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The design and construction of quality, sustainable and affordable pre-made housing in Australia - Optimisation and Integration (2014–2015)

Abstract:
Building on the success of a company that delivers high-end architecture as a pre-made product (Happy Haus), the research aims to optimise the design and construction of factory made transportable housing through an integration of architectural and engineering design. The industrialisation of construction often fails due to a lack of integration between disciplines involved in building production. This has resulted in an industrialisation of parts, rather than an industrialisation of the ensemble. In contrast, this project will integrate architecture and engineering, construction and development processes to achieve an innovative optimisation of the ensemble, and deliver architectural quality in industrially produced affordable housing.
Grant type:
ARC Linkage Projects
Researchers:

  • Professor John Macarthur

    Professor in Architecture
    School of Architecture, Design and Planning
    Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
Funded by:
Australian Research Council