A U X Builder

Erich Ginder StudioModel v0.3Aluminium and twinwall polycarbonate, 4 ft baysConcept, not for construction
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Build it

Start from
Units
Fit-out
Cistern
Shelf
Peg rail
Tool rail

Each unit is 1 to 4 bays. Units join end to end in a row. Flip a unit and it turns 180° into the second row: where it meets a front-facing unit, their high walls meet and the roofs form a gable over one 16 ft deep room, with its doors on the flipped unit's low wall. End options go on the ends of the front row.

What it adds up to

    Energy, power draw and hold-down are modelled: 460 W panels lying on the 14° roof, the sun's path over Seattle, about 0.6 kWh to charge a bike overnight, and a 20 psf wind on the side of the shed. Quantities come straight from the model.

    Where it goes

    Property Enter the lot and house and the builder draws them around the unit. Feet throughout; left and right as seen from the street.

    The display

    A single amber line of LEDs, one display per unit, sized to the unit: 10 modules (126") on a 3-bay unit, fewer on shorter ones. It rests on the clock, the temperature and the next sunset or sunrise, worked out for Seattle, and breaks in when something happens. Numbers are spelled out. Readings here are examples, not live data.

    Fire

    Detail A · panel, clamp bar, post

    Plan section at a wall post. The panel edges meet over the post and the screw passes between them, so there are no holes in the panels. The gap needs to be about 1/2" to leave room for the panels to grow in summer.

    OUTSIDE INSIDE 1-1/2 × 1/4 flat bar 16 mm multiwall, flutes vertical EPDM both faces 1515 extrusion (inside) T-nut in outer slot 5/16 shank (12.5 px) vs 1/4 gap (10 px): panels bear on the screw before they move. Open the gap to ~1/2". 1-1/2" ≈1"

    How it's built

    • 1-1/2" (15-series) aluminium T-slot frame, all inside the panels.
    • 16 mm twinwall polycarbonate, one sheet per bay, flutes vertical.
    • Outside, a calm grid of 1-1/2" × 1/4" flat bars clamps every panel edge, with one diagonal per bay.
    • A diagonal brace on two structural pivots in every wall and roof bay.
    • 4 ft sliding doors on a double top track, one per bay, each with its own lock.
    • 3:12 shed roof, 7'-6" at the back, 9'-6" at the doors, 20" overhang over the doors.
    • Leveling feet with wide pads; no digging.