Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2016, 2016
This research reports on the robotic fabrication for the complex architectural geometries of thre... more This research reports on the robotic fabrication for the complex architectural geometries of three intersecting domes. The project explores systems for modules through a tessellated skin (a) of hexagonal tile modules that produce a macro geometry for a doubly curved, non-developable surface; and the smooth micro geometry of an interpolating structural rib (b) that requires a customised manufacturing of modules and their integrated joints (c). It outlines the computational workflow between geometrical conditions, structural requirements, toolpath development, and fabrication process. The research concludes with a discussion of a new module and joint hybrid informed by stereotomic and timber joint techniques, which takes advantage of the six axis robotic fabrication for a standardized multiple face joint between modules of varying sizes that enables a form and force fitting connection.
Robotic Fabrication in Architecture, Art and Design 2016, 2016
This research reports on the robotic fabrication for the complex architectural geometries of thre... more This research reports on the robotic fabrication for the complex architectural geometries of three intersecting domes. The project explores systems for modules through a tessellated skin (a) of hexagonal tile modules that produce a macro geometry for a doubly curved, non-developable surface; and the smooth micro geometry of an interpolating structural rib (b) that requires a customised manufacturing of modules and their integrated joints (c). It outlines the computational workflow between geometrical conditions, structural requirements, toolpath development, and fabrication process. The research concludes with a discussion of a new module and joint hybrid informed by stereotomic and timber joint techniques, which takes advantage of the six axis robotic fabrication for a standardized multiple face joint between modules of varying sizes that enables a form and force fitting connection.
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