Design-to-production workflows for CNC-knitted membranes

Yuliya Sinke; Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen; Drua Sif Simone Albrechtsen; Martin Tamke

Design-to-production workflows for CNC-knitted membranes

Yuliya Sinke, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, Drua Sif Simone Albrechtsen, Martin Tamke

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Abstract

This paper discusses the design integration of knitted textiles into architectural workflows. The increasing interest in knit as a building material asks new questions of how knit can be designed, analyzed, specified and fabricated at a large scale, with appropriate tolerances and verified performances. This paper presents a classification of two methods for fabricating 3-dimensional non-developable structural membranes with CNC-controlled industrial knitting machines: the graph method and the graded field method. It outlines the key differences in the two methods and discusses their individual benefits and limitations. It presents Zoirotia as a design case for the graded field method and describes a series of advances to this method as developed through the project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ACADIA 2022 : Hybrids & Haecceities
Publisher	Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA)
Publication date	2023
Pages	168-181
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-9860805-8-1
Publication status	Published - 2023
Event	ACADIA 2022: Hybrid & Haeccetties - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States Duration: 27 Oct 2022 → 29 Jan 2023 https://2022.acadia.org https://2022.acadia.org/

Conference

Conference	ACADIA 2022
Location	University of Pennsylvania
Country/Territory	United States
City	Philadelphia
Period	27/10/2022 → 29/01/2023
Internet address	https://2022.acadia.org https://2022.acadia.org/

Keywords

Workflow
CNC-knitting
Digital manufacturing

Artistic research

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