Dolls House 2025: Major Update

 

Earlier this year we spent a number of weeks working on a significant project involving our technology, as we attempted to rebuild and then fully furnish a Dolls House for the junior school students at Auroa Primary School.

It was always the intention to repair the original item and replace the pieces while maintaining as much of the original as possible.   The more that we investigated this and started the process, particularly with the chipboard that made up the bulk of the item the more that we realised this was not really possible.  MDF when it becomes wet becomes 'fluffy' and cannot be returned to its original state.   This was the case in a number of places for the original dolls house.

As a result we have undertaken an entire rebuild of the structure using the laser cutter to create the sides.   The junior students from the classroom used the printers to create the furniture to fit inside the dolls house, as the dimensions for the replacement are still valid and would work with the new structure.

The material that the students designed could then be inserted directly into the new .   This project has been completed with precision and accuracy and the students primary role has been to put the pieces together once they have been cut.

The final step for this project, now that the structure has been built will be to seal it, to ensure that it lasts for as long as possible and then combine it with the 3D printed furniture so it can be used in the junior classroom.

The dimensions of the project are extremely large as it is a regular full scale dolls house.  The laser cut measures 1200mm across the front, has a depth of 400mm and is 600mm high split into two levels.   Stairs and dividing walls for each of the sections of the house are going to be added.