Designed from a palette of predominantly cellulose and lime based materials – timber, wood fibre, hemp shiv and lime binders. The building was commissioned by HG Matthews and forms a part of the Material Cultures campus at the factory. In the process of building it our students taking control of the construction process, acting as its foremen, project managers and architects. We will be developing models that are capable of challenging the preconceptions around mass production and exploring its potential.
● Arbana Berdynaj
● Marcello Seminara
● Oliver Carter
● Josh Kaile
● Tarn Philipp
● Rebecca Johansson
● Dahu Mumagi
● Enrico Grimani
● Daisy Zhai
● Charlie Tomlinson
● Ross Ellmore
● Laurence Hillier
● Philomena Reinmuller
● Alex Scally
Flat House 2 is technical development of the prefabricated hemp and timber system utilized at Flat House. In Flat house 2, the timber cassettes were modified to meet residential U-values, and efficient mixing of module sizes facilitated intelligent service runs around the periphery of the building.
Flat House 2 tests both pre-fabrication methods and zero carbon technologies. With an internal floor area of 60m2 it was designed in different configurations to be capable of hosting both a seated meal for 30 people or being occupied as a 2 bedroom house.