Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Values:
• minimal use of materials
• structural efficiency
• potential for quick and cost effective construction
• natural expression of geometry
From: http://www.gridshell.it/category/structures/
Elastic gridshells
Properties:
• assemblage of members that form a grid pattern with quadrilateral cells
• internal forces have to follow a restricted number of paths
• gridshell are in axial compression
• strength through double curvature
From: http://www.wealddown.co.uk/explore/buildings/further-reading/assembling-grid/?building=301
Rigid gridshells
From: http://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/great-court-at-the-british-museum/
http://magazine.cocontest.com/2016/02/19/nature-inspired-architecture-towards-amazing-buildings/
http://aasarchitecture.com/2013/06/sutd-library-gridshell-pavilion-by-city-form-lab.html
1. Shape
Complexity levels
F1 F2 F3 F4
Simple curvature Double curvature Free form Free form with eyes
Form finding experiments
Chilton, J. (2010). Heinz Isler’s infinite spectrum form finding in design. In R. Oxman & R. Oxman (Eds.), The new structuralism : design, engineering and
architectural technologies. Hoboken, N.J: Wiley. p.70.
Otto, F. (1990). IL 25 : Experiments Form – Force – Mass 5. Institut for Lightweight Structure. Stuttgart. p.55 et p.67
Hanging chain models
From: http://dataphys.org/list/gaudis-hanging-chain-models/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214399815300011
Inversion principle
Digital exploration
S1 S2 S3 S4
Equidistance Orthogonality Deviation Intersection
Grid deformation
M1 M2 M3 M4
Homogeneity Selection Heterogeneity Composition
Wood as composite material
Softwood Hardwood
Tiré de: Ménard, Sylvain (2015) Cours 4: Essences de bois, Propriétés et produits du bois, UQAC
Material complexity
Prototyping
Demo + Workshop