Modular prefabricated houses

Modular prefabricated houses, with a load-bearing structure made up of interconnected vertical and horizontal metal structural modules.

The anti-seismic structural modules are made of stainless steel, and alternatively of structural steel.

The typologies range from single-family houses on one floor to four-story buildings with sixteen apartments.

Some of the modular structural elements are pre-assembled to form pre-structures.

The assembly of the individual structural elements and pre-structures takes place on site, with mechanical joints, dry without mortar or adhesives, following planned sequences.

The structural modules and pre-structures form the building's earthquake-proof load-bearing structure, connected to the base.

The non-structural parts of the house are then installed on the assembled structure: acoustic and thermal insulation, secondary walls, windows and doors, vertical and horizontal cladding both internal and external, and all types of systems.

The specifications define windows, doors, coverings, sanitary fixtures and systems.

Prefabricated earthquake-resistant buildings, with modular steel structures, are designed using comprehensive 3D files. The DWG files needed to produce the individual components are then simultaneously generated from the comprehensive 3D files.

This technique reduces the construction times of buildings, since in the factory different production processes are carried out separately and simultaneously.

With the exception of the concrete bases, which are made in advance, there are no other elements that require downtime for the mortar and concrete to mature.

The structural and accessory parts, produced in the factory, are shipped and assembled both in Italy and abroad.

Welding is performed only in limited cases; the joining of structural building modules, as mentioned, is mechanical.

The mechanical joint is highly safe, due to its resistance to seismic shocks, it makes the structure elastic and also allows, over time, any structural renovations and expansions of the building with relative ease.

Some metal modules, if required by the specifications, are armoured, so as to create safe rooms and refuge areas.

The constraints on the base of the load-bearing structures are damping, energy-absorbing, or elastic, up to special constraint systems.

The weight of the load-bearing metal structure of a prefabricated modular building is significantly lower than that of the structure of current equivalent buildings.

The lower weight makes the building even more resistant to strong seismic shocks.

The supporting metal structure also acts as a Faraday cage.