![]() ![]() Through a prototyping process we were able to decide upon a fixing, thickness, finish and profile that suited this application.ĭesigned by Wardle in collaboration with NADAAA for the University of Melbourne, structural timber elements at the Melbourne School of Design span the central design hall. Our early explorations in the craft of a manufactured element included fibreglass balustrade panels fabricated by a surfboard maker – an old acquaintance of John Wardle’s. Craft that exhibits extraordinary skill and the hand of the maker can be present in the factory as much as on site, and can be embedded in the prefabricated component (hand or machine-made). Whilst much of this is standard building practice now – imported curtain wall facades, precast concrete panels from across the state’s border, and kitchen units from the joiner’s local factory – we seek moments where the qualities of craft shift from small scale to large scale, or from the single piece to the repeated element. ![]() From specialised factories to temporary construction hangers, they make up the contemporary dispersed building site. If we were to map where the key components of our recent buildings were constructed, their locations would be many and varied. Pre-fabrication, often in modules or repeated components, allows for greater precision and speed (through control over variables like the weather). Fabrication of a building now occurs in many more places than just the construction site itself. ![]()
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