In the fall 2022, the University of Hong Kong collaborated with the Technical University of Munich to design and construct a complex spatial timber structure simply by weaving together regular flat planks of ash wood. The research combines knowledge of differential geometry and structural design and architectural construction. The wooden planks are woven together in their “upright” and “flat” orientation, to create a highly efficient curved grid of triangles and hexagons.
The wood was sourced in the black forest. The sawmill produced simple finger jointed section of 100x25mm, which were then split in half to be bent and twisted into a spatial curvature. For this reason all inner surfaces still display the saw-roughness, while outer surfaces are smooth.
The Vault is assembled from three identical gridshells, which were prefabricated by a group of 20 students in the Design Factory 1:1.
When
Opening: 29.11.2022,17h
Where
TUM Design Factory 1:1 - Import Export
Kreativquartier, Schwere-Reiter-Str. 2h
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