The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku na Scott Flett

ʻO The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku na Scott Flett he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2023 A' Design Award Hao ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Paʻi ʻEkolu Ana a me Huahana Paʻi ʻEkolu Ana.

HaoPaʻi ʻEkolu Ana· 2023

The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku

na Scott Flett

Mea Kūʻai: Scott Flett Architecture Workshop.

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E Pili Ana iā The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku

Kikokikona Puke: ʻO ka Flett he pale ua no ke kaupaku i hoʻolālāʻia no ka uhi hale kūkulu kū pālua. Hana ʻia kēia pale ma ke ʻano paʻi 3D me ka plastik ASA, a he 265 i ka 50 i ka 100 mika ka nui, a he 2 mika ka mānoanoa. Hoʻokomo ʻia kēia ʻāpana ma lalo iho o kekahi papa uhi, hāʻawi ʻia i kahi hoʻololi kuhikuhi, a laila uhi ʻia ma luna o ka papa aʻe. Hoʻohālikelike ʻia ka ʻāpana i ke ʻano a me ke kala o ka papa kaupaku, a he paʻa ka mea kūpono i ka wela, kūpaʻa i ka UV, a ʻaʻole ʻawaʻawa. Hiki ke hoʻokū ʻia kēia pale ma ke kaʻina hana e nā limahana kūkulu hale maʻamau, a i mea e hōʻemi ai i ke kahe wai ma nā wahi kaupaku paʻakikī.

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Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā The Flett Ka Hana Nui: Pale Ua no ke Kaupaku no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

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Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.

Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa: The Flett Flashing is the world’s first 3D printed roof flashing. 3D printing allows the flashing to perfectly match any specified roofing profile and colour and permits junctions between roofing sheets of different pitches to be installed without difficulty. This invention makes architectural cladding quicker, easier and cheaper to install and represents a step change for the roofing and cladding industry.
Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili: 265mm x 50mm x 100mm
2mm thick ASA plastic, color matched to roofing profile.
Nā Lepili: roof, flashing, roof flashing, 3d print, 3d printing, additive forming
ʻEnehana Hana: The Flett flashing is produced with 3d printing or additive forming.
I designed a mold that under-laps the sectional profile of standing seam cladding sheet, permits any change in direction and then overlaps the sectional profile of an subsequent sheet.
I developed an additive manufacturing process that consistently produces a robust product that is thermally stable, UV stable, nontoxic and color matched to the roofing sheet.
I developed an installation method that allows the sheets to be installed in sequence and quickly. The installed product looks clean, simple and aesthetically consistent.
Pilikia Hoʻolālā: Architectural Cladding is installed by specialist trade personnel. This generally requires decades of experience, is time consuming and as a consequent is expensive. This often leads to architectural cladding being priced out of commerciality. With the Flett Flashing, this can be installed by carpenters, builders or other trades without the requirement of a specialist trade.
Noiʻi: The Flett Flashing aspires to catalyse a global rethink of roof design.
The world has only modestly changed the way it designs roofs since the invention of corrugated iron in 1829.
Roofs are at the very essence of shelter. Our shelter, and built environment as a whole, needs to respond to its environment.
This is particularly applicable in Australia, where the homes are still often styled on European and American homes. Australia deserves to have a roof design that suits its conditions.
The Flett Flashing is this Australian design. It not only gives greater creative options to architects and better solutions for builders but it also responds to our unique environmental challenges, and way of life.
Everyone knows someone whose roof has leaked. It is one of the most common building defects and even minor damage causes an immense financial burden. The Flett Flashing aims to prevent this problem.
Hoʻoulu Manaʻo: Traditional Metal Roofing or Architectural Cladding continues to be an enduring method of cladding throughout the world. One of the design challenges of using architectural cladding is how to resolve junctions. The issue is that each standing seam panel is asymmetrical and must be installed in sequence. There is currently no product on the market for architectural cladding that facilitates a quick change in direction. This has been done by hand for hundreds of years. The design challenge is to create a durable and aesthetically pleasing flashing suitable for standing seam cladding that is quick and easy to install.
Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana: The project started on January 2017 and is ongoing.

The Flett Flashing has been installed on a house that I built in Hobart, Tasmania.

The Flett flashing is a derivative of 4 years of relentless design iterations and constant printing. The form is the result of over 1000 days of improvement.

I am continuing the commercialisation of this invention in Sydney at the UNSW start up hub: 'Founders'.
Kaʻina Hana: I hope to inspire the world to improve roof design.
I am the first architect in the world to have designed a 3d printed roof flashing. I am also the first builder in the world to have manufactured and installed a 3d printed roof flashing.
I have shown that architects can have more design options and builders have more solutions. I have demonstrated that 3d printing belongs in the collective site toolbox.
Australia, and the world, has a problem with leaking roofs. Difficult junctions and poor roof design are the leading causes of roof leaks. My design addresses this problem.

The Flett Flashing can be tailored to suit multiple profiles, responding to design requirements of its local environment, enabling application to a wide range of locations.
Nā Palapala Kuleana: Patented. Patent No 2020314005. Year 2020. Australia
Trademark: 2022. Scott Flett Architecture Workshop

Flett: Australian Trade Mark Registration No. 2217228
The Flett Flashing: Registered Design 201915882
Australian Patent: 2020314005
PCT/AU2020/050728
Nā Lālā Hui: Scott Flett
Nā Kuleana Kiʻi: Video Credits: Chris Shurman and Charles Whittington
Image Credits: Chris Shurman and Mark Lobo