More results...

Subjects

Wander Wood Pavilion

Robots sliced the interlocking, curved wooden slats that form this sculptural bench, which is currently installed on the campus of the Vancouver’s University of British Columbia.

The temporary Wander Wood Pavilion was built during the Robot Made: Large-Scale Robotic Timber Fabrication in Architecture student workshop, held by the university’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP).

Participants included 15 architecture students and 21 external partners, who were required to fabricate and assemble a wooden installation for the university’s public green using computational tools.

In the final design, two rows of wooden slats steadily change in shape to create the structure’s outline, which curves to a peak. The exterior forms a rounded shell, partially enclosing a public bench inside.

To create this organic shape in wood, the team created a digital 3D model of the structure. This was then segmented into the individual sections that were cut using robotically controlled tools.

This experimental structure demonstrates the new capabilities of the technology to develop innovative material applications that harness the unique properties of wood to animate public spaces. Wood is a natural partner for these technologies because of the ability to easily mill and shape it with robotically controlled cutting tools.

Two rows of the wooden slats are pieced together to form the structure, with the outer layer bending inwards and then outwards. Wooden teeth on each section overlap so the pieces can be screwed together.

The pavilion was assembled by using interlocking components in combination with 2,200 rivets. The whole installation was built at the Advanced Wood Processing centre indoor wood shop and then moved in sections to the site.

The interior gradually introduces a curve that forms the bench for members of the public to rest. The slats are segmented at the base into zig-zagged sections in order to include this feature.

Small, temporary structures like the Wander Wood Pavilion are an easy and quick way for students to work with new techniques like robotic construction.

Comments

Click here to cancel reply.

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Field Trap

In this Grasshopper Dendro example file, you can use the Trap Field component from the Heteroptera plugin to generate a series of random connecting curves between two faces.

Box Ring

In this Grasshopper tutorial for beginners, you can learn how to model a parametric box ring from scratch without using any plugins.

Parametric Earrings

In this Grasshopper Kangaroo example file you can design a parametric earring using the circle packing technique.

Parametric Louver

In this Grasshopper example file you can design a parametric Louver facade using the Pufferfish Plugin.

Parametric Building

In this Grasshopper example file you can design a parametric building using the native grasshopper components.

Field Dendro

In this Grasshopper Dendro tutorial, you can learn how to create a growing mesh by defining a series of spin fields on a NURBS surface using the Heteroptera plugin.

Sphere Collide

In this Grasshopper Tutorial for beginners you will learn how to use the Sphere collide component to generate evenly distributed holes on a NURBS surface.

Circle Pack Mesh

In this Grasshopper Kangaroo example file, you can circle pack a mesh using the "TangentIncircles" component.

Twisted Torus

In this Grasshopper example file, you can utilize the Nautilus plugin to design a parametric Twisted Torus.

Torus Strips

In this Grasshopper example file, you can model twisted torus strips and convert them into a spaceframe and panels using the Lunchbox Plugin.

Mesh groove

In this Grasshopper example file, you can convert a series of curves into a mesh with a 3d groove pattern using the Nautilus and Weaverbird plugins.

Box Joints

In this Grasshopper tutorial, you will learn how to model a parametric joint on the corners of a box with controllable parameters.

Spatial Network

In this Grasshopper example file, you can simulate an optimized path from an origin point/points toward a set of targets. The strategy involves branching at diverging points.

Staircase Drawing

In this Grasshopper example file, you can model a staircase detail drawing from the plan view and easily change the parameters.

Facade Scripts

In this Grasshopper example file, you can design a parametric facade using four different techniques.

Contour Techniques

In this Grasshopper contour tutorial, we will learn how to extract a series of solids from a part of a mesh by defining the direction and length with a single line.

Millipede Pavilion

In this Grasshopper Millipede tutorial, you can learn how to model a series of smooth connecting columns to a roof and then analyze it using Millipede's Finite Element Analysis.

Kangaroo Flow

In this Grasshopper Kangaroo tutorial, you can discover how to simulate the flow of a series of particles on a solid and then convert it into a mesh.

Perlin Noise

In this Grasshopper tutorial, you can learn how to generate Perlin noise on a surface and convert it into a solid.

Structural Grid

In this Grasshopper tutorial, we will learn how to generate a structural grid from a series of grid points.

Gear & Mechanism

In this Grasshopper tutorial, we will explore how to create a simple parametric gear and a radial mechanism, and also include an example file for the Iris mechanism.

Tower Floors

Tangent Arcs

In this Grasshopper tutorial, we will learn how to create a series of parametric solids using the "Tangent Arcs" component.

Brick Wall

In this Grasshopper tutorial, we will model a parametric brick wall on a NURBS surface with a rectangular projection. We can also adjust the thickness of the bricks based on point attractors.