Workshop

Event. Scripting. Mapping.

Mapping the event of experiencing the transition from the urban and raw construction site on Aarhus Habour to the more natural and calm area along Riisskov and the shore

Tektonik. Faglig optik.

Final Optimization

The point of departure was to optimize  a beam of plywood and reduce material consumption, but still obtaining spatial stability and structural strength. We started out with a simple geometrical design space supported in a symmetrical order which gave us a symmetric optimization.

We pushed it further in our next attempt. Placing the supportings in an asymmetrical system gave us an optimization with a more clear view of how the construction forces move to the ground. And furthermore the asymmetrical supportings gave us a diverse result with shifting direction in the structure and new spatial relations.

The final result was put through another optimization in T-splines where the discussion of how much material could be removed without losing structural strength and stability was debated.  

Our final result indicates a rethinking when considering the fabrication of an aesthetic, visible, and individual truss in future buildings. With new technology and easier and low cost production, the production of individual trusses suddenly becomes possible in a near future. 

Tektonik. Faglig optik.

Process.

Design space with loads and supportings.

Optimized design space.

Remodelled optimized design space.

Final model.