ELEMENTAL'S Construction Details of Incremental Housing


In 2017, ELEMENTAL, the firm that has helped pioneer incremental housing in a more more modern context has shared their drawings and construction details of the a number of their most prominent projects, including Quinta Monroy.  You can download the ABC's of Incremental Housing here.

These should be used more as a reference and conceptual approach on better understanding how such buildings can and should be designed and subsequently built.  However, anyone looking to actually execute such a project should adjust the design and construction methods to meet local conditions, regulations, etc.

I am grateful for ELEMENTAL for sharing this kind of open source knowledge so that such ideas may more easily be implemented instead of just talked about.  With that said, it would be nice to see some conclusions on what worked well and what didn't.  While I know later projects by ELEMENTAL were variations of Quinta Monroy, sharing a constructive critique and analysis of each project would help ensure the collective knowledge is expanded each time a new project executed.

Upcoming posts over the next few months will focus on how Quinta Monroy has grown and changed, as well as related applications in places such as the United States.

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