPAÑA
FUENTE > WEATHER MANAGER
annual-temperature
SUMMARIO SEMANAL
TEMPERATURA MEDIO (ºC)
madrid – esp

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Wind Speed

February 16, 2009 – 3:05 pm

DATOS POR SEMANAS PARA 1 AÑO
LOCALIZACIÓN > MADRID, ESPAÑA
FUENTE > WEATHER MANAGER
wind-speed
RESUMEN SEMANAL
VELOCIDAD MEDIA VIENto (km/h)
madrid – esp