Jammed architectural structures: towards large-scale reversible construction
Jammed architectural structures: towards large-scale reversible construction
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DOI：
10.1007/s10035-016-0628-y
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发表时间：
2016-05-01
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2.4
通讯作者：
Kohler, Matthias
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作者：
Aejmelaeus-Lindstrom, Petrus;Willmann, Jan;Kohler, Matthias
本文在描述一个新的研究领域——堵塞建筑结构——中迈出了第一步，其中承重建筑结构是由散装材料自动聚合而成的。这种数字制造方法由苏黎世联邦理工学院的 Gramazio Kohler 研究小组和麻省理工学院的自组装实验室发起，它促进了尖端机器人制造技术和低级建筑材料的结合，将重点从已知部件的精确组装转向砾石或岩石等颗粒材料的受控聚合。由于该工艺中的结构无需额外的模板即可生产，完全可逆，并且由当地或回收材料制成，因此这种追求为可持续、经济和结构健全的建筑施工提供了一种全新的方法。由此产生的形态可以融合新颖的美学和结构能力，在数字指导下实现局部差异化的材料聚合，并具有高度的几何灵活性和最小的材料浪费。本文考虑了（1）基本研究参数，例如设计计算和制造方法，（2）物理实验的初步结果，以及（3）这项研究对统一的、材料驱动的数字设计和制造过程的架构影响。全面的实验表明，可以建造比数字制造装置的工作范围更大的建筑物大小的结构。
This paper takes a first step in characterizing a novel field of research-jammed architectural structures-where load-bearing architectural structures are automatically aggregated from bulk material. Initiated by the group of Gramazio Kohler Research at ETH Zurich and the Self-Assembly Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this digital fabrication approach fosters a combination of cutting-edge robotic fabrication technology and low-grade building material, shifting the focus from precise assembly of known parts towards controlled aggregation of granular material such as gravel or rocks. Since the structures in this process are produced without additional formwork, are fully reversible, and are produced from local or recycled materials, this pursuit offers a radical new approach to sustainable, economical and structurally sound building construction. The resulting morphologies allow for a convergence of novel aesthetic and structural capabilities, enabling a locally differentiated aggregation of material under digital guidance, and featuring high geometrical flexibility and minimal material waste. This paper considers (1) fundamental research parameters such as design computation and fabrication methods, (2) first results of physical experimentation, and (3) the architectural implications of this research for a unified, material-driven digital design and fabrication process. Full-scale experimentation demonstrates that it is possible to erect building-sized structures that are larger than the work-envelope of the digital fabrication setup.