Two buildings, two sites, one experiment.
Within LocLab, two Modular Houses are planned, digitally modelled and built. The two buildings are based on different innovative construction concepts. The aim of the project is to study the performance of these approaches under real conditions and compare them with each other.
Planning is transdisciplinary, carried out jointly by all project partners. BIM and virtual reality models are developed for both buildings, supporting planning and analysis as well as the digital communication of research results.
The Modular Houses are designed so that the materials, constructions and technical solutions of sustainable building become visible and comprehensible. After fabrication, the modules are erected at two sites in South Tyrol – at BASIS Vinschgau in Schlanders and at the NOI Techpark in Bolzano –, used as real-world labs and then dismantled again. This also allows the project to study how building modules and materials can be reused, recovered or transferred to new contexts of use at the end of their life cycle.
Two construction concepts compared.
BASIS Vinschgau, Schlanders
Real-world lab in the Vinschgau valley – close to craft, the public and schools.
NOI Techpark, Bolzano
Real-world lab in the innovation district – close to research and business.
Glue-free timber frame wall
Largely without adhesives and synthetic seals – airtight, circular, separable.
Clay and wood-shaving insulation
Regional by-products as insulation – moisture-regulating, short transport distances.
BIM and VR models
Digital twins for planning, analysis and communicating the results.
Assembly, operation, dismantling
The modules are dismantled after use and reused.
Step by step.
Photos, videos and baseline measurements (indoor climate) will be added here as construction progresses.
Planning & digital modelling
Architecture, structure, building services and BIM model – together with all project partners.
Prefabrication of the modules
Production of the timber frame walls and the clay–wood-shaving insulation in South Tyrol.
Assembly on site
Erection at BASIS Vinschgau in Schlanders and at the NOI Techpark in Bolzano.
Operation as real-world lab
Measurement campaigns, user studies, workshops and visits.
Dismantling & reuse
Disassembly of the modules and transfer of the materials to new uses.