DE DOOLHOOF: TENSIONED FABRIC CANOPY
The temporary roof canopy for open-air theater (OLT) De Doolhof in Tegelen, Netherlands, ensures a dry stage all summer long. The canopy is a tensioned membrane structure that is assembled and disassembled each year for peak season from April to October. This project was built by Polyned. Summum Engineering provided form finding and structural engineering services. READ MORE
[DESIGN FOR] ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY FOR MODULAR TIMBER STRUCTURES
This research demonstrates a novel robotic assembly system for the construction process of modular timber structures. In addition to the significant environmental, design and fabrication-related benefits of those structures, segmented timber shells in particular are highly material efficient and suitable for large-span applications. READ MORE
ITECH STUDIO PAVILION
The project is developed by the studio class 2019/20 of the ITECH program at the University of Stuttgart. Main goal of the project is to design a multi-story column-slab timber system expanding the potentials of computer aided design (CAD) and digital fabrication. READ MORE
BEND_IT
Bend _it is a small-scale testing equipment designed and prototyped as a part of seminar subject, Computational Design and Digital Fabrication at ITECH course, University of Stuttgart. Curvature is directly proportional to geometrical stiffness and therefore increases the load bearing capacity of a structure. However, it is difficult to fabricate curved geometries. READ MORE
AGENT BASED EXPLORATIONS FOR FORM-FINDING OF FABRIC FORMWORK
An Agent based form finding process was developed as a part of seminar subject, Computational Design and Digital Fabrication at ITECH course, University of Stuttgart. Fabric due to its flexible nature provides great potential as formwork to cast concrete shells. The project proposes a form-finding method for fabric-formwork by incorporating structural behavior in a bottom-up manners. READ MORE
ASYMPTOTIC GRIDSHELL
The project was developed as a part of seminar subject, Form and Structure at ITECH course, University of Stuttgart. The project aims to combine insights from differential geometry and structural engineering to explore the design and form finding process of asymptotic gridshells. Asymptotic grid networks can be materialized as bending active lamellas, forming gridshells with negative curvature. READ MORE
ARCHITECTURAL BIOMIMETICS
The project was developed as a part of seminar subject Architectural Biomimetics at ITECH course, University of Stuttgart. Stony corals (Scleractinia) are studied as a biological role model to abstract architectural concepts. They live in colonies and build up reefs in shallow tropical oceans. Polyps are individual coral animals, which secretes calcium carbonate and thereby creates the exoskeleton for polyp, called corallite. READ MORE
SHELL-SLAB SYSTEM
The research project was done at Schafbock Design + Workshop, Ahmedabad, India. Fabric formwork system exhibits great potential to construct concrete shells. But fabric needs a support framework which helps it to attain and maintain the desired shape under concrete loads. A lightweight bending active spline framework can be employed as a support system for the fabric formwork. READ MORE
BAMBOO GRIDSHELL
The bamboo gridshell was designed and constructed by 3rd and 4th year design students at Navarachna University. The workshop aimed to teach students various hands-on bamboo construction techniques. During the course of workshop, they were able to understand the material buildup of bamboo and how crucial it is to design with the sense of its fiber density and direction. READ MORE
ROBOWEB : FREE-FORM GRIDSHELL
The research was carried out during research internship at Digital Fabrication Laboratory, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Porto. It investigates gridshell structures which tries to break from the more conventional grids patterns, by incorporating robotic fabrication to realize the complex construction and, eventually, exploring a higher degree of design freedom of its lattice. READ MORE
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF FABRIC FORMWORK
The 6-month research thesis evaluates the performance of locally available woven geotextiles as formwork material. Woven geotextile fabrics have excellent potential as a formwork material. Because of its permeable nature, it has a property of eradicating surplus water and air-voids from the concrete while concreting. Fabric being extremely lightweight is therefore easy to handle. READ MORE
BAMBOO-PAPERTUBE PAVILION
The pavilion was constructed by 1st year Bachelor’s in Architecture students at CEPT University. We as instructors helped the students to design and construct the pavilion. The project aimed to offer students learning about the sequence of construction, pre-fabrication processes, hands on working knowledge and connection techniques with various building materials. READ MORE
GEODESIC DOME
The geodesic dome is designed and constructed by students of Faculty of Technology at CEPT University. The idea was to design and build a structure which visually represents the forces inherent in the system. The tension and compression members are detailed in such a way that they visually represent the language of these forces. READ MORE
PAPERTUBE VAULT
Inspired form the projects done by the Architect Shigeru Ban, a 7m long and 3m high saddle shaped vault was designed with papertubes. The project was a result of the team effort made by students at CEPT University. But due to lack of understanding of the building material and making errors in its structural design and construction, we were unable to execute it successfully. READ MORE
BAMBOO TENSEGRITY STRUCTURES
Different Tensegrity structures with bamboo are explored during elective course at CEPT University and an internship at Bambooroo, a bamboo design and construction firm based in Chiang Mai, Thailand. A 15 feet high tensegrity tower with bamboo and steel cables is constructed during the elective course. READ MORE
Anand Shah 