Tra-digital Hybrids

Abstract

Can improved technology make a difference in under-served communities to improve the existing build environment in a cultural sustainable way and make possible endogenous solutions? The technical research paper highlights the technical research done to answer this particular question. The research, that focuses on technical solutions to serve the urban poor of the Indonesian kampung, is aimed at providing both self-build solutions as self-sustaining manufacturing processes, making use of both Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). The research is twofold; first the kampung of Indonesia are researched; the site, building methods, materials and the make-up of the Indonesian house are discussed. Second, digital-manufacturing processes are researched using both general literature and reference projects. These reference projects are tested on eight sets of criteria to research their potential when applied in the Indonesian urban kampung. In order of priority they are; Durability, Multi Storey Height, Cost material, Cost Machinery, Local Assembly, Difficulty Assembly, Personalization and Local Materials. From the technical research two most promising project-references were chosen and combined with local building methods in a hybrid to construct both re-usable CNC milled moulds for multi-storey construction, as for constructing bricks.