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Additive Formwork (2022-12)

Examining Design, Fabrication Space and Resolution for Bespoke Concrete Elements

10.1007/978-3-031-11232-4_22

 Naboni Roberto,  Breseghello Luca
Contribution - Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology, pp. 249-260

Abstract

In the era when the construction industry urges a paradigm shift towards more sustainable and efficient building solutions, the paper describes the design scenarios opened by 3D printed reusable formworks in the production of bespoke building scale concrete elements as a solution to the formal and technical limitations of the conventional manufacturing processes. Combining the latest advances in computational design and Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) 3D printing technology, the paper presents and discusses an exploration and assessment of the higher design freedom given by the use of Additive Formwork for architecture through an experimental setup, where the design and fabrication of a series of morphologically diverse concrete panels were carried out. As a method of assessing the geometric freedom enabled by the employed fabrication technology, it is presented as an explorative design strategy that translates into multiple outputs with distinct and complementary features within the manufacturing process's characteristics high-precision control over section, curvature, inclination and detailing. Through an analysis of the digital models’ geometric features and an assessment of the precision of the manufactured artefacts, the results prove that combining FDM 3D Printing and concrete is a viable fabrication technique for bespoke elements, opening to unexplored aesthetics and design solutions that can potentially improve structural and material efficiency of concrete construction.

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1 Citations

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    Robotic Sand Shaping for Reusable Formworks:
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BibTeX 
@inproceedings{nabo_bres.2022.AF,
  author            = "Roberto Naboni and Luca Breseghello",
  title             = "Additive Formwork: Examining Design, Fabrication Space and Resolution for Bespoke Concrete Elements",
  doi               = "10.1007/978-3-031-11232-4_22",
  year              = "2022",
  pages             = "249--260",
  booktitle         = "Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology: Smart Techniques in Urban Planning & Technology",
  editor            = "Haşim Altan and Samad M. E. Sepasgozar and Abdullateef Olanrewaju and Francisco José García-Peñalvo and Alessandro Gaetano Severino and Tiko Iyamu and Ju Hyun Lee",
}
Formatted Citation

R. Naboni and L. Breseghello, “Additive Formwork: Examining Design, Fabrication Space and Resolution for Bespoke Concrete Elements”, in Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology: Smart Techniques in Urban Planning & Technology, 2022, pp. 249–260. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-11232-4_22.

Naboni, Roberto, and Luca Breseghello. “Additive Formwork: Examining Design, Fabrication Space and Resolution for Bespoke Concrete Elements”. In Advances in Architecture, Engineering and Technology: Smart Techniques in Urban Planning & Technology, edited by Haşim Altan, Samad M. E. Sepasgozar, Abdullateef Olanrewaju, Francisco José García-Peñalvo, Alessandro Gaetano Severino, Tiko Iyamu, and Ju Hyun Lee, 249–60, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11232-4_22.