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Takuya Asada-Lucas-15/11/2015

Date November 16, 2015

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Day 1:

The first day of the design week started on Monday from 9 am morning. We got project brief and it explained what to do for the week. We waited about 1 hour for Chichester and Hazelwick students to arrive so our lecturer could explain about the brief and what to do from today. Our project was to create an eco-cabin in France, which 4 people should be able to stay for about 1 week on holidays or vacation, and also, some of them could be disabled, therefore, we had to create an eco-cabin that is sensory and disability-wise cared. The aim of the project is to learn to co-operate with other people and learn how to create, design and present a building that we made by our self.

The first thing we did after couple of lectures was introducing each other, and talk about what to do and what type of construction do we want to create on the site. At this early stage we just talked about what is eco-cabin and how do we create. Before we left the university of Brighton, we came up with some ideas about the eco-cabin and started to ask out teachers if our ideas are actually do-able. After we had group meeting, we had one more lecture about shipping containers, how good they are and how cheap they are. When we discussed about our eco-cabin with our group, originally we were thinking of a timber-made eco-cabin that has green walls and green roofs, but after we had that lecture, we change our mind and we decided to use shipping containers, as it is very cheap and it can be easily transferred from place to place.

first plan

For architectural technology students, we had to create a rough plan of the site until the end of the day, which we sketched, in 1:20 on the plane paper placing all of our ideas.

Day 2:

The second day of the design week started on 9 am morning. On Tuesday, we started our day with group meeting from 9 am.

The Chichester student in our team, tom and Hazlewick students, kiera and semini, stayed at their college and school for Tuesday, so we had only 3 Brighton university students to have a meeting, but we were able to contact them via using application; whatsapp and facetime with our phones.

As me, janavi and will were discussing, first thing we did was to optimize the floor plan that we sketched yesterday. We added and deleted some details of the cabin. At next stage, we considered what options we could have with the amount of budget we got. Our budget was 7k pound for materials (excluding personal expenses). Hazlewick students started to source the facilities that we are going to use on the cabin, for example, water tank, pump, solar panel, kitchen devices, and insulations.

At further stage of the meeting, we came up with a plan that we all agreed, and tom started to work on base outline of the model in his college, preparing for tomorrow.

Day 3:

The third day of the design week started on Wednesday from 8 am morning. At Wednesday we had to go to Chichester college to work on the model and almost finish it off. All the architectural technology students gathered at lobby of cockroft building at between 8 am to 8 : 30 am. Our lecturer, Dr.Poorang bought us a cup of coffee before we got in to train to motivate us for the day. After 1 and half hour, we got out of the train, and we arrived at Chichester, it took only 10 minute to each the Chichester College from station. We were surprised when we looked at the model, because it was huge and a perfect model. The only change we did was to make the angle of the solar panel’s base lower, 45 degree to 30 degree to gain maximum electricity from sunlight. After sometime, we decided to divide the group in half, one group for the research and costing the materials that we are going to use for the cabin, and another group to continue work on the model.

I stayed at 1^st floor to help tom progressing the model at first, but then I started to consider about the furniture of the cabin. To maximize the space of the cabin, we decided to create a sofa that can be transformed into bed as well. While tom and William were creating the model, I left them and started to design sofa and bed with help of our lecturer and janavi. The furniture that we designed is placed at very end, left side of the cabin, two 1950 mm wide sofas at each side, facing each other and a same sized table in middle of them. We designed the table in the way that it could be adjusted up and down, so if people wants to sit on it, they should press a button or turn the screw, then the table will lift up. When they want to sleep, with same progress they can move it down and by sliding the cushion/mattress and it transforms into a bed.

sofa plan

Day 4:

The fourth day of the design week started on Thursday from 9 am morning. At Thursday, as we knew tomorrow is the day to present, we had to finish our work by today.

We didn’t have lot of time left; we started to work on our project as soon as we met. William went to his home to draw a new sketch of a new plan that we got advised on; janavi was working on pricing all the materials, research about floor and wall. I first started to work on the insulation, I came up with some option, notably, crushed newspaper insulation and cotton insulation. As our cabin was focused to ecology, I wanted to use crushed newspapers for the insulation, but in UK we couldn’t find any store that sells it, therefore, we chose cotton as insulation.

After we had lunch break, I started to work on poster layout, what to put where, title, headings and subheadings. When I was working on posters, I realised that I didn’t contacted with tom about the furniture. Originally I thought tom is going to make the model of the furniture, but because we didn’t have time and we change our window design at late stage he was busy creating holes in wall to create windows. We miss-communicated and we actually didn’t make the model at the day before the presentation. After i realised we don’t have a model of furniture, I went to workshop, the model studio of the university of Brighton and started to create sofa bed and table.

Day 5:

The final day of the design week started on Friday from 8 am morning. At Friday, janavi and me went to university early so we can meet each other and put everything that we made so far together. First thing we did was to complete the poster. I scan the drawings that William drew and put it on poster and put a picture of our precedent study, furniture, progress of floor plan and some pictures of our model for method of construction. After I have finished that, janavi then started to put writings on posters and she optimised the poster layout as well.

Presentation started, William started to speak at first, and introduced us. William talked about the layout of our design and why we are using pallets cladding. Then janavi explained about our construction’s basic material, placement of windows and etc…

When my turn came, I explained how our sofa bed and table works and what was our precedent study. After our presentation finished, I realised that I didn’t explain about our precedent study of furniture’s design and concept of using pallets.

presentaion

Janavi Sanon : Caroline Lucas

Date November 10, 2015

Posted by Janavi Sanon

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Day 1, Monday

On Monday we gathered in the studio at 9 a.m. We were given our project brief and a short explanation from Poorang. We were later joined by Hazelwick School and Chichester College students.

Our client, Care co-op’s CEO came to speak to us about the project and requirements. He gave us more information about our user group as well as the site. We were informed that our plot size would be a 10 sq m plot of land and our budget is 7000 pounds.

Once divided into groups, we learnt a little about our new colleagues- their strengths and areas of “expertise”. In our group were Tom from Chichester College, Kiera and Semini from Hazelwick School and Me, Takuya and William from University of Brighton.

We set up communication networks between us. Whatsapp and FaceTime. We had a little discussion about sensory environments and designing spaces for disabled people. Textures, routes etc were to be kept in mind while designing.

After a break, John Smith, a former brighton university student came to share his knowledge about shipping container houses. His dissertation was about the same, and he has experience in converting shipping containers into usable living spaces.

He discussed the material used to make shipping containers, i.e. high carbon steel called corten steel, which is designed to be used in a wet and salty environment and can be bashed around without much damage. He also informed us about the different sixes of containers, the problem of condensation due to cold bridging, the insulation needed as well as some existing projects that converted containers into livable spaces.

John was succeeded by Noel, who spoke about the benefits and drawbacks of using containers- the upside being they have a long life-cycle and are reusable, the downside being the low ceiling height and the costs involved in using containers. These include costs involved in purchasing, converting, moving and maintenance of containers.

Soon after, we delegated work and started making decisions about our eco cabin.

We decided that the door could be drop down so it can double up as a ramp for wheelchair access.
The eco cabin would sit on sleepers to avoid making a concrete bed which isn’t very eco-friendly.
Solar panels would be used to generate electricity.
Cladding could be possibly made of recycled pallets keeping in mind the environment, costs as well as blending in with our surroundings. Le Corbusier’s Le Cabanon came to mind while talking about cladding and small spaces. Chopped logs were also considered as in Le Cabanon’s case. (Fig 1)

Fig 1 Le Cabanon (www.flickr.com)

We thought of maybe using the pallets to make furniture as well. (Fig 2) They can be painted in any colour to make it aesthetically pleasing.

Fig 2 Furniture made from pallets (palletfurniteureplans.com)

Solar panels would be at an angle so we decided we could make a pitched roof and put our water tank and other services inside the roof.
The solar panels would also help us with the orientation of our cabin. The panels would face the sun and thus the front of our cabin would be facing south.
We also considered a green roof and tried to figure out how we could incorporate it.
We thought about the plan layout, and decided on a basic layout. We considered making an entrance on one of the shorter sides. However that wasn’t giving us a proper route to escape in case of a fire. Hence we considered two doors, one on each short side. This was leaving us with insufficient space for everything. We finally decided that the entrance would be in the middle of the longer side as to make it easier for escape in case of a fire.
The toilet and kitchen would be close to each other so as to make it easier for water transportation.
A wood burning stove was considered.

Day 2, Tuesday

Today, our group was divided with everyone in their respective organisations. The University of Brighton students spent most of our time finalizing a layout for our cabin that works the best.

In the meantime Hazelwick stuednts Kiera and Semini researched about railway sleepers as well as combined some costs involved for the interior of our cabin.

Tom, from Chichester college started building the basic structure of the 1:5 model of our cabin.

The first thing we finalized was the exact position of our entrance so that Tom could get down to building the structure. However, the first layout that went with this entrance was soon scrapped. (Fig 3)

Fig 3 Initial plan

We decided on keeping 150mm for our insulation, cavity and interior cladding. We found out that our cabin’s use will be seasonal- It will only be hosting people during the summer.

We started drawing up more plans, looking at caravan layouts for ideas. (Fig 4)

Fig 4 Trying different plans at the scale 1:100

The toilet was an issue as we need enough space for a wheelchair to be taken in for the disabled person to easily use both the toilet and the shower seat to shower. After some brainstorming, we figured it out. (Fig 5)

Fig 5

We also made a preliminary list of materials that we would need. (Fig 6)

Fig 6

By the evening, Tom had prepared the basic structure of the model, and he had done a great job! (Fig 7)

Fig 7 (Basic model)

We decided that a water pump will be used to transport the water to where needed. We also decided that we will need a water heater to heat the water for showers, etc. Food can be cooked on a singular electric hot plate.

We then retired from university at 5pm.

Day 3, Wednesday

Today, we made our way to Chichester College where we were joined by our mates from Hazelwick School. As the group was reunited, the plan for the day was set and tasks were divided. Tom, Takuya and William would be working on completing our model downstairs while me, Semini and Kiera would be upstairs researching and continuing our cost analysis.

Semini researched rainwater harvesting and also made some scale drawings of our cabin showing dimensions and use. Kiera researched sensory environments.

I made a rough site plan showing the sun and wind path. (Fig 8)

Fig 8

I then continued with cost research and other requirements.

Ventilation for the cavity in the walls would be through natural ventilation. This would require a few vents and nothing more.
For blind people- guides— handrails, textures? Eg smooth where walls are, rough/textured near corners/turns? Even colours can be used for others. Different materials for flooring can also be used to tell them where they are.
Water tank- 500l capacity.
Most of the cost analysis was done as shown below. This list still needs to be updated. (Updated version posted later)

ITEM	PRICE		QUANTITY NEEDED		TOTAL COST
Shipping container	1000		1		1000
Pallets	0				0
toilet sink	61		1		61
kitchen sink with lid	100		1		100
toilet	289		1		289
water tank	176.00		1		176
light bulbs	7.29	(for 5)	1		7.29
solar panels	249.99		6		1499.94
battery	58		1		58
water pump	51		1		51
vents	4		4		16
water heater	154		1		154
windows (timber framed)	400		5		2000
water filter	19.95		1		19.95
water hose	1.25	per m	12		15
shower	70		1		70
kitchen tap	20		1		20
				total	5537.18

The mechanism for the sofa and table that converts into a double bed was decided. (Fig 9)

Fig 9 Sofa+table converting to bed.

At around 3:30 after i finished the basic costs and Kiera and Semini left us, I joined the boys downstairs to help with building the furniture.
The pallets had already been nailed on and the roof’s angle successfully changed to 30 degrees (It was 45 degrees earlier and need to be changed)
We decided to make a farmework for a green wall. We hope that plants will grow along this framework once set up on site.
Some changes to our plan were made, the outcome shown below. (Fig 10 & 11)

Fig 10. Option 1

Fig 11 Option 2

We were quite satisfied with our model at the end of the day. (Fig 12,13,14)

Fig 12 Model

Fig 13 showing the framework for the green wall.

Fig 14

As we made our way to Brighton, a few more tasks were assigned. William was to draw up the new plan to scale. I was to research insulation and cost.

I also tried to depict how the cabin would look on site. (Fig 15)

Fig 15.

Day 4, Thursday

Me and Takuya met in the studio at 9 and we started our work. William stayed home to communicate with Tom about the positioning of the windows so he could start cutting. William informed us the new plan was not working and we would have to stick to the old one. This set us back as the old plan was a bit of a tight squeeze. And it was too late to discuss it further.

Takuya made the rest of the furniture as well as the basic layout of the poster. William made the solar panels to go on our model. I worked on detailing the exterior cladding and the floor. (Fig 16,17,18,19)

Fig 16. Showing connections between the elements in the exterior cladding. A framework made of timber is bolted onto the exterior of the container. The pallets are bolted onto timber sheathing which has a hooking mechanism. This is hooked onto the timber framework and bolted on at the top and bottom.

This makes it easy to simply remove all the cladding, making it easy to transport.

Fig 17. Section of how the exterior cladding works. Hooked onto the framework and bolted at the top and bottom.

Researching Flooring, I considered laminate since it is waterproof. While looking at eco friendly flooring i found FSC certified laminate.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

The FSC accreditation scheme clearly identifies timber which comes from well managed and well protected sources. It concerns itself with how forests are managed; from a social, economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual viewpoint and pays respect to present and future generations in all its dealings.

However, I soon shifted to Linoleum due to it’s eco friendly ingredients. Linoleum is created from a concoction of linseed oil, cork dust, tree resins, wood flour, pigments and ground limestone. Like cork, it is fire retardant and water resistant. It has a long shelf life and will hold up to a lot of wear and tear.

We decided to keep the existing flooring of the container as it offers a flat surface for our floor. This floor would be covered in rigid walk on insulation onto which our linoleum boards would be fitted.

Fig 18.

Fig 19.

I also finished up the rest of the cost sheet as shown below:

ITEM	PRICE		QUANTITY NEEDED		TOTAL COST
Shipping container	1000		1		1000
Pallets	0				0
hand wench 7.6m wire	21.98		1		21.98
toilet sink	61		1		61
kitchen sink with lid	100		1		100
toilet	289		1		289
water tank	176.00		1		176
insulation panels (for wall)	20	per sq m	40		800
light bulbs	7.29	(for 5)	1		7.29
solar panels	249.99		6		1499.94
battery	58		1		58
water pump	51		1		51
vents	4		4		16
mini fridge	200		1		200
carpet flooring	1.67		19		31.73
water heater	154		1		154
windows (timber framed)	400		5		2000
Floor rigid insulation	10.02	per slab	5		50.1
linol flooring	17.889	per sq m	15		268.335
water filter	19.95		1		19.95
water hose	1.25	per m	12		15
shower	70		1		70
kitchen tap	20		1		20
				total	6909.325

At night, after Takuya handed me the layout of the poster and William sent me his drawings and both of their precedent studies, I started compiling everything and putting it onto the poster.

Day 5, Friday

I woke early to finish off the poster. The boys touched up the final model. We printed and set up our work for presentation. (Fig 20)

Fig 20.

After our presentation, I realised there were many flaws with our design and we somehow modelled our windows wrong. However, it was a great learning experience! Hopefully I won’t make the same mistakes again while designing. I also realised how stressful group work can actually be and will be prepared next time. It was also really nice to see others’ designs and how different groups came up with different ideas. It was great to be working with people outside the university and travelling to Chichester!

All in all a great experience that I had much to learn from.

William Rose (Caroline Lucas)

Date November 9, 2015

Posted by Janavi Sanon

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William Rose (Caroline Lucas)

MP for Brighton Pavillion. Former leader of the Green Party.
In 2014 the Patchwork foundation named Caroline mp of the year for her work with deprived and minority communities in Brighton and across the country.
In relation to this particular architectural project, we hope to walk in the Eco-Heroes footsteps by delivering a sustainable Eco-Cabin for this local reputable social enterprise.

Day one :

Tis’ 9 a.m and as we gather with intent on Monday morning there is something of a buzz in the air over the anticipation of the design week brief.
Our course leader Poorang takes the stage to introduce the client and some of the other guest representatives of Chichester College and Hazelwick school are welcomed as Poorang lays down the modus operandi for the weeks activities.
We are to be put into six groups of six people, three University of Brighton students, one Chichester College and two from Haslewick school.
The aim of the activity week is to increase our awareness of low Impact eco-friendly sustainable design in the form of a small temporary and deployable residential unit, an ‘Eco-Cabin ‘ with high flexibility reusability and transportability.
The eco-cabin will be designed, constructed and transported from the UK to be placed in situ on-site at the eco-chateau in ‘La Tupiniere’ in the serene countryside of Basse-Normandie approximately 1 mile from the village of Frenes and 10 minutes drive away from the small airport at Caen.
As three architectural technologists, we take it upon ourselves to liaise with our allocated art and design students in terms of illustration and 3D depiction while reinforcing our ideas structurally with the help of the Chichester College carpenter.
Thoughts of rustic rural settings fill our minds and some basic brainstorming begins. (Figure1)
Material usage takes precedence and sustainability is divulged at which point I mention the 3R’s: Reuse, Recycle and Reduce. At which point I stand corrected by my younger, more knowledgeable colleague..
“No, William there are 6R’s” says Tom the carpenter: reduce, rethink, refuse, recycle, reuse and repair. I bow my head in shame and in quiet admiration and respect for my new co-worker we are interrupted by the announcement of a presentation by an ex-University of Brighton student is about to commence. As he is introduced by Poorang I recognise him from last years critiques in the Huxley foyer, an obvious affiliation with the university as he discusses his time at the University of Brighton as a student some eight years ago. The focus is on his final year dissertation on the subject matter of shipping containers and his present companies achievements and successful use of them as formidable sustainable architectural structures. This well-rounded informative presentation seems to clear the air somewhat. The undeniable fact of cost effectiveness is the direction we were looking for as this £7000 budget seems to be a tall order in attracting the shabby chic eco-tourist and disabled adaptability costs we could incur. At this point we break for lunch and as I reflect upon the days events over a salad the concept and context of the project becomes satisfyingly clear to me. On return to the studio with my new newly found clarity we end the days events with talk of arts and crafts, rustic, holistic and low impact on the natural surroundings of the site location. (Figure2)
After getting to know the team members and an overview of the client brief, I start some basic preliminary sketches that try to resolve the space issue and its relationship with the site location.

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Some quick modular ideas development

Further form layouts and general green roof possibilities ..

As we get to know each others strengths and weaknesses, tasks are allocated to individual team members by our team leader ..
My particular focus, alongside the carpenter would be the drawing development and the physical model making ..

Basic maquette making

Day 2 Tuesday
As Monday evening is filled with ideas development the constraints of the brief become apparent and it is this immediate fact that is discussed on Tuesday morning with my colleagues. Still not 100% convinced about the container usage I have explored a timber possibility. (Figure 3) In terms of aesthetics I found the container idea obtuse and too rectilinear for such natural surroundings, (Figure 4) naturally, negative input is unwanted and rather discuss the cant’s and the don’ts we immediately develop our ideas and possible layout solutions as can’s and do’s. A quick reference to the metric handbook reveals the dims for wheelchair access and minimum space requirements. Following the previous night’s sketches and modular possibilities we are unanimous in the decision to only use one container as opposed to 2 or even 3 as transportation has limited possibilities. We all agree that a simplistic approach would best resolve the issue and the notion of floor plan and layout resolution is of paramount importance in preparation for Wednesdays workshop visit and modelmaking representation. By the end of Tuesday afternoon we have a definite idea of layout and are concrete on our rustic direction in keeping with the project brief. Fit-out options seem simple at first glance but it rapidly becomes apparent that with many choices available we try to focus our efforts on sustainable living. With a view to caravan installations. WC choices, amenities, services, sensory exterior and interior spaces are explored and basic functionality is the order of the day. The ladies in the group take to the task and deal with the bare necessities masterfully. Sourcing the toilet septic tank, grey water flush system layout, water pump specifications and high-capacity water storage. Photovoltaic panelling equated to 9 units at 150 W output each. The manufacturers guides are always at the optimum level so an average of 1000 W would suffice considering the fact there are very few components that require power in the dwelling .. We end the day with some organisation skills and news of the model progress is relayed via social networking. There is excitement in the air for the anticipation of the following morning.(Figure7)

Richard Rogers zip house, affordable prefab housing

No introduction needed, the bridge between industrial and domestic dwelling is realised by Charles and Ray Eames

Day three : Wednesday

Wednesday morning is an early start and an exodus of Architectural Tech students begins Chichester bound. Some exciting feedback of model making progress is relayed and we look forward to involvement in the workshop. A hands on physical day awaits. On arrival my first impressions are of the venue, real hand crafts immensity, reminiscent of the technical Colleges of the past. We’re shown to our allocated workshops and at which point we split the pack. The ladies follow up their research in a nearby computer room where they deal with costings and number crunching. Tom the carpenter and I set to work on the construction and deconstruction ability of the cabin, we discuss removable hook and clip cladding and in terms of pallet dimensions we quickly realise that an exact scale replica would be time-consuming and we push forward with the basic representation of the idea. With the modular possibilities laid to rest we are all agreed on a stand-alone approach to the cabin and its purpose.
Inspired by the manual labour of the work so far we construct in rhythmic horizontal cladding assembly. At lunch time I take the opportunity to make some final adjustments to the interior layout and Takuya takes on the task of interior furniture modelmaking. After a few minor adjustments to the floor plan the openings are resolved that seem to be limited in choices but circular form prevails and structural integrity is preserved. We leave the college last of all the groups hopeful in the fact of the simplistic rustic function of our cabin design as we trundle to the station on a real high note.

Work in progress

Tom works his magic

Floor plan

Trellis for living wall

Final layout options : An able bodied and disabled solution ..

Some last minute plot idea development

Day 5: Friday
Some last minute compilation fills the frantic morning and the focus this time is on the choice of natural insulation.
The notion of added weight becomes apparent as we’re already adding at least a ton to the mass of the building in terms of the high water storage capacity, nine PV panels and completely cladding three sides of the building : therefore, things like crushed glass and wood fibre are out but sheep’s wool, hemp, cellulose and newsprint quilts are in.
The risks of fire become apparent but in compliance to the building regs all are treated with fire retardants and insecticides, unfortunately natural insulation materials are currently up to 4 times more expensive than conventional materials and chemical treatments aren’t exactly eco-friendly.
As Chichester College and Hazelwick School arrive with the 1:5 model cabin and our poster is printed up we have a visual representation of the work done up to that point in situ.
The budget is adhered to and some last minute discussion on who should lead the presentation takes place. I am allocated the task but make my colleagues aware of the fact it is not a strong point of mine and no preparation is in place.
I have quiet confidence in the simplicity and independence of our design but I lack some technical data.
Needless to say everything I wanted to say leaves my thoughts and they are only filled with um’s and er’s. The critique goes backward and forward in a scrambled attempt to respond to some of the criticism. I definitely undersold our creation but I felt it was the least problematic simplistic effective interpretation of the Care co-op’s ethos and humanitarian direction .. It dealt with the problem of transportation and represented the robust structural integrity and deployability by having smaller portholes strategically positioned where the light requirements were most and above all offered complete independence to all services
All in all I may not have sold the technicalities of design very well but I am more disappointed in my absent-minded mention of the honour I felt to work with such forward thinking young people and in particular the carpentry legend Tom, whom without his production line approach to construction none of this would’ve been possible.
All in a steep learning curve but immensely enjoyable with some amazing people.

Presentation day

Final Presentation ..

Bibliography

Boonstra, C., Anink, D., Mak, J. and Morris, A. (1996) Handbook of sustainable building: An environmental preference method for selection of materials for use in construction and refurbishment. United Kingdom: James & James (Science Publishers).
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Mollerup, P. (2006) Collapsibles: A design album of space-saving objects. United Kingdom: Thames Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom.
Citations, Quotes & Annotations

Boonstra, C., Anink, D., Mak, J. and Morris, A. (1996) Handbook of sustainable building: An environmental preference method for selection of materials for use in construction and refurbishment. United Kingdom: James & James (Science Publishers).
(Boonstra et al., 1996)
Cohen, J.-L. (2009) Le Corbusier 1887-1965: The lyricism of architecture in the machine age. Edited by Peter Gossel. Germany: Taschen GmbH.
(Cohen, 2009)
Feireiss, L. and Klanten, R. (2009) Spacecraft: More fleeting architecture and hideouts: V. 2. Edited by Robert Klanten and B. Meyer. Berlin: Die Gestalten Verlag.
(Feireiss and Klanten, 2009)
Koenig, G. and Gossel, P. (2013) Eames. Germany: Taschen GmbH.
(Koenig and Gossel, 2013)
Mollerup, P. (2006) Collapsibles: A design album of space-saving objects. United Kingdom: Thames Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom.