ICD Research Assistant as Computational Designer
| Date | 2020-04-03 |
|---|---|
| Organization | ICD - University of Stuttgart |
| Director | Achim Menges |
| Manager | Dylan Wood |
| Team | Daniel Nunes Locatelli, Nils Opgnorth |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Link | Urbach Tower at ICD University of Stuttgart |
I was the computational designer for a project similar to the Urbach Tower. The proposal, however, did not move forward because of the pandemic, I suppose. Nonetheless, it was interesting to understand the computational strategy to generate the geometry for a self-curving cross-laminated timber plate. The trick here is to work with cylinders because timber’s natural curvature happens perpendicular to the direction of the fibers.
© University of Stuttgart, ICD/ITKE
© University of Stuttgart, ICD/ITKE
I also worked on some as-built drawings for the Urbach Tower itself. Because of this, Dylan taught me all the constructive details for this project and also how they added multiple sensors to monitor and track the environmental behaviors on the structure.
© University of Stuttgart, ICD/ITKE
Dylan Wood’s research at the ICD was about the natural self-shaping properties of timber when it dries. You can check Dylan Wood’s TED Talk to understand more about the process here:
