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Construction
and Construction Products Industry:
Design a home on the Net
Every flat and floor in a block of flats can be different.
Open Building offers a world of possibilities: individual
choices and solutions at the design stage of a new home.
In Finland the ideology based on open construction has been
developed by PlusKoti Oy, which is owned by the firm of architects
ARK Oy Kahri & Co. and Tocoman-Yhtiöt. Several projects
adopting the PlusKoti concept have been implemented with the
construction firm SATO Rakennuttajat Oy.
PlusKoti represents an advanced operating model in the construction
industry that is spreading wider within the industry and creating
interest abroad.
The integrated service of an architect and construction software
company and the information modelling of designs now make
it possible to control numerous options. Potential owners
design their own flat via an Internet service. The building
process involves a separate framework and interior stage i.e.
the "shell and core", which have been arranged as
independently of each other as possible.
Choices by the home owners can be clearly seen in the building's
façade. Adaptability is also essential indoors.
Published 2006
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