Being of timber construction, Japanese joinery served as the main source of inspiration. The project was based on interlocking modules which formed both the conceptual and constructional methods. As one module is added, it locks in the modules below and so on. Like-wise, each of the modules are constructed from smaller prefabricated panels which interlock together.
The project was largely developed through modelling as an intricate system of interlocking panels. was developed. Physical modelling was necessary to resolve structural integrity, fabrication techniques and also a method of construction. As the tower was to be fitted in-between two existing buildings, and constrained by the articulation of a crane, the modules could only be added from the top which largely constricted the way in which each module can lock the next.
This was a modular tower project based in central Munich. The tower was to house small self contained apartments aimed to assist the lack of student housing in Munich. This experimental project aimed to explore the possibilities of modular and prefabrication techniques using emerging technologies.
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