LAWN HOUSE

DESCRIZIONE: The temporary, biocompatible house features a system of 1.2 mm-thick, polycarbonate, honeycomb panels resting on an interlocking, tubular steel...

The temporary, biocompatible house features a system of 1.2 mm-thick, polycarbonate, honeycomb panels resting on an interlocking, tubular steel structure. The honeycomb surface is made like a tray, so that a grid can hold a very fine, 3 cm layer of earth in place on the honeycomb panel. The end result is placed on the lawn and divided into 60 cm strips. Once the lawn is placed over the house like a cape, it is regularly watered via an automatic system. The trapezoidal shape (or the shape of a traditional house), created to resolve a technological problem and to allow the water to flow away correctly, is simple and so elementary as to become integrated with the surrounding context. The layer of earth and the lawn represent an excellent system of insulation against heat, as actually occurs in the Mediterranean tradition. In this specific case, we are speaking of a mobile, flexible house, featuring modules which can be assembled in different ways and sizes. The structural steel modules feature an interlocking system. The infill panels are 1.6mm thick and measure 3m wide by 2.5m high by 1.2m deep (on which two strips of lawn will be placed), and enable a door and a window to be cut out in the polycarbonate, honeycomb surface as required. Lastly, some mono and/or polycrystalline, amorphous silicon, photovoltaic modules are placed on top of the structure. The latter are also cut in small, 20 cm-wide strips, whereas the length matches that of the structure. The modules can be positioned using opportune locking systems on any part of the surface, with the sole restriction that it must always face south according to requirements. The position of the storage batteries will be reviewed each time to predict the expedients required to optimise the production of electricity.