Elastic Timber Gridshell
This thesis presents a design-oriented methodology for the design, optimization and construction of sequentially erected elastic timber gridshells.
Rotating Cell Attractor
In this grasshopper example file you can model a series of parametric cells rotating based on their distance from a point attractor.
Timber Gridshells
This paper describes timber gridshell design methods and building techniques. The authors’ experience with such projects is used to highlight the advantages of timber gridshells. Relevant built examples are presented and their formfinding and analysis methods are discussed.
Curved Mass Timber
In this thesis, a novel approach for the manufacturing of curved timber building components is proposed and analyzed.
Box Morph Pattern
In this grasshopper example file You can use the box morph technique to generate a parametric pattern on an arc.
Actively Bent Grid Shells
In this paper, a ‘facilitating’ numerical framework is introduced in which, for a given continuous reference shape, a geometrically similar discrete model is found by implementation of a six degree of freedom formulation of the Dynamic Relaxation method, to handle members bending and torsional stiffness.
Inflating Kangaroo Bench
In this Grasshopper example file you use the Kangaroo2 plugin to simulate a contoured inflating bench .
Parametric Weave Bench
In this grasshopper example file You can model a parametric bench by using a pattern on a radial base surface.
Inflated Kangaroo Mesh
In this Grasshopper example file you use the Kangaroo2 plugin to simulate a parametric inflated mesh .
Robotic Prefabrication
This thesis demonstrates the conception of the worldwide first double-story robotically assembled timber structure, explain its fabrication processes including an integrated envelope, and conclude by analyzing the robotic fabrication technologies in terms of their efficiency and structural and functional capabilities and limits.
Kangaroo inflated Structure
In this grasshopper example file You can model an inflated structure using the Kangaroo2 plugin.
Bespoke Timber Frame
This paper presents methods and techniques to robotically prefabricate timber frame modules. The key challenge of this research lies in enabling the digitally informed and fabricated spatial assembly of timber beams into prefabricated timber frame modules.
Kangaroo Tensile Structure
In this grasshopper example file you can simulate a parametric tensile structure by using the kangaroo2 plugin.
Timber Voronoi Shells
This paper introduces a variant of the timber grid shell, the timber Voronoi shell, whose surface is reticulated by Voronoi tessellation and whose edges are made of discrete dimensional timber. This work explores form-finding methods of the Voronoi shell as a compressive funicular shell.
Hamiltonian Path
A Hamiltonian path is a path in an undirected or directed graph that visits each vertex exactly once. In this grasshopper example file you can use the GraphTheory Simulations from the LEAFVEIN Plug-in to create a Hamiltonian Path with Platonic Solids.
Hygromorphic Self-Shaping Wood
In this study, They show a way to overcome the mentioned limitations by self-shaping gridshell systems, focusing on orthogonal and interconnected narrow wood bilayer strips.
Rabbit Fractal Shade
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the Rabbit plugin in order to create a tree like fractal structure and then use the Kangaroo2 plugin to generate a tensile-like mesh as a shade.
Pufferfish Displace Mesh
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the Pufferfish Displace Mesh component to deform a mesh and create a wave like 3d pattern.
Wooden Pavilion Gridshell
In the article two interacting aspects of collaborative design are described: shaping of the form and the rational use of materials. Form shaping will be analyzed on the basis of pavilions. The material aspect of this paper is concerned with the use of wood in contemporary construction.
Wave-form Lamp
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the native Grasshopper components to deform a set of circles and generate a wavy surface for a ceiling lamp design.
Folding roof structure
In this grasshopper example file You can design a parametric folding arc roof structure by changing the parameters.
Development of Gridshells
This paper summarizes the design and engineering work that went into the construction of a remarkable building that is a 9000m2 curved roof structure from 5 cm square timber laths which built in 1990.
Rotating Polygon Pattern
In this Grasshopper example file you can use the Anemone plugin combined with Pufferfish to model a rotating parametric polygonal pattern.
Fractal Attractor Curves
In this grasshopper example file you can change the size of a series of hexagonal cells based on their distance from a fractal curve by using the Anemone plugin.
Lloyd’s Voronoi relaxation
Lloyd’s algorithm, also known as Voronoi relaxation, finds evenly spaced sets of points in subsets of Euclidean spaces. In this grasshopper example file you can create a Voronoi pattern by using the Anemone plugin combined with the Lloyd’s algorithm.
Spin Force Contour
In this grasshopper example file you can create a series of contours from a spin force applied to a base surface.
Elastic Gridshell
This paper presents the design and construction of a 36m2 gridshell, the rigidity of which is achieved
through the bending of an initially flat grid of 210 reclaimed skis.
3d graphic statics Table
In this grasshopper example file you can use the 3d graphic statics Plug-in to convert a Pyramid into a compression only structure and use it as a table.
Space Frame Attractor
In this grasshopper example file You can model a parametric space frame structure and convert it into a smooth singular mesh using the Kangaroo2 plugin.
Structural Optimization
This paper proposes indicators to evaluate a priori the quality of design space of gridshells covered with different patterns for these fabrication constraints.