Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age
An Oregon State University and University of Oregon Collaboration
Exploring kit-of-parts construction, the Timber Tectonics team designed and prototyped an emergency shelter using modular stressed-skin panels, facilitating building expansion and sustainable reuse in alternative configurations. The prefabricated stressed-skin wood box modules can be rapidly assembled, disassembled and repurposed into new configurations with little to no modification. The class enjoyed having the sponsorship of the... Continue Reading →
OVERVIEW: Exploring Design for Deconstruction and Reuse of panel materials, the Fall 2023 Timber Tectonics project centers on the adaptable nature of reciprocal frame construction, in which mutually supporting small members join to create a larger span than the length of individual members.The University of Oregon (UO)-Oregon State University (OSU) small groups generated several ideas... Continue Reading →
Volumetric Reciprocal Frames Nic Ernst Harvey Smith Marie Lee Lara Diehm Early designs show clearly how dense the structure becomes when using this 3D system. In order to lighten up some of the structure, pieces were elongated to allow views in and out, however there was a major concern of buckling on the elongated pieces,... Continue Reading →
Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age 