总部位于布里斯托和伦敦的事务所Automated Architecture Ltd (AUAR)于近期完成了他们的第一个永久性居住单元设计：音乐家之屋。这座小屋占地10平方米，采用AUAR自己的模块化木材建筑系统建造。该系统整合了机器人和自动化技术，旨在提供高质量、设计精美且可持续的经济适用住房。此外，该项目还展示了AUAR系统在支持定制化设计和鼓励社区参与建造过程方面的潜力。

Bristol and London-based design and technology company Automated Architecture Ltd (AUAR) has completed its first permanent dwelling unit: Dwelling Unit for Musicians. At 10 square metres (107 square feet), the dwelling unit is constructed using AUAR’s modular timber building system, which integrates robotics and automation to provide high-quality, beautifully designed, and sustainable affordable housing. In particular, the project demonstrates the potential of AUAR’s system to support customisation and community participation in the construction process.

▼建筑外观，Exterior view

该项目的业主是布里斯托的两位音乐家，他们分别演奏大提琴和低音提琴。业主们希望将小屋作为办公室和排练空间使用，而AUAR的系统刚好能够满足他们对依据场地和功能定制特殊居住单元的需要。小屋可以在保证充足采光的前提下实现隔热和隔音，同时维持可再生的特性与低碳足迹。

Based in Bristol, the clients for Dwelling Unit for Musicians are a cellist and double bassist who will use the space as an office and rehearsal studio. They selected AUAR’s system over other backyard-unit options because AUAR’s dwelling units can be easily customized to site and use, offering a unique structure. They also feature thermal and acoustic insulation, which can be achieved while still retaining a light-filled space, as well as renewable properties and a low-carbon footprint.

▼室内概览，Interior view

作为小屋的核心，AUAR的模块化系统由可再生木材制成，可通过机器人预制并组装为居住单元。在生产过程中，机器人先将木板组装为独立的建筑模块，随后再将这些模块堆叠为易于运输的单元。在运送到指定地点后，这些单元将由当地工匠和施工方装配为最终的住宅。

利用AUAR的自动化流程，这些单元可以非常方便地根据场地特征和居住者个人的生活方式以及视觉偏好进行定制。这为当下千篇一律且难以适应当地环境的模块化住房设计提供了一种截然不同的替代方案。更为特殊的是，这些木制的建筑模块可以根据新的用途进行拆卸和重新组装，因而减少了材料的浪费，符合循环设计的原则。

At its core, AUAR’s modular system consists of building blocks made from timber, a renewable material, which are robotically pre-fabricated and assembled into dwelling units. The production chain begins when a robot assembles timber sheets into individual building blocks, then stacks the blocks into easily transportable units. These units are delivered locally to a given site and assembled by local craftspeople and builders into homes.

Using AUAR’s automation process, the units can be easily customized based on site characteristics and a given inhabitant’s lifestyle and visual preferences. This provides a radical alternative to existing modular housing approaches which are repetitive and difficult to adapt to local contexts. Uniquely, the timber building blocks can be disassembled and reassembled for other uses, therefore creating less material waste and aligning with principles of circular design.

▼AUAR的模块化系统由可再生木材制成

AUAR’s modular system consists of building blocks made from timber

▼开阔的落地窗为小屋与花园建立了视觉和物理上的连接

A large floor-to-ceiling window/door offers a visual and physical connection to the client’s garden