Aiming to support the current research on bending-active plate structures, this
paper discusses the topic of form-finding and form-conversion and presents examples
to illustrate the formal and structural potential of these design strategies.
Following a short introduction into the topic, the authors reflect on the specific
challenges related to the design of bending-active plate structures. While previous
research has mainly focussed on a bottom-up approach whereby the plates
first were specified as basic building blocks and the global shape of the structure
resulted from their interaction, the main emphasis of this paper lies on a possible
top-down approach by form-conversion. Here, the design process starts with
a given shape and uses surface tiling and selective mesh subdivision to inform
the geometrical and structural characteristics of the plates needed to assemble
the desired shape. This new concept entails some constraints, and the paper
therefore provides an overview of the basic geometries and mechanics that can
be created by following this approach. Finally, to better demonstrate the innovative
potential of this top-down approach to the design of bending-active plate structures, the authors present two built case studies, each of which is a proof of the concept that pushes the topic of form-conversion in a unique way. While the first one takes advantage of translating a given shape into a self-supporting weave pattern, the second case study gains significant structural stability by translating a given form into a multi-layered plate construction.
%0 Book Section
%1 lamagna2016bendingactive
%A La Magna, Riccardo
%A Schleicher, Simon
%A Knippers, Jan
%B Advances in Architectural Geometry 2016
%C Zürich
%D 2016
%E Adriaenssens, S.
%E Gramazio, F.
%E Kohler, M.
%E Menges, Achim
%E Pauly, M.
%I vdf Hochschulverlag
%K 2016 architecture bending-active engineering geometry itke knippers magna plates schleicher structure
%P 170 -186
%R DOI 10.3218/3778-4
%T Bending-Active Plates: Form and Structure.
%X Aiming to support the current research on bending-active plate structures, this
paper discusses the topic of form-finding and form-conversion and presents examples
to illustrate the formal and structural potential of these design strategies.
Following a short introduction into the topic, the authors reflect on the specific
challenges related to the design of bending-active plate structures. While previous
research has mainly focussed on a bottom-up approach whereby the plates
first were specified as basic building blocks and the global shape of the structure
resulted from their interaction, the main emphasis of this paper lies on a possible
top-down approach by form-conversion. Here, the design process starts with
a given shape and uses surface tiling and selective mesh subdivision to inform
the geometrical and structural characteristics of the plates needed to assemble
the desired shape. This new concept entails some constraints, and the paper
therefore provides an overview of the basic geometries and mechanics that can
be created by following this approach. Finally, to better demonstrate the innovative
potential of this top-down approach to the design of bending-active plate structures, the authors present two built case studies, each of which is a proof of the concept that pushes the topic of form-conversion in a unique way. While the first one takes advantage of translating a given shape into a self-supporting weave pattern, the second case study gains significant structural stability by translating a given form into a multi-layered plate construction.
%@ 978-3-7281-3778-4
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abstract = {Aiming to support the current research on bending-active plate structures, this
paper discusses the topic of form-finding and form-conversion and presents examples
to illustrate the formal and structural potential of these design strategies.
Following a short introduction into the topic, the authors reflect on the specific
challenges related to the design of bending-active plate structures. While previous
research has mainly focussed on a bottom-up approach whereby the plates
first were specified as basic building blocks and the global shape of the structure
resulted from their interaction, the main emphasis of this paper lies on a possible
top-down approach by form-conversion. Here, the design process starts with
a given shape and uses surface tiling and selective mesh subdivision to inform
the geometrical and structural characteristics of the plates needed to assemble
the desired shape. This new concept entails some constraints, and the paper
therefore provides an overview of the basic geometries and mechanics that can
be created by following this approach. Finally, to better demonstrate the innovative
potential of this top-down approach to the design of bending-active plate structures, the authors present two built case studies, each of which is a proof of the concept that pushes the topic of form-conversion in a unique way. While the first one takes advantage of translating a given shape into a self-supporting weave pattern, the second case study gains significant structural stability by translating a given form into a multi-layered plate construction.},
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title = {Bending-Active Plates: Form and Structure.},
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