ADU 2.0

LOCATION
SITELESS SYSTEM FOR ADAPTABLE PLACEMENT
SITE APPLICATIONS
REAR YARDS AND INFILL LOTS
TYPE
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
STATUS
ONGOING
ROLE
SOLE DESIGNER
OUTPUTS
RESEARCH, CONCEPTS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, MANUFACTURING READINESS STUDIES, DRAWINGS, DETAILS, RENDERINGS, DIGITAL MODELS, COST STUDIES, TRANSPORTATION STUDIES, AND SCALE MODEL CONNECTION TESTS
IMAGE CREDITS
JJ TAN
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
NONE AT PRESENT. APPROPRIATELY LICENSED OR REGISTERED PROFESSIONALS WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON A SPECIFIC SITE.

ADU 2.0 IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT EXPLORING PREFABRICATED PANELS AND MODULAR COMPONENTS FOR FLEXIBLE SECONDARY DWELLINGS. DESIGNED AS A SITELESS SYSTEM, IT ADAPTS TO INFILL LOTS, BACKYARDS, AND CONSTRAINED SITES.

CROSS-LAMINATED TIMBER PANELS PROVIDE THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AND EXPOSED INTERIOR SURFACE, PAIRED WITH INTERCHANGEABLE EXTERIOR CLADDING; INCLUDING METAL, SHIPLAP, OR TIMBER SLATS; TO MATCH LOCAL CONTEXTS. PIN FOUNDATIONS AND HELICAL PIERS MINIMIZE SITE PREPARATION AND SPEED ASSEMBLY.

A SYSTEMATIC GRID COORDINATES THE STRUCTURE, ROOF, AND FACADE, ALLOWING FOOTPRINTS TO EXPAND OR CONTRACT. CONFIGURABLE INTERIOR MILLWORK SUPPORTS VARIOUS USES, FEATURING INTEGRATED BATHROOM MODULES AND OPTIONAL KITCHEN KITS.

COMPONENT SIZES ARE PROPORTIONED FOR FACTORY FABRICATION, STANDARD TRANSPORTATION, AND EFFICIENT ON-SITE ERECTION ALONGSIDE EXISTING BUILDINGS.

USING DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY (DFMA), THE PROJECT HARMONIZES VARYING MANUFACTURER STANDARDS INTO A UNIFIED KIT OF PARTS, ALIGNING STRUCTURE, CLADDING, FOUNDATIONS, AND ERECTION WORKFLOWS.

EVALUATED THROUGH CAD MODELS, FEASIBILITY STUDIES, LOGISTICS ANALYSES, AND PROTOTYPES, ADU 2.0 ADVANCES HIGH-PERFORMANCE SECONDARY STRUCTURES WITH PRECISE FABRICATION AND REDUCED SITE DISRUPTION.

FIG. 01 — ADU 2.0 / SCALE: NTS

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