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BURST*008
BURST*008
11, West 53rd Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
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Other Projects by GAuthier Architects
BURST*008
11, West 53rd Street, Manhattan, New York, NY, United States
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2008
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
BURST*008 was commissioned by MoMA and installed as part of the exhibition Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. Built in just ten weeks, four off-site and six on-site, the project evolved from the award-winning BURST*003, constructed several years earlier in North Haven, Australia. At MoMA, the BURST* identity expanded beyond its original “sunburst” name, derived from the surface-applied flower graphic, to become both a functional skylight and a literal construction method: the structural ribs burst open on site before being lowered onto the moment frames anchoring the house to the ground.
Further innovations in BURST*008 include a prefabricated structural insulated panel (SIP) skin system that provides a highly insulated self-supporting architectural envelope. As an alternative to mass-produced versions of domestic life that reduce prefab houses to varying arrangements of boxes, each BURST* iteration generates spatial individuality, expanding the architectural potential of affordable, prefabricated construction. The system functions like a kit of parts, enabling the creation of distinct, customized homes from small, interlocking components.
Image credit: Richard Barnes and the architect
Further innovations in BURST*008 include a prefabricated structural insulated panel (SIP) skin system that provides a highly insulated self-supporting architectural envelope. As an alternative to mass-produced versions of domestic life that reduce prefab houses to varying arrangements of boxes, each BURST* iteration generates spatial individuality, expanding the architectural potential of affordable, prefabricated construction. The system functions like a kit of parts, enabling the creation of distinct, customized homes from small, interlocking components.
Image credit: Richard Barnes and the architect
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