Gaudi's Puffy Jacket: A Method for the Implementation of Fabric Slump Casting in the Construction of Thin-Wall Funicular Vault Structures

Maxwell, IJ; Pigram, DA

Gaudi's Puffy Jacket: A Method for the Implementation of Fabric Slump Casting in the Construction of Thin-Wall Funicular Vault Structures

Maxwell, IJ Pigram, DA

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Publisher:: Springer Verlag
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Proceedings of Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014, 2015, pp. 61 - 77
Issue Date:: 2015

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dc.contributor.author	Maxwell, IJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pigram, DA	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Block, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Knippers, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Mitra, NJ	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Wang, W	en_US
dc.date	2014-09-18	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Proceedings of Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014, 2015, pp. 61 - 77	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-319-11417-0	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/35705
dc.description.abstract	This paper describes a method for the production of thin-wall funicular (compression-only) structures from unique double-curved concrete components via a novel slump casting technique. The technique deploys fabric formwork within simple two-dimensionally cut frames to enable the efficient production of the unique parts necessary to tessellate form-found funicular geometries. Through the realisation of a high-tech / low-tech ecology of production, the paper seeks the reestablishment of generative pathways between each domain in the design-to-production cycle: architecture, engineering and fabrication. The method and resulting case study pavilions are situated within the historical trajectory of architectural form finding, specifically, the realisation of masonry vault structures.	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer Verlag	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Advances in Architectural Geometry Conference	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7_5	en_US
dc.rights	This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Proceedings of Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7_5.	en_US
dc.rights	This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Advances in Architectural Geometry Conference. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7_5.	en_US
dc.title	Gaudi's Puffy Jacket: A Method for the Implementation of Fabric Slump Casting in the Construction of Thin-Wall Funicular Vault Structures	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.location	The Netherlands	en_US
utslib.location.activity	London	en_US
utslib.for	1201 Architecture	en_US
dc.location.activity	London
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Architecture
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.consider-herdc	true	en_US
pubs.finish-date	2014-09-21	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	The Netherlands	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.start-date	2014-09-18	en_US

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This paper describes a method for the production of thin-wall funicular (compression-only) structures from unique double-curved concrete components via a novel slump casting technique. The technique deploys fabric formwork within simple two-dimensionally cut frames to enable the efficient production of the unique parts necessary to tessellate form-found funicular geometries. Through the realisation of a high-tech / low-tech ecology of production, the paper seeks the reestablishment of generative pathways between each domain in the design-to-production cycle: architecture, engineering and fabrication. The method and resulting case study pavilions are situated within the historical trajectory of architectural form finding, specifically, the realisation of masonry vault structures.

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