Project: Redondo Beach House
Client: Anna and Sven Pirkl
Location: Redondo Beach, CA USA
Distinction: 2007 American Institute of Architects
Excellence in Design - Innovation Award
Like the work produced
by the Master Builders of centuries past, this project is a direct
result of the Architect’s re-insertion into the building design process
and the method by which the project is constructed. This project is
a Recycled Steel Shipping Container based building that also employs a
combination of conventional stick frame construction and prefabricated
assemblies. These materials result in an end product that is affordable
and nearly indestructable. The modified containers are mold proof, fire
proof, termite proof, structurally superior to wood framing and along
with various other “components” come together to create a system/kit of
parts that is predicated on cost savings, construction timesavings, and
energy/environmentally conscious priorities. Seventy percent of the
building is efficiently created/assembled in a controlled shop
environment where quality construction and fabrication are the highest
priority. This project has been published and exhibited internationally and has given birth to a pre-fab shipping container based residential product line called Logical Homes.
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