Granular Construction: Designed Particles for Macro‐Scale Architectural Structures

Designing the individual particles of granular materials defines novel material characteristics of the overall granular system. This opens up a range of possibilities for architectural applications that are fully reconfigurable as the particles are not bound to each other. Karola Dierichs and Achim...

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Published in:Architectural design , Vol.87 (4), p.88-93
Main Authors: Dierichs, Karola, Menges, Achim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3D‐printed particle series
Alexander Wolkow
Architecture
Construction
David Correa
discrete element modelling (DEM) simulations
Domaine de Boisbuchet in Lessac
Emergent Space
France
Gergana Rusenova
Granular materials
Hygrogates
Hygroscopic Particle
ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2015
injection‐moulding tools
Institute for Computational Design (ICD)
Integrative Technologies and Architectural Design Research (ITECH) master's thesis project
Itasca Education Partnership (IEP)
Karola Dierichs
Leyla Yunis
Materials
Matthias Helmreich
Mixed Linear Particles
Ondřej Kyjánek
Regenerative Matter
University of Stuttgart
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Summary:Designing the individual particles of granular materials defines novel material characteristics of the overall granular system. This opens up a range of possibilities for architectural applications that are fully reconfigurable as the particles are not bound to each other. Karola Dierichs and Achim Menges of the Institute for Computational Design (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart provide an overview of recent research conducted at the Institute in this field. Autonomous construction is integrated into these systems through using either extrinsic autonomous machines or intrinsic autonomous particles.
ISSN:0003-8504
1554-2769
DOI:10.1002/ad.2200