DETAIL 4.2015

From the editorial DETAIL 4.2015

Prefabrication

Prefabricated building covers an enormous range, as the projects in this issue of DETAIL illustrate, combining stan-dardized elements with individual architectural expression.

In the student hostel in Sant Cugat del Vallès, for example, 62 concrete spatial cells are stacked to form a sophisticated housing complex, while the container motif is used in Shanghai for the extension of an organic farm. In Stuttgart, an experimental house has been created with two com-pletely prefabricated timber-frame modules. Other projects include two day nurseries in Frankfurt, where the walls and floors consist of laminated cross-boarded elements, and a Belgian sailing club in glued timber construction.