The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri by Scott Flett

The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri by Scott Flett is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Demir Baýragy in 3D Çap Görnüşleri we Önümleri Dizaýny Competition Category.

Demir3D Çap· 2023

The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri

by Scott Flett

Client: Scott Flett Architecture Workshop.

A' Design Award Demir Baýragy Winner in 3D Çap Category

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The Design

About The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri

Flett — dik tikişli binagärçilik örtükleri üçin niýetlenen üçek örtük bejerisidir. Bu bejeri ASA plastikasyndan 3D print usulynda öndürilýär, ölçegleri 265x50x100 millimetr bolup, galyňlygy 2 millimetrdir. Onuň görnüşi bir örtük listiniň aşagyndan geçip, ugur üýtgetmäge mümkinçilik berýär, soňra bolsa indiki listiň üstünden gaplanýar. Bu bölek üçek örtük listiniň profiline we reňkine gabat gelýär, ulanylýan material bolsa ýylylyga durnukly, UK şöhlelerine çydamly we zäherli däldir. Bejeri hünärmenler tarapyndan yzygiderli oturdylyp bilner we üçekdäki kynçylykly birleşme ýerlerinde suw akmalaryny azaltmagy maksat edinýär.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Demir Baýragy

The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri A' Design Award Demir Baýragynyň ýeňijisidir; bu gowy dizaýn edilen eserlerden garaşylýan hünär we senagat talaplaryny kanagatlandyrýan gowy dizaýnlara berilýän abraýly ykrarnamadyr. Demir ýeňijileri döredijileriniň uly başarnygyny, ýokary ugurlaşygyny, hünärmen düşünjesini we döredijilik ukybyny görkezýär. The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri uly baha berilýän, haýran galynýan we söýülýän, amaly we täzelikçi eser bolmagy garaşylýar. A' Design Award Demir Baýragyny gazanan bu dizaýn pudagyň iň oňat tejribelerini birleşdirýär we bilim we zehin bilen baglanyşykly ukyply tehniki aýratynlyklara eýedir. The Flett Üçek Örtük Bejeri jikme-jikligi üçin hormatlanylýar we dünýäni has gowy ýere öwürmäge kömek edýän ýaşaýyş hilini gowulandyrýan zatlary hödürlemek üçin dizaýn edilendir.

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