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At
Hooke Park a number of the structural solutions are dependent on Epoxy
glue - which is both environment and human threatening.
It was decided at the outset that this project would seek to avoid the use
of toxic glues and treatments wherever possible.
To this end a study was defined in order to investigate the appropriate
response to any projects proposing glues as a part of their structural
strategy.
No projects proposed the use of glue so this study developed into a
theoretical rather than an applied piece of work. |
Hooke
Park, Main Workshop
(source: Gaia)
All of the
buildings at Hooke Park were developed using resin based solutions to
joints. |
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Scarf
Joint
(source: Buro Happold)
A joint developed
for the Main Workshop and for Westminster Lodge at Hooke Park, enabling
the use of longer lengths of roundpole. |
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Avoidance
(source: Gaia)
Connection plates
such as the one illustrated enable the jointing of poles without the use
of glue and, importantly, are de-mountable with all elements re-usable or
biodegradable. |
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Animal
Glues
(source: Gaia)
This image simply
serves as a reminder that certain animal product based glues may be used
with benefit in places where the high performances of the synthetic glues
are not required. |
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Vegetable
Glues
(source: Gaia)
As above. The challenge
when designing with an ecological perspective is to design such that glues
are not required, or, such that the very high strengths of the more
hazardous formulations are not required. |
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