Woodchip Barn: "An excellent example of using new technology to create a seemingly traditional solution."

Tonight is the final of Shed of the Year:
Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year - All 4
Futures Forum: Eco Shed of the Year @ Channel 4's Amazing Spaces

Meanwhile in Hooke Park just north of Bridport - at the Architectural Association's Woodland Campus:

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Woodchip Barn complete – photos | Hooke Park

Woodchip Barn

STRUCTURAL DESIGNER

Arup

CLIENT NAME

Architectural Association School of Architecture

LOCATION

Dorset, UK

DESIGN

AA Design & Make Supported by the tutors and staff of Hooke Park, students of the Architectural Association's Design & Make programme led the design and fabrication process of the Woodchip Barn project.

PROJECT COORDIANTION AND SITE MANAGEMENT

Jack Draper Dorset-based craftsman and furniture maker Jack Draper was responsible for project coordination and site management throughout the build phase of the Woodchip Barn project

Located in Hooke Park, a woodland which serves as a test ground for experimental timber structures, the barn was part of a student competition to design a storage barn. The structure would use Beech trees harvested from the local forest.

A prime concept of the project was to use “Y” shaped tree fork junctions structurally, so that the natural strength of these joints was exploited. The timbers were 3D scanned, enabling fabrication using a seven-axis robotic arm.

Judge's comment:

Using natural materials - forked trees made possible because of modern geometrical scanning devices - an attractive and entirely 'in keeping with the surroundings' building has been produced. An excellent example of using new technology to create a seemingly traditional solution.

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Video | Hooke Park
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