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Glass Factory

Unification of Glass Production, Logistic and InstallmentMobile Glass Factory M.G.F on Logistics

Site Casting Glass as ARCHITECTURAL EVENT @ SITE

LogisticsHistorical Context

Sites

Contemporary Model

Proposed model after 2050 -

People manifactured glass rather than super accu-rate “machines”.

Not accurate, not mass-produced, but they are all unique.

After Industrial Revolution, architectural glass production in the factory has provided stable quality of glass, and wide variety of glass forms.In the meantime, 3. 11 Tohoku Earthquake revealed that once the factories where things are produced were damaged, production process would be suspended and provoked shortage of supply. The idea represented here seeks for a new system of factory and attempts to revitalise the history of glass production, which propose the future of glass architecture, for instance, in 2050.

Development of technology suggests moving of function.

If function of factory stops, architectural produc-tion will stop too. Can a factory be functional without fixed site?

How to create a grass shed

How to create glass casting window How to create blowing glass window

Fig.1Setting up new formwork against gap between the concrete wall to pour melted glass

Fig.2Pour melted glass into gap

Fig.3Wait until the glass gets cooler

Fig.4Create a caviy / a gap in the wall at certain extent

Fig.5Use blowing technich to infill the gap

Fig.6Cut the blowing pipe off from the glass. Once it is cooled, use it as show case...etc.

How to create glass casting window

Glass Factory Unit 1: Melting + Refinning furnace Glass Factory Unit 2: Float Bath + Annealing, Cutting

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How to create long continuous floating glass

Once upon a time, glass was rather solid, colour-ful, not transparent and had materiality.

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Fig.7 Prepare formwork against roof gap

Fig.8 Pour melted glass into gap from top

Fig.9 Wait until the glass gets cooler

Fig.10Create sand mold and formwork around it

Fig.11Pour melted glass into the gap between sand mold & formwork

Fig.12Replace the sand and formwork1

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Fig.13 In order to create continuous floating glass, Glass Factory Unit 2 should be connected to Unit 1

Fig.14 Once float glass is casted it well be delivered to craftmen

Fig.15 Craftsmen will create shapes of glass

Glass Factory Unit (G.F.U.) contains factory process of glass manifacturing might be separated into different container. Unit 1 could deals with glass casting method, while mixture of Unit 1 + 2 manage to produce continuous floating glass.

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GLASS ARCHITECTURE IN 2050

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Restriction of size to be transported architectural construction & glass productionis actually NOT RELATED

Glass making event is hidden