Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
The prototype for the self-sufficient solar house for the Solar Decathlon ‘FabLabHouse’ Europe, is being constructed entirely in the IaaC premises. With its completion aheading on the 18th-28th of June, Students who are doing their Masters Project in this theme, Fabhouse researchers, FabAcademy team, faculty and participants are working on every part of the pieces [...]
Three Phases have ended in the MAA program, This week students have gone back to work on their first introductory design course – ArboReal House Design – this time they do their tree house in a one to one scale. The Design course required students to study a tree, its functions and geometries to create [...]
As the time for the Solar Decathlon competition is approaching, IaaC is filled with energy of students (both IaaC and FabAcademy), Solar house researchers, faculty and participants finishing its assembly which is composed of over 1500 pieces milled from 2.5mx12m LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) panels. The construction of every part requiring different techniques. They have been designed and fabricated [...]
With the model of the projects they have worked upon, students presented their proposal for Mumbai to invited guests Trilochan Chhaya( Dean of BSSA, Mumbai) , Ethel Baraona Pohl (Editor), Marc García Duran ( Working with Ferrer Foundation, India & Housing Projects in Barcelona), François Guisan (Environment Engineer for Sustainability), Faculty Luis Falcon and Hemant Purohit and to their fellow [...]
The FabLab House Project (www.fablabhouse.com) is now undertaking construction phase in IAAC main hall. The pieces are being constructed in IaaC and will be transported to Madrid grouped together. The major structure (the machine room and first floor ground areas) have already been constructed, including the roof top sections, making it easier to make the [...]
Here is Pdf of this file – Ecotect_Melat.A_Assignment1
The last class of Phase III in Environmental Performance Modelling ended with Faculty giving outlines to students projects on how to solve problems they have encountered while doing their projects for the seminar. They have been asked to design and test a single space building in a location of their choice. Their design should be [...]