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News • Innovations • 29 Oct 2024
ITECH Research Pavilion 2024 demonstrates novel approach to bio-based hybrid architecture
The latest ITECH Research Pavilion project asks the question: “How can technology drive a balanced integration of natural resources to advance regenerative architectural systems?” The pavilion’s unique form demonstrates a novel approach to bio-based hybrid architecture: combining traditional building materials with bio-based materials, the ITECH Research Pavilion 2024 presents the amalgamation of timber and natural fibers in an imaginative form.
ITECH/ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
ITECH/ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
The project considers the architectural possibilities that result from the complementary characteristics of timber and natural fiber: timber’s compressive strength and flexib... More
News • Innovations • 16 Nov 2023
HygroShell: a self-shaping, lightweight, and sustainable wood structure
HygroShell harnesses the hygroscopic properties of wood to achieve form and structure. (A hygroscopic material is one that can absorb and release moisture from the environment.) Described as a “self-constructing timber building system,” HygroShell makes use of advanced computational methods to access the inherent shape-changing nature of timber. This self-shaping system is demonstrated via the design, construction, and production of a wide-span, lightweight shell made using individual curved wood components.
ITECH/ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
ITECH/ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart
Recent years have seen a growing interest in using timber as a construction material, replacing ubiquitous high-carbon material... More