Week 3 & 4 – Céline Barbier
Dome example
These images show how to ensure that support and load points are on a mesh used as a Karamba shell element. They build on Jeana Ripple and team's UVA 1-2 Surfaces as Shell example. Download the Rhino and Grasshopper domedemo and images. A few keys to success. Make sure all the supports and loads are targeted... Continue Reading →
Dougong Canopy
Our team agreed that we liked the aesthetic of the Japanese stacked beam systems and would like to reflect that in our first pass of the pavilion design. I thought that a combination of the stacked beams with thin cluster columns (that are braced around their midpoint) might make for an interesting pavilion that feels... Continue Reading →
Multiples + Lightness
There is something wonderful about the irony that more members can often lend themselves to a structure's light and delicate feel. Big, beefy structural beams and columns convey a sense of strength and groundedness, but many, many thin members linked together carry just as much power while still appearing to seem rather light. I was inspired by... Continue Reading →
Timber Tectonics in the Digital Age 