FOR THE DOWN PIPE CONCEPT, WE BELIEVE THAT CARDBOARD POSTAL TUBES WOULD BE SUIT THE FUNCTION WE REQUIRE. THE AUSTRALIAN POST WEBSITE LISTS THREE SIZES OF TUBES AS DEPICTED ABOVE. TO BEST REPLICATE A DOWN PIPES, VISUALLY AND IN TERMS OF FUNCTION, MAILING TUBE Tu2 OR MAILING TUBE Tu3 WOULD BE MOST SUITABLE FOR THIS APPLICATION. 

BEHIND THE WAXED CARDBOARD WILL BE A CARDBOARD FRAME MADE FROM POSTAL TUBES AND INSERTED INTO EACH OTHER IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO STUD WALL CONSTRUCTION WITH NOGGINGS TO ADD STRENGTH TO OUR WALL.

THE POSTAL TUBES TO BE USED FOR THE WALL SHOWN TO SCALE IN A 1200mm X 1200mm SQUARE WALL. EACH TUBE WILL BE COATED IN SURF WAX FOR WATER RESISTANCE TO THE CARDBOARD. THERE WILL ALSO BE A WINDOW ADDED TO THE WALL.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS HOW WE PLAN TO USE WAX CARDBOARD BEHIND THE POSTAL TUBES TO ACT AS A LAYER OF WATER PROOFING TO KEEP THE INSIDE OF THE WALL DRY, MAKING THE WALL USABLE.

 

THE MODEL SHOWS TO SCALE OUR PLAN OF HOW WE WISH TO USE CARDBOARD CYLINDERS HALVED WITH EVERY SECOND ONE BEING FOR DOWN PIPES AND THE OTHERS WILL HAVE EARTH. THE RAMMED EARTH WILL ADD THERMAL MASS TO THE WALL AS WELL AS STRENGTHENING THE WALL.

         FOR THE BASE OF THE WALL, WE ARE USING A TIMBER SHIPPING PALLET. THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION OF MOVING CONSUMER ITEMS TO DISTRIBUTERS, A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THESE PALLETS WILL BE CRUSHED AND DISCARDED AS A CONSEQUENCE. FOR EVERY ONE TONNE OF PRODUCT THAT REACHES US AS CONSUMERS, 30 TONNES OF WASTE IS PRODUCED THROUGH THE MANUFACTURING AND TRANSPORT PROCESS – ADDITIONALLY, 98% OF THESE PRODUCTS ARE DISCARDED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. 

        USUALLY, THESE PRODUCTS ARE TURNED INTO MULCH OR KINDLING FIREWOOD, HOWEVER, A COMPANY OUT OF DANDENONG SOUTH HAVE BEEN RECONDITIONING AND REPURPOSING THESE OTHERWISE REDUNDANT PALLETS. WASTE CONVERTERS WILL ‘REPLACE ANY MISSING BOARDS AND LOOSE BOARDS NAILED. WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE YOUR COMPANY LOGO IF REQUIRED.’

        FURTHERMORE, SHIPPING PALLETS HAVE BEEN RECENTLY BEEN USED FOR DOMESTIC PURPOSES TO CREATE LOUNGES, TABLES ETC. A GROWING COMMUNITY OF RECYCLERS EVEN HAVE COMPETITIONS TO DEMONSTRATE THE UNIQUE AND CREATIVE WAYS THEY HAVE REPURPOSED TIMBER PALLETS.

http://wasteconverters.com.au/PalletsandCrates.php 20.03.2014

TO CONNECT ELEMENTS OF THE WALL TOGETHER IN A METHOD THAT IS BOTH STRONG AND WATER PROOF, HOT GLUE PROVIDES A VIABLE SOLUTION. SIMILAR TO THE SURFBOARD WAX, THE GLUE CONTAINS RESIN AND WAX, IN COMBINATION WITH ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATE AND VARIOUS POLYAMIDES.

THE HOT GLUE STICKS ARE A FORM OF THERMOPLASTIC, WHICH REFERS TO A MATERIAL THAT WHEN HEATED ABOVE A SPECIFIC TEMPERATURE, IT BECOMES PLIABLE AND THEN RETURNS TO A SOLID STATE WHEN COOL. HOWEVER, WHEN FROZEN, IT EXHIBITS SIMILAR PROPERTIES TO GLASS, BECOMES FRAGILE AND CAN SHATTER. OTHER EXAMPLES OF THERMOPLASTICS INCLUDE CONTACT LENSES, PLEXIGLASS, PLASTIC FURNITURE AND CAN EVEN BE FOUND IN SOME WALL PAINTS.

THIS TYPE OF PLASTIC CAN BE REHEATED, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RESHAPED, WHICH ALSO MEANS THIS MATERIAL CAN BE RECYCLED. 

http://www.globalspec.com/learnmore/materials_chemicals_adhesives/plastics_elastomers_polymers/thermoplastics_thermoplastic_resins
18.03.2014

THIS IS CARDBOARD TUBES JOINED IN THE SAME WAY WE PLAN TO FOR OUR FRAME BEHIND THE WAXED CARDBOARD AND HALF TUBE EXTERIOR. 

18/03/2014 - http://blog.spoonflower.com/staff-challenge/

TESTING HOW EFFICIENT WAX IS AS A WATER REPELLENT ON POSTAL TUBES, POSTAL TUBES ARE A POSSIBILITY TO BE USED AS THE EXTERNAL CLADDING FOR OUR WALL. THE WAX REPELLED THE WATER QUITE WELL OFF OF THE TUBE RESULTING IN THE TEST BEING SUCCESS.

TO PROTECT THE CARDBOARD TUBES AGAINST WATER IN THE TEST, WE WILL ADEQUATELY COAT THE HALF TUBES IN GENERIC SURF BOARD WAX. THE COMPOSITION OF THIS WAX IS COMPLETELY NATURAL AND IS BOTH CHEAP AND QUICK TO PRODUCE. THE THREE INGREDIENTS REQUIRED ARE BEES WAX, TREE RESIN AND COCONUT OIL, WHICH IN TURN PROVIDE THAT PROTECTIVE COATING WE WILL REQUIRE.

16.03.2014 - http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Surf-Wax

WAXED CARDBOARD IS A TYPE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD THAT IS LINED WITH POLYETHYLENE, IT’S RARELY USED BY CONSUMERS AND IS FAVOURED BY RETAILERS FOR SHIPPING PRODUCE TO PREVENT MOULD CONTAMINATION AND INSECT INFESTATION

RECYCLING PLANTS CAN’T RECYCLE WAXED CARDBOARD LIKE THE RECYCLING PROCESS OF REGULAR CARDBOARD OR PAPER – THIS IS DUE TO THE POLYETHYLENE COATING

AS A RESULT OF THIS PRODUCT BEING USED COMMERCIALLY FOR SHIPPING PRODUCE AND THE INABILITY TO BE RECYCLED, THERE ARE LARGE QUANTITIES ENTERING LAND FILL SITES.

THE CONCEPT OF USING THIS PRODUCT TO PRODUCE A WALL FOR WEATHER RESISTANCE PURPOSES COULD EXTEND THE PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

TESTING THE EFFECTS WATER HAS ON WAXED CARDBOARD

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WALL AND WINDOW FRAME POSSIBLE FLASHING DETAIL. CONTACT FILM WILL BE PLACED OVER THE WALL CUT OUT TO PREVENT THE EXPOSED CARDBOARD FROM POSSIBLE WATER DAMAGE.

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THIS IMAGE DEPICTS THE WALL/BASE JUNCTION. THE WALL WILL SIT FLUSH TO THE EDGE OF OUR TIMBER PALATE AND WILL BE PROPPED UP ON EACH SIDE USING TIMBER MEMBERS AS SUPPORT.

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THIS IMAGE DEPICTS THE WINDOW/WALL JUNCTION

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HERE'S A SADLY COMICAL YET COOL WAY TO USE CARDBOARD, COMBINED WITH WATERPROOFING AGENTS TO PROVIDE A SWIMMING POOL. WE CAN INVESTIGATE THIS METHOD OF WATER PROOFING FOR OUR CARDBOARD WALL. IT GOES TO SHOW THAT CARDBOARD CAN ALSO BE USED TO HOLD WATER, AS WELL AS KEEP IT OUT ENJOY..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsAxyxDOAS0

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AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS "NEVER WET" PRODUCT I FOUND IT TO NOT BE VERY PRACTICAL ON A WALL AS IT WOULDN'T LAST MORE THAN AN ENTIRE DAY... (EVEN THOUGH ITS ONLY 5 MINUTES FOR THIS PROJECT, IT WOULDN'T BE WISE TO GO WITH IT) DESPITE THAT FACT, IT IS STILL A COOL CONCEPT SO ENJOY...

Original Video: Sourced from Youtube.com
Never Wet Superhydrophbic Spray-on Coating

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CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES WHERE EVEN CONSTRUCTED BY INDIGENOUS CULTURES USING BAMBOO TO CREATE BASIC FRAMES. WE SHOULD TAKE THIS SIMILAR APPROACH BUT INSTEAD USING CARDBOARD. ANOTHER GOOD IDEA IS THE FACT THEY WERE BUILT ON RAISED PLATFORMS TO HELP PROTECT FROM RAIN AND FLOODING... THIS PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE ADOPTED INTO OUR WALL AND WE COULD USE A PALLET.

Google: Aboriginal building methods
http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-architecture

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EVERY SECOND CARDBOARD TUBE CAN BE FILLED WITH RAMMED EARTH TO ADD TO BOTH THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE WALL AND ANOTHER LAYER OF THERMAL MASS. AS RAMMED EARTH CAN BE CONSTRUCTED ON-SITE IT WILL BE EASY TO ACCOMPLISH WITH MINIMAL TRANSPORT AND TIME COSTS. BEING SOURCED FROM THE GROUND IT IS VULNERABLE TO WATER DAMAGE, SO WE WILL NEED TO MAKE SURE TO PROPERLY WATER PROOF THE INTENDED TUBES IF WE TAKE THIS APPROACH.

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LOOKING CLOSELY, WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM THE SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BIKE FRAME. IN THIS DETAIL WE CAN SEE HOW TWO CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN INSERTED INTO EACH OTHER AND THEN FIXED, CREATING A STRUCTURE. WE CAN APPLY THIS METHOD OF THINKING AND PRACTICE TOWARDS OUR CARDBOARD TUBE FRAME WALL. WE WILL NEED TO INTERLOCK THE COMPONENTS OF THE WALL JUST LIKE THIS BIKE FRAME DETAIL.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=hENRY+jAMES+bICYCLES&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=LBcVU4SVDKT_iAf9h4HQDg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=624#q=tube+bike+frame+detail&tbm=isch&facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=UUjgBj824iJtWM%253A%3BQbmGjjJwWP2suM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fgeorgenaterry.com%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2012%252F12%252FKeynoteScreenSnapz001.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fgeorgenaterry.com%252Ftriaxial-tension%252F%3B585%3B442

 

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RESEARCH: SHIGERU BAN + HERMES

THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS DESIGN USING CARDBOARD TUBES IS THE INTERWOVEN PAPER FORMING THE CLADDING OF THE HOUSE. ALTHOUGH NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS PROJECT, THE STRUCTURE OF USING MORE HORIZONTAL MEMBERS THROUGH THE WALL TO CREATE A MORE SOLID WALL WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TESTING FASES OF THE DESIGN PROCESS. 

http://www.designboom.com/design/shigeru-ban-hermes/
03-03-2014

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USING EARTH AS INSULATION. EARTH PRODUCES A COST EFFECTIVE INSULATION PRODUCT FOR THE HOME, ALSO BEING THE MOST ECO FRIENDLY SOLUTION. EARTH BEING SO HEAVY ALSO COMBINES WITH THE CARDBOARD TUBES TO CREATE THE STRUCTURAL ADEQUACY WE REQUIRE WITH THE WALL CONSTRUCTION. 

www.earthbagbuilding.com
03/03/2014

 

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ITS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT USING SEMI CIRCULAR TUBES AS AN INTERNAL CLADDING CREATES VAST ACOUSTIC OPPORTUNITIES.THIS ARRAY OF TUBES DISPERSES NOISE AND IS USED ACROSS THE WORLD AS AN AFFORDABLE SOUND PADDING SYSTEM. THIS MEANS WE CAN PROVIDE ACOUSTIC QUALITIES TO OUR WALL, AS WELL AS IT BEING AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION. 

Google: Cardboard Acoustic Wall. 03/03/2014

 

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