My rest stop proposal is based on several drivers that make it both efficient and economical. By designing the system out of entirely dimensional lumber which could be found in a lumber yard or hardware store anywhere across the country, I created a system which could be purchased from the plans and built on site by third parties themselves. However, the system also lends itself to being built in a factory and being shipped in flat packs. Each of the pieces of the pre-assembled system would ship with a maximum vertical dimension of 5.5 inches.
However, the primary driver behind my system was both installation and sustainability. The main idea behind the installation was that the site would be a predetermined space selected by the city's parks and recreation department. After the pieces were ordered and the specific size was determined, pieces would be made and shipped. During the manufacturing and shipping phase, the city would install 6" x 6
" wood posts buried 2 feet into the ground surrounded in concrete and with a vertical height of 8 feet outside of the ground (6x6x10 is a standard lumber dimension). These pieces would then hold the framework of the lower portion of the rest stop and streamline the assembly process, making the rest stop come together in much less time. Finally, the material to be used is Redwood. Redwood is one of the best outdoor use woods sold in the market today. It is renowned for its stability and resistance to shrinkage, resistance to insects and decay, and it does not require any sort of chemical treatment like pressure treated yellow pine does. The wood is extremely long lasting and would therefore need little to no maintenance over the life of the structure.
I designed my rest stop on the idea
s of economy, material, transport, installation, and use, as well as on the basis of a modular system prefabricated to accommodate the previous ideals.
Jean Prouvé's MAISON TROPICALE [1948-53]
Originally meant as a prefabricated alternative to housing in France's African Colonies, Prouve's Maison Tropicale was based upon a 1 meter (approximately 3 feet) square grid. This grid made the building easy to define and construct with entirely whole numbers throughout. Furthermore, Prouve's prefabricated structure's components were specifically designed flat to be tightly packed into a cargo plane as well as being extraordinarily light for a steel and aluminum framed building - the pieces could each be carried by two men. Additionally, the pieces were always no larger than 4 meters in width (approximately 12 feet) whi
ch allowed Prouve to fabricate the pieces in his own rolling machine, reducing production cost.
Therefore, Prouve designed his Maison Tropicale system on the ideas of economy, material, transport, and installation.
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