Richard Aeck

Turnstijl Houses & Cannoli Framing: Digital Rehab for Prefab Richard Aeck

Beginning with introductory studies of type, housetypology, structure classification, and manufacturedhouses, this work proposes a generative system forcreating unique detached houses. Three diverseoutcomes, dubbed the Turnstijl" Houses are featuredwhose schematic and programmatic variation illustratethe potential of such an approach. Also presented is the development design andpartial fabrication of the "Cannoli Framing Systema hybrid structural insulated panel (SIP) andlaminated-stud (Lam) framing typology. Conceived andmanufactured using contemporary productiontechniques, many scale models and prototypes of thesystem are documented within, as are preliminarystructural tests at full scale. In short, this is an attempt at mass-customizationenabled by digital manufacturing...