The lemonade stand : exploring the unfamiliar by building large-scale models / Maurice Mitchell.
Publication details: Machynlleth, Powys : The centre for alternative Technology, c1998.Description: 180 p.: ill. ; 24cmISBN:- 1902175778
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CONTENTS
lntroduction. Simulation and modelling set in a larger Context
About the book
Culture, limate, technology and building form
The mangle of human aned material agency
Recognition and precedent studies
fEducational exploration using simulation, analogy and modeling
Chapter 1. Earth and stone enclosures
Programme
Process
Thick walled vaulted cell
Gabion plinth
Thin walled earth pepperpot
Precedent
(1) Openings in thick earth and stone walls
(2) Stiffening and weatherprooting earth and
3) Roofing with stone walls earth and stone
Chapter 2. Heavy suspended walls and flat roofs
Programmne
Potential solutions
Process
Precedent
Joist block floors
Stabilised laterite or sand/cement blockwork
Chapter 3. Sprung timber roofs
Programme
Process
Sawn timber humbug
Hammock and canopy from branches, straw and string Precedent
Long flat bendy laths
Long bendy pipes
Woven branches
Size, lightness, mobility, permanence and bending Curved bamboo mantles
Chapter 4. Sawn timber shorts
Programme
Suspended floor
Lamella roof
Process
Suspended floor from scrap timber
Precedent
Roof coffering
Hammer beams
Cruck frames
Hardwood shorts
Lamella
Chapter 5. Frames and joints Programme
Process
Two-Storey trame using sawn timber and round pole timber
Pole frame supporting a water tank ( the Lemonade Stand)
Hazel and willow lattice root canopy
Etc.
Chapter 6. Thin shells of ferrocement
Programme
Process
Ferrocement domed shell
Ferrocement troughed beam and barrel vault roofing
Ferrocement troughed roofing sheets
Precedent
Ferrocement boats
Ferrocement and rainwater collection
Etc.
Chapter 7. Sparrow, leaf, blanket and pebble buildings
Programme
Sparrows
Leaves
Pebbles
Caves
Blankets
Process
The watchtower
Birdwatcher's hide
Woodcutter's kitchen
Etc.
Chapter 8. Small scale modelling
Programme
(1) Shell structures (matrix and mesh models) (2) Frame structures (dinosaur models)
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Process 136
(1) Shell structures (matrix and mesh models)
(2) Frame structures (dinosaur models)
Precedent
Shells
Ribs and stringers
Tied membranes
Roofing shells
The caged monocoque
Suspended parabolic vaults
Soft centred shells
Sailing boats
Skeletons and tendons
Chapter 9. Ending on a high note
Programme
Process
The articulated armadillo's back
Precedent
Log cabin assembly
Learning by building in the United States
Includes. Bibliography p. 157-167, Glossary p. 169-174 and Index p. 175-179.
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