Biomimetic Lightweight Timber Plate Shells: Computational Integration of Robotic Fabrication, Architectural Geometry and Structural Design

Oliver David Krieg (), Tobias Schwinn (), Achim Menges (), Jian-Min Li (), Jan Knippers (), Annette Schmitt () and Volker Schwieger ()
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Oliver David Krieg: University of Stuttgart, Institute for Computational Design
Tobias Schwinn: University of Stuttgart, Institute for Computational Design
Achim Menges: University of Stuttgart, Institute for Computational Design
Jian-Min Li: University of Stuttgart, Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design
Jan Knippers: University of Stuttgart, Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design
Annette Schmitt: University of Stuttgart, Institute of Engineering Geodesy
Volker Schwieger: University of Stuttgart, Institute of Engineering Geodesy

A chapter in Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014, 2015, pp 109-125 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The research presented in this paper pursues the development and construction of a robotically fabricated, lightweight timber plate system through a biologically informed, integrative computational design method. In the first part of the paper, the authors give an overview of their approach starting with the description of the biological role model and its technical abstraction, moving on to discuss the computational modelling approach that integrates relevant aspects of biomimetics, robotic fabrication and structural design. As part of the validation of the research, a full-scale, fully enclosed, insulated and waterproof building prototype has been developed and realized: The first building featuring a robotically fabricated primary structure made of beech plywood. Subsequently, the methods and results of a geodetic evaluation of the fabrication process are presented. Finally, as the close collaboration between architects, structural and geodetic engineers, and timber fabricators is integral to the process, the architectural and structural potentials of such integrative design processes are discussed.

Keywords: Plate Structure; Finger Joint; Sand Dollar; Spring Coefficient; Plate Shell (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7_8

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