Designing Parametric Timber

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    Abstract

    Non-Standard elements in architecture bear the promise of a more suitable and sustainable solutions. A new understanding of design evolves, which is focusing on relational and evolutionary approaches. Parametric design tools and computer controlled production facilitate the emerging complex spatial constructions, as they are able to imply and feedback knowledge. Whereas the story of non-standard elements and mass customization is quickly told the actual facilitation of these techniques bears a lot of unresolved questions. We undertook a design based research taking in the whole process of digital design to production of complex shaped geometry. In close cooperation with wood construction software- and machine industry we fabricated a 1:1 demonstrator show casing the potential of digital wood fabrication.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationArchitecture 'in computro' : Integrating methods and techniques
    Number of pages8
    Publication date2008
    Pages609-616
    ISBN (Print)978-0-9541183-7-2
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    EventeCAADe 2008 - Antwerp, Belgium
    Duration: 17 Sept 200819 Sept 2008
    Conference number: 26

    Conference

    ConferenceeCAADe 2008
    Number26
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    CityAntwerp
    Period17/09/200819/09/2008

    Keywords

    • technology
    • digital architecture
    • timber construction
    • digital crafting
    • cnc milling
    • CAD
    • CAM
    • parametric design

    Artistic research

    • No

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