THE PACKAGED HOUSE SYSTEN represents a new.
system of planning and building with value all the way trough.
Being a true module system in all three dimensions it secures
greatest flexibility in planning and construction. It can be applied.
to many categories of buildings public or private and is adap-
table also to different materials and different climates. Residences,
offices, factories, shops, barracks, halls or hospitals can be
assembled from standard units of this system. Length ans width of a
building are unlimited. Two-story buildings may be annexed by one-
story buildings. Parts of a building or a whole second story may be
cantilevered or set back. Flat roofs or pitched roofs may be build.
as required. Thus any designer can use this flexible system to satis-
fy his own or his client's architectural conceptions as well as the
requirements of the respective region. All the standard parts can be
easily stored, transported or assembled without any expert advise by
simbly following the directions of use which will accompany the deli-
very of a building just as in any other case of packaged goods for
common use.
Six types of penels only - wall, door, window, floor, ceiling and roof
panels with some additional minor parts, represent the entire produc-
tion. All these six types of panels are constructed on substantially
the same standard frame. Two, three or four panels can be connected
along their bevelled edges around a common axis. The panels can be
used vertically,horizontally, laterally and even for sloping roofs
whether they form angles or corners.
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All the panel units are tightly connected with each other by a
connector" without using any nails, screws, hooks or glue for the
assembly. The erection can be done by unskilled laborers who simply
have to hammer in the tightening wedges.
The system as presented here uses a panel module or 3-4" fitting
favorably a door, a windor, e corridor, a staircase or a bed. Columns,
girders, joists, staircases, flat or pitched roof's all meet the nor-
mal standard connection with "wedge connectors".
The only structural lumber used for the row house specified in the
following drawings is 2 x 3 and 2 x 4 out from stock sizes of 10 or
16 lengths respectively. No dimension lumber for girders or joiste
is needed at all. The peculiar function of the "wedge connectors"
secures for a group of 2 x 3's or 2 x 4's the strength of otherwise
henvy timber.
The peculiarities of this system (patents pending) is its flexibility
resulting from its uniform frames and from the wedge connector".
The rest of the building material to be used for walls, floors,
ceilings and roof may vary according to local and individual require-
ments. No panel has any protruding parts. They are built entirely.
flush, each taking the thickness of less then 3" only, avoiding any
waste in shipping space.
In the same way as a building has been assembled it may be demounted
and reused with high salvage value. The small number of component
parts of this system can be applied for an infinite variety of
building types and building designs.
BM
LUMBERSCHELULE for two one bedroom units in a one story row house
Penel Description Number Framing together Siding together
of units per unit BM
per unit
26
11,5
29,5
260,0
Ext. Wall Panels.
Int. Wall Panels:
Window Panels
Window Panels.
Ext. Loor Panels
Int. Door Panels
10
20
8
4
4
14,5
14,5
13,0
15,5
13,0
145,00
290,0
104,0
62,0
92,0
118,0
52,0
6
13,0
78,0
Frames
104,0
13,0
14,5
20,0
29,0
22
440,0
1640
16,0
640
64,0
37,2
9.3
22
18,0
Frames with Plumbing.
Floor Panels
Floor Panels
Floor Panels
Ceiling Panels
Ceiling Panels
Ceiling Panels
Roof Panels
Roof Trusses
Standard Center Frames
Standard Center Frames 2
13.5
396,0
54,0
28,0
7,0
26
18,0
468,0
72,0
18,0
54,0
10,0
20,0
Silla or Bens
37
6,0
222,0
4,0
Sills or Beams
Sills or Beams
24,0
38,4
12
3,2
214
2781,6
Framing
Siding
Grid
Space is 20 5/8"x43'4" = 870 sqft.
allowed 5ft BM per sqrt. space=
4350,0 BM
2781,6
470,0
286,0
3537.5 BM
470,0
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SECTIONALIZED CONSTRUCTION
FOR TEMPORARY DWELLING UNITS
NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY
FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY
TYPE TDU-1
THE PACKAGED HOUSE SYSTEM
BY KONRAD WACHSMANN & WALTER GROPIUS
GENERAL PANEL CORPORATION
GRAY-BAR BUILDING NEW YORK CITY
