The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga e Scott Flett

O le mamanu The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga e Scott Flett o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2023 A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Lolomi 3D.

UʻameaLolomi 3D· 2023

The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga

na mamanuina e Scott Flett

Tagata Fa'atau: Scott Flett Architecture Workshop.

Manumalo o le A' Design Award Uʻamea i le Vaega Lolomi 3D

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Le Mamanu

E Uiga ia The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga

Tusitusiga o le Tusi: O le Flett o se fa'apipi'i taualuga ua fuafuaina mo fa'aputuga fausaga fa'ata'atia tu'usa'o. O le fa'apipi'i e gaosia e ala i le 3D lomiga i le palasitika ASA, e fua i le 265 i le 50 i le 100 milimita ma e 2 milimita le mafiafia. O le fausaga e fa'apalapala i lalo o le tasi laupepa ufiufi, e mafai ai se suiga o le itu, ona fa'apalapala ai lea i luga o le isi laupepa. O le vaega ua fetaui ma le foliga ma le lanu o le laupepa taualuga, ma o le mea ua faia ai e tumau i le vevela, tumau i le UV ma e leai se oona. E mafai ona fa'apipi'i le fa'apipi'i i se fa'asologa e tagata faigaluega lautele, ma o lona fa'amoemoe ia fa'aitiitia sopo o vai i vaega faigata o taualuga.

Le Fa'ailogaina

E Uiga i le A' Design Award Uʻamea

O le A' Design Award Uʻamea na manumalo ai The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga, o se faamaoniga mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu lelei e faataunuu ai manaʻoga faapolofesa ma pisinisi e faamoemoeina mai galuega ua mamanuina lelei. O ē manumalo i le Uʻamea e faaalia ai le tomai tele, le faapitoa maualuga, le malamalama o tagata poto ma le mafai fatufatuaʻi o ē na faia. E faamoemoeina The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga e avea ma mea ua matuā vivii, mataʻina ma pelepelea e aogā ma fou. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Uʻamea e tuufaatasia ai faiga sili o le pisinisi ma e iai uiga faatekonolosi mafai ua fesoʻotaʻi ma le poto ma le taleni. Ona o lona faatuatuaina, e tatau ai The Flett Galuega Autu: Fa'apipi'i Taualuga ona faaaloalogia ma ua mamanuina e tuuina mai ai faaleleiga o le olaga e fesoasoani e faia ai e le lalolagi se nofoaga e sili atu ona lelei.

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Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.

Uiga Fa'apitoa: 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.
Fua & Fa'apipi'i: 265mm x 50mm x 100mm
2mm thick ASA plastic, color matched to roofing profile.
Fa'ailoga: roof, flashing, roof flashing, 3d print, 3d printing, additive forming
Tekonolosi Gaosiga: 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.
Lu'itau o le Mamanu: 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.
Su'esu'ega: 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.
Fa'aosofia: 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.
Umi o le Poloketi: 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'.
Fa'agasologa o Galuega: 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.
Pateni: 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
Sui o le 'Au: Scott Flett
Fa'aaloaloga o Ata: Video Credits: Chris Shurman and Charles Whittington
Image Credits: Chris Shurman and Mark Lobo