Architectural Planning and Design
BUILDING SYSTEM ABOUT ALUMINUM HOUSING CONSTRUCTED AT BREAKTHROUGH PROTOTYPE SITE
2018 Volume 24 Issue 58 Pages 1179-1182
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2018 Volume 24 Issue 58 Pages 1179-1182
This study took up one of the industrialized house, “Alumiframe Building System” by Alcoa, and clarify how it has been adjusted with the difference of the area and time.
The Alumiframe houses were constructed at operation Breakthrough prototype site in US. The same system was introduced to Japan. Three Alumiframe houses were compared of their building system and their background by drawings and papers. In addition, the current situation of 45 years after construction was clarified from the visual survey and the interview. Finally, it is discussed how the initial building system influenced to remodeling.
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