The Department of Construction and Structures of the University of A Coruña is developing a research project on “Deployable and modular constructions for situations of humanitarian disasters”. Those responsible for the research, led by the Professor of Structures Don Juan Pérez Valcárcel, have considered it appropriate to propose an Emergency Module using the Ubuild construction system due to the unique and special features that this innovative construction system provides. The Ubuild construction system has the added interest that has been conceived and developed entirely by a professional who has been trained at the University of A Coruña and has had the collaboration of Galician companies.
read moreInterview with Alberto Corral, creative architect of Ubuild
We have seen how the architects these years have recovered and covered diverse fields of work, even exploring in some less common ones such as research and development of products or systems, mainly populated by other professionals.
read moreo soutiño prefabricated house, a look at the whole process (video)
At this point, we have prepared a video where you can see the assembly of the house until you reach the facilities, before starting with the interior finishes. We invite you to see it to quickly understand the entire construction process with the Ubuild system.
read moreecological house o soutiño part 11
The structure, the skeleton of the house, is ensemble. Now we´ll start with the components of the façade and with the roof. All the elements have got their space in the forms of the beams and the pillars. We only need to select the constructive elements and set them in the logical order that is visible in the forms of the beams and pillars. There is no range for a mistake.
read moreprefabricated house o soutiño part 10
The horizontal platform of the house must be finished in order to be able to assemble the pieces comfortably. We want to finish with all the exterior part as soon as possible to avoid problems with rain, as the weather forecast has changed. We are in Galicia.
read moremodular house, o soutiño part 9
It´s time to assemble all the fabricated elements in the building site. Everything has been thought and planned so that every piece fits in with the previous one, like a huge mecano, where there is no margin for inaccuracy. There are no improvisation nor surprises, because every single piece has got its function and its place in the whole.
read moreprefabricated house, o soutiño part 8
All the pieces of the house has been produced, now is time to move them to the property. In this first round we are just going to be moving the pieces that will create the outer part of it leaving the others for the second round.
read moreconstruction of the pond for o soutiño house
Manuel, a nature lover, is going to explain us what things to keep in mind when creating a pond on our property. He is also going to walk us through all the different steps he took to create one of his own.
read morethe house, the environment and the water
The water is a life element in the nature, that many people would like to incorporate in their daily bases. Having a house by the ocean and seeing the power of the waves, a cabin next to a river and contemplating how the water runs or situating your home in front of a lake or pond being able to enjoy the lives that grow thanks to it
read morewood house, o soutino part 7
The structure that supports the house in air is a basic element. It makes possible that the house is elevated over the ground in order to have clean views from inside towards the beautiful valley orienting the east. We will show how the production and ensembling is.
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