Lamella-Inspired Shape Variation

3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is considered a solution to confront both labor shortages and material waste in the construction industry. However, to realize non-standard, large-scale buildings, substantial amounts of supporting material and manual assembly are still required to print structures with significant overhangs. In response, the study draws inspiration from mushroom lamellae and proposes a […]

2024

Cadenza

Cadenza is a helical concrete stair installed in the BASF office STEP2 Unit at NEST in Dübendorf for Empa and Eawag. The stair shows how cutting-edge engineering and fabrication technology enable bespoke designs with radically new aesthetics that efficiently use high-performance materials. The stair demonstrates a structurally optimised use of material, with steps less than 20 mm thick and weighing […]

2022

Cold Production: Programming Concrete Openwork with Ice Formwork

Cold Production explores a zero-waste fabrication method for concrete that uses digitally sculpted ice as a moulding material. The project explored spatial concrete lattices and their stacking principles. Ice units were press-formed using 3D-printed multiparty moulds. The rapid and waste-free production is done in the Sub-Zero lab at -10C. The concrete was poured, cured, and […]

2019

Additive Archetypes

Additive Archetypes is a series of prototypes based on the research Dissolvable Formwork. They are the first large-scale concrete prototypes cast inside water dissolvable 3D printed formwork (3DP).  This demonstrator showcases how low-impact FDM 3D printed formwork can be used in architecture, by showcasing its use for producing load-bearing ornamented or integrative columns. CONTEXT  With the advent […]

2017

skelETHon, the Concrete Canoe

3D printed plastic formwork for a fully-functional concrete canoe. The Concrete Canoe Regatta Every other year, a two-day long concrete canoe race takes place in a city in Germany, bringing together a fun sporting competition and the latest advancements in concrete technology. This year, over 1’000 participants from universities from all over Europe raced 90 […]