WikiHouse: Get ready to design, "print" and construct your own home!
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The WikiHouse construction system is based on the use of plywood fins that connect together to form a robust timber frame structure (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
WikiHouse printed ladder and hammer come with the design (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
WikiHouse users can design a structure and download the template that can then be printed using a CNC milling machine or a 3D printer
The WikiHouse construction system is based on the use of plywood fins that connect together to form a robust timber frame structure
Without the need for any power tools, builders simply lay out the parts for each section before bolting together the layers to create individual sections (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
WikiHouse construction (image: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
Once the fins are printed or cut out, the structure fits together like a giant jigsaw puzzle (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
WikiHouse build at Milan Design Week (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
WikiHouse build at Milan Design Week (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
Inserting the primary connectors between the sections then stabilizes the structure (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The sections are then positioned vertically and approximately 550mm apart (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse construction system was on display during last month's Milan Design Week, where the creators themselves demonstrated how the technology can be applied (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse during Milan Design Week 2012 (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse during Milan Design Week 2012 (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
Without the need for any power tools, builders simply lay out the parts for each section before bolting together the layers to create individual sections (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse during Milan Design Week 2012 (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse during Milan Design Week 2012 (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse structure ready for insulation, cladding, sealing and wiring (Photo: Bridget Borgobello/Gizmag)
The WikiHouse website offers simple structure solutions
WikiHouse is an open source construction project that aims to make it possible for almost anyone to freely download and build affordable housing
WikiHouse users can simply design a structure and download the template that can then be printed using a CNC milling machine or a 3D printer
The WikiHouse construction system is based on the use of plywood fins that connect together to form a robust timber frame structure.
Printed fins ready for construction
Once the fins are printed or cut out, the structure fits together like a giant jigsaw puzzle
Design templates are created using a Google Sketchup plug-in
Building a Wikihouse is like putting together flat-pack furniture
The sections are then positioned vertically and approximately 550mm apart
The sections are positioned vertically before primary connectors are inserted between the sections to stabilize the structure
Cladding is usually screwed onto the assembled frame
Final step - the structure is then ready for insulation, cladding, sealing and wiring
WikiHouse users can simply design a structure and download the template that can then be printed using a CNC milling machine
The WikiHouse project offers simple structure solutions
Wikihouse construction
Without the need for any power tools, builders lay out the parts for each section before bolting together the layers to create individual sections
Once the fins are printed or cut out, the structure fits together like a giant jigsaw puzzle
The WikiHouse construction system is based on the use of plywood fins that connect together to form a robust timber frame structure
Article Summary
Created by a group of young designers from London, WikiHouse is an open source construction solution that aims to make it possible for almost anyone, regardless of skill level, to freely download and build affordable housing. The WikiHouse construction system was on display during last month's Milan Design Week, where the creators themselves demonstrated how the technology can be applied. “We believe this could herald in a new industrial revolution,” co-founder Nick Ierodiaconou told Gizmag. “The factory of the future will be everywhere and the designer will be everyone.”
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