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Abstract
This paper presents design workflows for the representation, analysis and fabrication of braided structures. The workflows employ a braid pattern and simulation method which extends the state-of-the-art in the following ways: by supporting the braid design of both pre-determined target shapes and exploratory, generative, or evolved designs; by incorporating material and fabrication constraints generalised for both hand and machine; by providing a greater degree of design agency and supporting real-time modification of braid topologies. The paper first introduces braid as a technique, stating the objectives and motivation for our exploration of braid within an architectural context and highlighting both the relevance of braid and current lack of suitable design modelling tools to support our approach. We briefly introduce the state-of-the-art in braid representation and present the characteristics and merits of our method, demonstrated though four example design and analysis workflows. The workflows frame specific aspects of enquiry for the ongoing research project flora robotica. These include modelling target geometries, automatically producing instructions for fabrication, conducting structural analysis, and supporting generative design. We then evaluate the performance and generalisability of the modelling against criteria of geometric similarity and simulation performance. To conclude the paper we discuss future developments of the work.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Humanizing Digital Reality : Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017 |
Editors | Klaas De Rycke, Christoph Gengnagel, Olivier Baverel, Jane Burry, Caitlin Mueller, Minh Man Nguyen, Philippe Rahm, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen |
Publisher | Springer |
Publication date | 2017 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-981-10-6610-8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-981-10-6611-5 |
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Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017: Humanizing Digital Reality - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles (ENSA-Versailles), Paris, France Duration: 13 Sept 2017 → 20 Sept 2017 https://www.design-modelling-symposium.de |
Conference
Conference | Design Modelling Symposium Paris 2017 |
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Location | Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Versailles (ENSA-Versailles) |
Country/Territory | France |
City | Paris |
Period | 13/09/2017 → 20/09/2017 |
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Artistic research
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Projects
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flora robotica: Flora Robotica: Societies of Symbiotic Robot-Plant Bio-Hybrids as Social Architectural Artifacts
Hamann, H., Ayres, P., Schmickl, T., Wojtaszek, P., Stoy, K., Kernbach, S., Wahby, M., Divband Soorati, M., Heinrich, M. K., Zahadat, P., Hofstadler, D. N., Skrzypczak, T., Wadurkar, S., Nielsen, S. A., Veenstra, F. & Kuksin, I.
01/04/2015 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research