Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Barn Conversion in England

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 06:17 AM PDT

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The Brotherton Barn project by The Anderson Orr Partnership in Pusey, Oxfordshire, England is not a common building transformation. According to the architecture team, the brief was to “sympathetically integrate a contemporary open design within the envelope of the original Grade II Listed Barn with an effortless connection between the open plan living area and the secluded master bedroom suite without detracting from the height and volume of the vaulted spaces of the barn”.

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The solution was original to say the least: instead of building upwards, the project developers created new living space by digging in the ground. The interiors are thus spacious, with natural light making its way in through the rustic windows of the barn. Exposed wooden beams and add dynamics and warmth to the social zones. A connection between the open plan living area and the master bedroom suite was achieved through a floating staircase and a miniature art gallery.

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Innovation Alert: World’s First 3D Printed Canal House in Amsterdam

Posted: 18 Mar 2013 03:07 AM PDT

3D printed canal hou Innovation Alert: Worlds First 3D Printed Canal House in Amsterdam

Printing 3D designs is not a first, yet Dutch studio DUS Architects is planning on developing the first 3D-printed house which is meant to become a full-size canal house in Amsterdam, alongside the Buiksloter-canal. The process will be made possible by employing a special printer called the KamerMaker (the following two photos of the post). “This year we want to print the entire facade and the first room bit by bit. Then in the following months and years we will print other rooms.”-architect Hedwig Heinsman explained.

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According to the project developers, the first floors and facades of the house will be printed from polypropylene, but the architects hope to eventually use bioplastics and plastic recycled on-site. The KamerMaker ( Dutch for “room maker”), is 3.5 metres high and constantly sits inside a shipping container. Each building part will be printed and tested at a scale of 1:20 before being printed at a 1:1 scale with the KamerMaker. The resulting 3D printed Canal House will serve as a hub for further 3D architecture research- and more surprising projects!

DUS Architects Innovation Alert: Worlds First 3D Printed Canal House in Amsterdam

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