Assembly


The needs

Prefabrication has always been one of the main criteria of the design in order to achieve STILE in nine days, as required by the Solar Decathlon competition . The presence in the yard of unskilled laborers required the study of innovative, efficient and simple assembly.


Assembling STILE summarized in 4 main phases

1.box 1. A pre-assembled module containing a mechanical room, bedroom and bathroom all located on jacks. Requiring a minimum of effort to solve most of the technical installations.

2.scat2. The living unit is completed with the creation of open space to encompass most of the daily activities.

3.arc3. The arch is made on the ground and then placed by forklifts above the living unit.

4.deck4. The assembly of the outer platform completes the construction of STILE.