MODULAR BLOCK PROFILES EXPLORATION FOR FLEXIBLE BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION WITH BASIC THEORY OF SHAPE GRAMMAR

• Main Author: Nurhariyadi, Dimas
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Subjects: Arsitektur
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/39471
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The evolving process of building prefabrication is triggering development for modular housing construction. This kind of construction still depend on mining and not sustainable materials. Modular Wooden Block invention (patent number P00201700592) takes part in contributing fast and sustainable alternative for building construction, especially using standard size of engineered fast growing wood materials. Modular Wooden Block consist of modular building component variants, which has interlocking profile for construction assembly. It is basically for wall construction only. In this research, variants of Modular Wooden Block is being developed for building envelope and room partition design flexibility, including roof, wall, and floor. According to a digital fabrication research, Shape Grammar theory can be used for developing wooden building components through CAD drawing. Shape Grammar in this research is applied for defining function to sub divide components, and construction detail for fabrication. Research questions are how to generate ordered moduless using interlocking Modular Wooden Block pattern for design flexibility, and make building construction design quantified. Design testing proves that the basic Modular Wooden Block design is not flexible for generating room configurations while using blocks as floor module. New modules emerge for more efficient design and costruction phase.