Convolutas Developable strips and digital fabricated lightweight architecture

Convolutas Developable strips and digital fabricated lightweight architecture

Gonzalez-Quintial, Francisco; Martin-Pastor, Andres

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The present research is mainly focused on the development of a system that wouldbe able to offer the potentiality of constructing free-form surfaces by usingdevelopable surfaces. Through a deep revision of pre-computational traditionalgeometric systems based on the classical Descriptive Geometry, after are-interpretation that design and algorithmic generation tools allow by usingcomputers and digital fabrication hardware as testing ground, a geometriccontrol process has been designed in order to offer the possibility of managingdouble-curvature complex forms and their adaptation by using developablesurfaces. The focal point of this system is proving how developable surfaces aresuitable to build architectonical elements at real scale.

The present research is mainly focused on the development of a system that wouldbe able to offer the potentiality of constructing free-form surfaces by usingdevelopable surfaces. Through a deep revision of pre-computational traditionalgeometric systems based on the classical Descriptive Geometry, after are-interpretation that design and algorithmic generation tools allow by usingcomputers and digital fabrication hardware as testing ground, a geometriccontrol process has been designed in order to offer the possibility of managingdouble-curvature complex forms and their adaptation by using developablesurfaces. The focal point of this system is proving how developable surfaces aresuitable to build architectonical elements at real scale.

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DOI: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_149

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Gonzalez-Quintial, Francisco; Martin-Pastor, Andres; "Convolutas Developable strips and digital fabricated lightweight architecture", p-585-594. In: Proceedings of 37 eCAADe and XXIII SIGraDi Joint Conference, “Architecture in the Age of the 4Th Industrial Revolution”, Porto 2019, Sousa, José Pedro; Henriques, Gonçalo Castro; Xavier, João Pedro (eds.). São Paulo: Blucher, 2019.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_149