House loops: Upcycling the single-family house

dc.contributor.advisorKrumwiede, Keithen_US
dc.creatorVan Yarick, Todd Royen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T06:42:47Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T06:42:47Zen_US
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.description.abstractThe thesis takes the position that the single-family house will soon move into a consumer cycle of disposability similar to that of products like single-use cameras. This analogy suggests a new house type that uses such material and acquisition cycles to its advantage, creating a service loop within it's very production and distribution. The result is an intelligent object that has the ability to recreate itself many times over by cycling its own material components. While following existing HUD guidelines governing their delivery, construction, and removal, these house units would also be mapped with a second (a third, a fourth...) life cycle for each component material. In addition, the building would be tethered to the original manufacturer and destined for resale, to be de-manufactured and upcycled into new house units or new material products at the end of each life.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible.en_US
dc.format.digitalOriginreformatted digitalen_US
dc.format.extent55 ppen_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ARCH. 2001 VAN VARICKen_US
dc.identifier.citationVan Yarick, Todd Roy. "House loops: Upcycling the single-family house." (2001) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17476">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17476</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalRICE2727en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17476en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectArchitectureen_US
dc.titleHouse loops: Upcycling the single-family houseen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
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thesis.degree.departmentArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen_US
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