Robotic construction
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News • Detail • 2 Nov 2023
Detail: Woven carbon and glass fiber facade of Texoversum School of Textiles
The Texoversum School of Textiles at Reutlingen University is a teaching, research, and innovation center. The new Texoversum building is part of a wider university campus expansion plan and features a highly expressive, cutting-edge woven facade. A collaboration between Munich-based architectural practice Allmannwappner, Frankfurt-based architectural practice Menges Scheffler Architekten, and Stuttgart-based structural engineers Jan Knippers Ingenieure, Texoversum is the first building of its kind with a facade of woven carbon and glass fiber tiles. The remarkable structure places textiles in the vanguard of technological development.
Brigida Gonzalez
allmannwappner
The design theme of Texoversum School of Textiles is re... More
News • News • 26 Oct 2022
So Concrete 3D-print a unique tram stop in a creative Prague district
For this unique tram stop in Prague, So Concrete successfully utilized robotic construction techniques to achieve a maximally efficient structure that uses the principles of internal force distribution or pressures and tensions in the structure. Compared to conventional technologies, the approach saves up to 60% of material in terms of economics and sustainability.
Tomáš Hejzlar
The stop is located in Prague’s 7 district, which is perceived as a progressive, modern, and creative district home to many artistic and cultural institutions.
Tomáš Hejzlar
The stop design was developed using a digital workflow based on parametric design in Grasshopper (Rhino). Different types of concrete and ap... More