{"id":25403,"date":"2024-07-01T12:41:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.makeatuvida.net\/sistema-modular-de-construccion-de-estructuras-ligeras\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:52:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T09:52:50","slug":"modular-system-for-building-lightweight-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makeatuvida.net\/en\/modular-system-for-building-lightweight-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"KIT BRANCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;texto-info&#8221;]<strong>Date:<\/strong> January-June 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Design and production of a modular system for constructing lightweight structures for educational centres.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recipient:<\/strong> ISCOD Trade Union Development Cooperation Institute Foundation &#8211; UGT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>With the support of:<\/strong> Projecte FP+. Second Vice-Presidency and Regional Ministry of Social Services of the Valencian Regional Government.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Design and production:<\/strong> Makea Coop. V.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical coordination:<\/strong> Ana Grau (Trade Union Institute for Development Cooperation Foundation ISCOD) and Alberto Flores (Makea Coop).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Development:<\/strong> Mireia Juan, Lou Anne, Helbert Trotta and Alberto Flores.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos:<\/strong> Artur Kubiak.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In secondary schools and educational centres, teachers and students need flexible solutions for displaying work, raising awareness in public spaces, creating photo sets, or designing settings. However, the lack of versatile, easy-to-assemble structures limits these possibilities. The challenge of this project was to develop a construction system that would adapt to a variety of educational situations and encourage creativity in the classroom.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24685&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;kalium_lightbox&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]To meet this need, in collaboration with teachers from various educational centres in the Valencian Community, Makea designed <strong>Kit BRANCA, a modular system for building lightweight structures<\/strong>. Its design allows for simple and flexible assembly, making it easy to adapt to different uses within the educational field.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;25067&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;kalium_lightbox&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]This project, promoted by the ISCOD Foundation, was developed jointly with the educational community to ensure that it responded to the real needs of students and teachers.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24687&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;kalium_lightbox&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The process began with working sessions in which the needs of the different training cycles were grouped and analysed. Based on this analysis, the basic concepts of the system were defined, which were then tested in the field with teachers and students from four vocational training centres: Image and Sound Cycle at IES la Marxadella (Torrent) and IES Henri Matisse (Paterna), the Environmental Education and Control Cycle at IES El Saler (El Saler) and the Tourism Cycle at CIPFP Mislata (Mislata).[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24716&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;kalium_lightbox&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Throughout the process, four key principles were established for the development of the BRANCA Kit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Modularity:<\/strong> an adaptable system that can be adjusted to various educational situations that arise in schools.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Creativity and versatility:<\/strong> composed of wooden bars and metal connectors that can be used to creatively build lightweight structures for displaying projects, stage sets, and information spaces, among other things.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexibility and expansion:<\/strong> combinable with other materials and adaptable to the resources of each centre.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Teaching approach:<\/strong> a tool that encourages creativity, collaboration and learning through experimentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;24714,24691,24693&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;kalium_lightbox&#8221; speed=&#8221;2000&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24709&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The <strong>BRANCA Basic kit<\/strong> includes a <strong>cloth bag<\/strong> with <strong>28 circular beech wood slats<\/strong> in different sizes, along with a set of <strong>28 metal fittings<\/strong> that allow for XY and XYZ axis joints. In addition, an <strong>instruction manual<\/strong> printed on recycled paper and several video tutorials were provided to guide assembly and explore its possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>The system can be <strong>expanded<\/strong> with more slats and other fittings that allow for other types of connections, as well as with other elements such as wooden boards, cellular polycarbonate or metal, communication canvases, among others, which complement and expand the possibilities of the system.[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24730&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24720&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;24718&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;img_link_large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The BRANCA Kit has become an innovative teaching resource that allows educational centres to work creatively on building temporary structures. Its modular and reusable design facilitates the self-construction of exhibition spaces, stage sets and informational elements, promoting student autonomy and fostering key skills in the educational curriculum.[\/vc_column_text][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;24722,24724,24726&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;kalium_lightbox&#8221; speed=&#8221;2000&#8243; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]* If you are a representative of an educational centre and are interested in incorporating the BRANCA Kit into your work with students in the classroom, please contact us and we will provide you with information on how to obtain a kit. 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