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The aim of this research is to showcase processes and methodologies for the design and development of long-span, core-less wound structural building elements for architectural applications. Departing from established, iterative design methods and a linear digital toolchain, integrative design strategies incorporate parameters like material and fabrication constraints, structural performance and architectural design from the very beginning, establishing feedback loops. This approach seems particularly promising with the architectural application of high performance, long-span fibre components in mind, given their vast range of different and often antagonistic requirements. Building upon previous research in the realm of fibre composites conducted at the Institute for Computational Design (ICD), novel strategies and methods for the design and development of long-span fibre composite components are discussed, based on the 2019 BUGA fibre pavilion, a full scale glass and carbon fibre structure developed for the Bundesgartenschau - a garden fair in Heilbronn, Germany.
Rather than going deep into the technicalities of the project, the authors strive to provide an overview of the design process on the fibre component level, explicating design strategies and exposing the mutual, multidirectional flow of information across different disciplines.
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The authors would like to express their gratitude to the entire scientific development and robotic fabrication team, including students and support staff, who helped to complete this project. The research has been partially supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany´s Excellence Strategy – EXC 2120/1 – 390831618.
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Zechmeister, C., Bodea, S., Dambrosio, N., Menges, A. (2020). Design for Long-Span Core-Less Wound, Structural Composite Building Elements. In: Gengnagel, C., Baverel, O., Burry, J., Ramsgaard Thomsen, M., Weinzierl, S. (eds) Impact: Design With All Senses. DMSB 2019. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29829-6_32
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