Case study

QUADROR STRUCTURE

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 QUADROR STRUCTURE

QuaDror: A structural support system.

New. Simple. Versatile.
QuaDror is a new space truss geometry that unfolds manifold design
initiatives and can adapt to various conditions and configurations.

The Story of QuaDror

In 2006, while experimenting in the workshop, Dror discovered a
serendipitous geometry. Initially inspired by the aesthetic and flexibility
of this versatile form, he soon realized the structural integrity of the
interlocking members. The unique space truss geometry - now named
QuaDror - is made from the assembly of four identical L-shaped pieces,
either thin resulting in a trestle structure, or thick resulting in a solid
panel. The collapsible system allows for rapid assembly and a transition
from closed and flat to open and self-standing.

Four years of inspired and diligent investigations in a collaborative and

experimental environment have allowed the team to develop a unique
structure that can adapt to a variety of conditions and configurations.
These range from product design, trestle structures, dwellings, dividing
walls, sound barriers, and more. Some applications take advantage of
its load-bearing capabilities, while others capitalize on its acoustic
properties, ease of manufacturing, collapsibility and energy
performance. Boosted by a team of experts, the studio conducted
inter-disciplinary research and rigorous analysis, to soon discover the
overwhelming strength of the geometry coming from the most
simplistic physical force. The geometry revealed five development
direction for applications with endless possibilities; dividing, dwelling,
trestle, fenestration and artistic installation. These enabled designs
reflect an ever-changing world where contextual factors and
technological resources are shifting definitions of architecture, design,
and the traditional boundaries between disciplines.

Our goal
“Our goal is to inspire change. Working with creative and innovative
experts from various fields, we aim to share and implement this
geometry in urban design, architecture, philanthropic work, and public
art. When realizing that the system could potentially bring a
groundbreaking solution to the global issue of habitat, we were eager
to complete our experimentations and share this discovery with the
world”

says Dror.

Business Opportunities

1. To create collaboration with companies and organizations from

various industries to bring QuaDror products to the market.
The QuaDror system lends itself to many different uses and scales.
Some applications take advantage of its load bearing ability, others for
its ease of manufacturing, collapsibility, and more. Several product and
architectural designs were developed utilizing the wide scope of
applications that this geometry allows; including self standing panels
for interior use, and exterior barriers of different kinds, architectural
frame systems, and urban design elements. The QuaDror system incites
innovative thinking. Its structural versatility and efficiency enables
design solutions for various industries and for projects of various scales.
Each benefits from its economical and environmental performance.
QuaDror is led by Dror Benshetrit, who invented the geometric
designed figures, which can be used for construction, habitat, urban
design, and more.

2. To license the rights to manufacture products or systems using the

QuaDror patented geometry.

The QuaDror geometry unfolds manifold design initiatives within

multiple scales both in physical size and programmatic complexity. It
embodies the idea of reuse or multi-use applied to intellectual material
and physical systems, and takes advantage of an expertise across
disciplines. The QuaDror system is available for regional licensing with
option of exclusivity for a limited period of time. Our policies vary
according to the purpose and use, whether it isfor philanthropic
endeavors or commercial applications.
Advantages

Dividing—from road to room

Main advantages

· Self-standing panels

· 43° tipping angle

· Every single panel has the stability and load-bearing capacity of a cube
with only 1/5 of the volume

· The collapsibility of the rotomolded wall allows saving over 50% space
in transportation and storage in comparison to typical self-standing
jersey barriers

· Tremendous acoustic properties due to the shape of the geometry

· The irregular shape of the constructed wall reduces sun reverberation

· The panels can be pre-manufactured and shipped flat, reducing both

construction time and use of heavy machinery on-site.

Frame system—buildings of all kinds

Main advantages
· Comparable to an internal diagrid, the diagonalized QuaDror elements
provide vertical and lateral support for efficient member design
· QuaDror elements are made from axially loaded, dual-purpose
members

· The bearing of the structure is spread to many points consistent with

spread footings or plates on grade

· No uplift exists in the structure, which means no anchoring or

modification of temporary grounds

· The Quadror elements are perfectly suited for gravity loads

· The use of typical I-beams for beams and columns

· The performance of the structural support systems lies partially in its

collapsibility (self-opening from flat to 3d space truss) and its structural
efficiency (which allows for less material)

· Pyramid-, dome- and other polyhedra-solutions for shelters often

don’t maximize an urban density grid, whereas QuaDror can co-exist
with cuboids and rectangular frames

Relief structure—To improve precarious living conditions

A universal kit of parts for an easy-assembly housing structure with

great performance

Social impacts
· A didactic solution to empower the local communities by providing a
guide and the tools to build their own living environment utilizing local
material
· The QuaDror relief structure allows great flexibility of design for the
envelop of the final building. The aesthetic is not forced upon a
community by a foreign culture.

Structural system performance

· Easy to build

· Structural efficiency with great resistance to environmental challenges,

such as meteorological and geological perturbations

· The collapsibility of the structural support system allows shipping

efficiency

· 1750 QuaDror relief structure kits can fit in one 40-feet container (i.e.
1750 QuaDror homes)

· Environmental performance: the collapsibility of the units and the use

of local material allow for low-carbon footprint and great energy
efficiency