Matthew Z Huber | Design Thinking
Das Sequentielle Tragwerk II
Date: Summer 2010
The project was completed as part of a summer research course under the professorship of Gramazio & Kohler, Architektur und Digitale Fabrikation, ETH Zürich in conjunction with Prof. Philippe Block, Block Research Group, ETH Zürich.
It was completed in collaboration with: Michael Knauß (instructor), Benz Hubler, Teresa McWalters, Jonas Epper, Jessica Knobloch, Sofia Georgakopoulou, Ralph Bärtschi, Michael Lyrenmann, Maria Vrontissi.
My role in the project primarily involved writing the rhinoscript (in python) that generated the geometry and developing the system by which the structure could be discretized into "chunks" and incrementally assembled. The design and assembly were performed collaboratively. Other tasks involved site analysis and structural optimization. The process from code to reality involved additive, digital fabrication using a multipurpose industrial robot, a technique being continually expanded through research at Gramazio & Kohler, Architektur und Digitale Fabrikation.
Final Installation:
Additve robotic fabrication in process:
Discrete "chunks" of the structure were fabricated roboticly and manually assembled on site:
Project Team:
