WOVEN WOOD
Computationally Informed Structures
4-10 April 2016
SBODIO32 - Fuori Salone, Milan (Italy)
Tutors
Djordje Stanojevic | Msc ITECH, Digital Fabrication and Computational Design Expert at IaaC + FabLab Barcelona
Georgi Kazlachev | Msc Arch. ITECH
Professors
Barbara Piga | Prof. Architectural and Urban Simulation, Politecnico Di Milano
Eugenio Morello | Research Scientist at the Architectural and Urban Simulation - FaustoCurti , DAStU - Politecnico di Milano
Coordinator
Davide Gamberini | Ezgaat Architects
Noumena and Ezgaat Architects have organized WOVEN WOOD, a workshop to explore the performance of a timber woven lightweight structure through digital fabrication.
A thorough understanding of the limits and advantages of the elastic bending behavior of the material, inform the design process through form finding methods and the fabrication techniques. Explore multi-axial patterns and optimize the stress of the curvature through structural simulation and compute raided manufacturing. The goal is to realize and exhibit a prototype installation in scale 1:1 to activate SBODIO32 Warehouse.
Schedule
Day 1 / Monday
Introduction on woven structures
Introduction to computational tools (Grasshopper3D,Kangaroo)
Exercises on weaving with paper models
Day 2 / Tuesday
Introduction to material behavior
Exploring geometries and connections
Testing physically the material
Introduction to structural analysis (Karamba)
Defining criteria for the final design
Day 3 / Wednesday
Application of structural analysis
Testing system performance through prototyping
Day 4 / Thursday
Finalize the global design
Prototyping to tune the production
Process optimization
Day 5 / Friday
Fabrication
Day 6 / Saturday
Fabrication and Assembly
Day 7 / Sunday
Assembly
Posted Mar 09, 2016 by Elena Caneva on Rhino News, etc.