| We
have to get well into Design Development [link] with
the first postUsonian design in order to produce
a
credible study plan [link] and
to know what the cost-time parameters
of a prototype will be. |
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Development for the VCH Executive Offices [link],
once we had the final floor plan determined, took
about
three
months.
The complexity
of this project and a postUsonian are about the
same. This means that a basic concept of the building
has to be articulated by mid june (2004) if we
are to accomplish our September 16th objective
of having
a publishable
Study Plan. It is a safe estimate
that there will be about $50,000 in time, fees
and costs to get the project to this point. At
$150 a Study Plan [link],
we will have to distribute 334 of them to recapture
the costs of getting the first design
to this point. After the prototype, of course,
we can produce the the Design/Build Manual [link] which
will contain the detailed cutting lists, with manufacturing/building
sequencing schedules, and time and material costs
for each aspect of the project. This Manual, will
be
adequate for a single owner to make their own house
(with the addition of a site plan and consideration
of local conditions) and/or for a local architect-builder
team to economically perform
tradition services
on an
owner’s
behalf
- or, for a developer to build one speculatively.
The Manual will assume the Swimming Pool Method [link] to
the maximum degree feasible for an owner-built
one-off effort. A turn-key effort on the part of
the postUsonian
ValueWeb [link],
Renascence Homes [link],
will employ this method to a far greater degree
[link].
In areas of production density (such as a geographic
area or when a subdivision of postUsonians are
planned [link])
the full method can be employed and the increasing
returns [link] accomplished
that will radically reduce costs. |
| The
model is like a boat that has been designed so
that is can be owner-built, built by a local shop
or built my the manufacturer that designed it in
the first place. This model has been successfully
employed by the modern boat building industry [link]. |
| The
Usonian One prototype has to be designed so that
it can successfully accommodate the full production
range between a local one-off construction project,
employing common tooling, all the way to component
fabrication
in a manufacturing facility and shipping
to a remote site and employing appropriate local
finish by the owner or ValueWeb contractor crews.
The Design Development work has to to “solve” for
the
problems
associated
with
this range of building means. The WorkConservatory
project will prototype [link] a
great number of these procedures and protocols [link]. |
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