Domestic Prefabricated Wood Structure Houses
Domestic prefabricated wood structure houses are well-developed, encompassing various types and having a wide range of application scenarios. They offer high construction efficiency and significant advantages in large-span projects.
Diverse Types of Wood Structure Houses
Domestic prefabricated wood structure houses include multiple types. Beam-column structures are the core form of traditional Chinese architecture, using beams, columns, and purlins for load-bearing. Large-scale buildings such as the Forbidden City adopt this structure, carrying profound historical and cultural heritage. Light wood structures, originating from North America, form a load-bearing system through densely connected small-section dimension lumber, offering both flexibility and cost-effectiveness, suitable for various architectural scenarios. Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) achieve integrated load-bearing and insulation through composite panels, effectively enhancing the thermal insulation performance of houses and reducing energy consumption. Wooden block structures, characterized by stacked logs, are representative of traditional Russian dwellings, featuring a unique ethnic style.
Modern Wood Structures Break Traditional Limits
Modern wood structures have achieved significant breakthroughs driven by integrated material technology. New materials such as glulam enable small-sized wood to be synthesized into large-span components, breaking the traditional limitations of wood structures in terms of span. They are widely applied in stadiums, villas, and other fields, expanding the application scope of wood structure houses.
Efficient Construction of Prefabricated Assembly Houses
There are cases of prefabricated assembly house construction in China, where a perfect wooden house can be built from an empty lot in just a few days. The construction process starts with building the house chassis frame, laying floor joists, and installing wooden panels. Then, the prefabricated wall modules are moved onto the platform and erected, fixed to the base plate with nail guns. After the exterior wall frame is enclosed, internal fine division is carried out, building partition wall skeletons and laying second-floor floor beams. Finally, roof construction is performed, where huge triangular trusses are transported into place, and ground and roof workers work closely together to lift and install them on the top beams of the walls, ensuring an efficient and orderly process.
Outstanding Advantages of Large-Span Glulam Buildings
By 2026, large-span glulam buildings, with their high structural strength, flexible design, and green and low-carbon characteristics, will gradually replace traditional steel and concrete structures in cultural and tourism projects, becoming the preferred solution for newly built venues, visitor centers, and landscape bridges. For example, Shanghai St. House Wood Structure Co., Ltd. constructed a large visitor center for a southern cultural and tourism resort, using Douglas fir glulam as the main beams to achieve a 40-meter column-free space span. From design deepening, component prefabrication to on-site installation, the total construction period was only 6 months, nearly 3 months shorter than the traditional steel structure solution.
