The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui by Scott Flett

The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui by Scott Flett is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Āhua Tā Āhua-Toru me ngā Hua Competition Category.

RinoTā Āhua-Toru· 2023

The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui

by Scott Flett

Client: Scott Flett Architecture Workshop.

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Tā Āhua-Toru Category

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The Design

About The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui

Ko te Flett he tuhi tapiri tuanui i hoahoatia mō te kāpi hoahoa riu tū. Ka hangaia te tuhi tapiri mā te tā 3D ki te kirihou ASA, e 265 mā 50 mā 100 milimita te nui, ā, e 2 milimita te matotoru. Ka takoto te āhua ki raro i tētahi kapa kāpi, ka whakaaetia tētahi panoni ahunga, katahi ka takoto ki runga i te kapa e whai ake. Kua whakaritea te wāhanga ki te hoahoa me te tae o te kapa tuanui, ā, he pūmau te rawa ki te wera, he pūmau ki te UV, kāore hoki e whakawaipara. Ka taea te whakauru i te tuhi tapiri i runga i tētahi raupapa e ngā kaimahi ahumahi whānui, me te whāinga kia whakaitihia ngā mātotoru i ngā hononga tuanui uaua.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a The Flett Tuhi Tapiri Tuanui mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: 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.
Dimensions & Packaging: 265mm x 50mm x 100mm
2mm thick ASA plastic, color matched to roofing profile.
Tags: roof, flashing, roof flashing, 3d print, 3d printing, additive forming
Production Technology: 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.
Design Challenge: 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.
Research: 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.
Inspiration: 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.
Project Duration: 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'.
Operation Flow: 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.
Patents: 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
Team Members: Scott Flett
Image Credits: Video Credits: Chris Shurman and Charles Whittington
Image Credits: Chris Shurman and Mark Lobo