Full-scale Prototype of a Lightweight and Robotic Incrementally Formed Copper Facade System with Standing Seam Connections

Paul Nicholas, Tim Schork, Dane Voorderhake

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Abstract

Incrementally formed thin sheet metal enables lightweight structures that integrate ornament, structure
and skin - a trajectory of architectural and structural opportunity initialized by Prouve, Junkers, and
LeRicolais. However, where previously the need for a mold has limited rigidization to contexts of mass
production, mold-less Robotic Incremental Sheet Forming (RISF) provides new opportunities for
customized and bespoke panels. This paper reports on the computational design and fabrication of a
lightweight and highly differentiated copper façade system, using RISF. Central concerns are the
challenge of integrating customized structurally responsive geometry with design constraints typical of
a metal facade, and managing the material property changes induced by the fabrication process.
Where architectural models of material typically assume stability of physical properties, geometric
change implies property change in the RISF process. This paper describes a multi-scale approach to
predictive and generative modelling that incorporates these variables within the design process at
material and structural scales, allowing for material and fabrication informed design of a 1:1 prototype.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelProceedings of the IASS Symposium 2018 : Creativity in Structural Design
Antal sider8
Publikationsdato2018
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2018
BegivenhedIASS 2018: Creativity in Structural Design - MIT, Boston, USA
Varighed: 16 jul. 201820 jul. 2018

Konference

KonferenceIASS 2018
LokationMIT
Land/OmrådeUSA
ByBoston
Periode16/07/201820/07/2018

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