The Means- robotically rod bended column

Abstract

The Means is an abstract representation of a column as an architectural artefact, as well as a demonstrator of novel computational design methods and alternative post-industrial production process by employing generative design and machine learning for material control. It is the aggregate of generic element as manufactured steel rod, which is a subject of differentiation through the process of robotic rod bending, as a part of a research led by the author (bendilicious.com). As an architectural entity, it stands in opposition to historical orders that has been ruling the column's composition and proportion and as such it is placed in contemporary, purely representational setup of outer delineation with no structural or style capacities. The project addresses the idea of a synthethic role of an architect being a designer, curator and a builder.

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The Means
Maria Smigielska (mariasni.com) , Mateusz Zwierzycki (theobject.co)
Abstract
The Means is an abstract representaon of a column as an architectural artefact, as well
as a demonstrator of novel computaonal design methods and alternave post-indus-
trial producon process by employing generave design and machine learning for ma-
terial control. It is the aggregate of generic element as manufactured steel rod, which
is a subject of dierenaon through the process of roboc rod bending, as a part of
a research led by the author (bendilicious.com). As an architectural enty, it stands in
opposion to historical orders that has been ruling the column’s composion and pro-
poron and as such it is placed in contemporary, purely representaonal setup of outer
delineaon with no structural or style capacies.
The project addresses the idea of a synthethic role of an architect being a designer, cu-
rator and a builder.
Method
Bendilicious proposes simpler to industrial- fabricaon method for fast architectural pro-
totyping by employing the roboc arm for non standard rod bending and machine lear-
ning methods for the material control. By displacing the bending procedures from rotary
table to roboc end eector, it is also reduces the number of external axis involved in
other roboc soluons. As such it also opens up the potenal of fabricaon combined
with assembly process.
Results
The column of the size 70x70x230 cm was designed with hexagonal rotaonal symmetry
of 10 linear elements. It uses full lenght of 3m standard steel rods, that are then pa-
oned into 3 or 4 shorter parts 60-120 long, each having 5-14 3d bends of unique angle.
Rods are connected with custom cut PVC connectors of varied topology according to the
complexity of the joints. Project exhibited:
-Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Tallinn EE 2017
-Creave Robocs exhibion, Ars Electronica Center, Linz AT 2018
-Tetem gallery, Enschede NL 2018
Future Work
Further developments will put more stress on versality of roboc rod bending tech-
nology (choice of materials, its size and topology -dierent metals, diameters and
proles), automaon of data aquision process and exploraon of other generave
design methods for spaceframes structures. Joinery is another topic to be explored
since so far only welding as a single materials strategy and PVC connecons were tes-
ted. On general level, data-informed design methods are being explored to build di-
gital models with bi-direconal informaon ow between design, structure, material
and fabricaon and assembly condions.
References
- roboc rod bending research: bendilicious.com
- Smigielska M.: Applicaon of Machine Learning Within the Integrave Design and
Fabricaon of Roboc Rod Bending Processes, Humanizing Digital Reality, Design
Modelling Symposium Paris (2017)
- Vasey L., Maxwell I., Pigram D. : A Near Real-Time Approach to Construcon Tole-
rances, Adapve Part Variaon, pp. 291-304, Roboc Fabricaon in Architecture, Art
and Design 2014 (2014)
- Nicholas P., Zwierzycki M., Stasiuk D., Norgaard E., Leinweber S., Thomsen M. :Ad-
apve Meshing for Bi-direconal Informaon Flows: A Mul-Scale Approach to Inte-
grang Feedback between Design, Simulaon, and Fabricaon“, Advances in Archi-
tectural Geometry (2016)
Fig.1,2: Roboc fabricaon and assembly
Fig.3: Final column, photo credit: Lise Kruusimäe, Tallinn 2017
Fig.4: Roboc rod bending schemes; geometry iteraons
Fig.5,6: Closeups of the column, photo credit: Lise Kruusimäe, Tallinn 2017
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References
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Green, A. E. and Zerna, W. 1968. Theorecal Elascity. Oxford: Oxford University
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Future Work
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Method
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Results
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Figure 1: Gridshell study by Chris Williams for Atelier One inspired by dragony
wing using Cairo le connecvity
Figure 3: Diagrams/Tables?photographs
Figure 2: Gridshell study by Chris Williams for Atelier One inspired by dragony
wing using Cairo le connecvity
Advances in Architectural Geometry 2018
Chalmers University of Technology
Gothenburg, Sweden
22-25 September 2018
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