Long after the idea of digitally customizing and producing your house was initially launched, Bell Travers Willson are introducing us to a whole new level through their project, 1:1 Making the Digital House. After two and a half years of research they presented it in an exhibition at The Architectural Foundation’s Yard Gallery in London in March 2007.
The Digital House is produced using an explicit 3D model that contains all of the construction elements up to every single assembly detail. The elementsare cutout in engineered timber using CNC technology and then assembled into lightweight hollow cassettes, which can be filled with recycled newspaper to achieve a high level of insulation and air tightness. Due to the technology used all the parts can be customized to each individual’s requirements, moving away from the standardization that has previously been an economic driving force in prefabricated systems so far and at the same time offering speed and quality of production.
The architects have set up a new company, FACIT, to be a one stop shop providing the complete building service from design, planning, and digital production through to on site assembly. So you can now design and order your own house and get it in a box ready to be put together; easily, quickly and low cost.
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