Platform 3D printed faade elements

Methodology for Digital Design and Additive

Manufacturing of High Performance Building Faade
Segment Optimized to Environmental Constraints

PIs: dr. Martin Fischer,

dr. Vladimir Bazjanac

Student: Natasa Mrazovic, M.Arch.Eng., lic.arch., M.CE.

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MOTIVATING ENGINEERING / BUSINESS PROBLEM

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MOTIVATING ENGINEERING / BUSINESS PROBLEM

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3D PRINTING - BENEFITS FOR THE INDUSTRY

Pilot studies show three key issues that affect how Freeform
Construction impacts traditional methods:
1) COST
2) TIME
3) VALUE ADDED

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3D PRINTING - BENEFITS FOR THE INDUSTRY

General Problems Possible Approaches to Solutions

1) Delivery components large enough for building structures = not scaled up RM

segments new systems and processes

2) Material cost and its heterogeneity integral part of new delivery systems

3) Construction speed is not greater than in traditional approaches the

automation process should be re-designed

4) A greater performance of building elements, build-in materials and

specialists applications clever innovative design

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STATE OF THE ART IN THE FIELDS RELATED TO 3D PRINTING IN DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION

Courtesy of Joris Laarman Lab

Courtesy of Berok Khoshnevis, USC Courtesy of Neri Oxman MIT

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STATE OF THE ART IN THE FIELDS RELATED TO 3D PRINTING IN DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION: ART

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STATE OF THE ART IN THE FIELDS RELATED TO 3D PRINTING IN DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION

Mbius, Landscape House Janjaap Ruijssenaars

Universal Architecture
D-shape Dini + Rinus Roelofs

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STATE OF THE ART IN THE FIELDS RELATED TO 3D PRINTING IN DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION

DUS Dutch architects/ KamerMaker XL

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IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY / KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENTS UP TO DATE:
DIGITAL TRINITY

Courtesy of Rupert Soar and Farid Fouchal

Construction Processes for the Digital Trinity (2008)

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IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY / KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENTS UP TO DATE:
OPEN SOURCE ONLINE AVAILABLE PLATFORMS

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http://n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/

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IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY / KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENTS UP TO DATE:
MATERIAL DESIGN

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IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY / KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENTS UP TO DATE:
DEVELOP PLATFORMS

A) 3D scanning B) 3D modelling C) 3D printing

123Dcatch/ Mudbox/AutoCAD Rhino/Grasshopper

Kangaroo FEA of structural Symvol : Adding new function

performance of the object (pressure) e.g. hygroscopic performance of the bulk material

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THE BIG IDEA

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PROTOTYPE AN INNOVATIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE FAADE ELEMENT AND THE PRODUCTION LINE

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PRELIMINARY DEFINED THE WHOLE PROJECT WORKFLOW FOR
PROTOTYPE AN INNOVATIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE FAADE ELEMENT AND THE PRODUCTION LINE

THEORY MODEL SIMULATE

E.G. PARAMETRIC
MODELING

VALIDATE CALIBRATE

LABORATORY TESTS - FABRICATE &

TEST PROTOTYPES/PHYSICAL SIMULATION
QUANTIFICATION MODELS IN REAL LIFE CONDITIONS DELIVERY, DEPOSITION
AND POST-DEPOSITION
BEHAVIOR MATERIAL
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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL POD

Already developed computational methodologies and technologies

for digital design and fabrication of different highly customized
objects:

1) Material-based Design Computation (MDC) by Neri Oxman at

MIT

2) Digital Materialization (DM) by Turlif Vilbrandt from UFORMIA

3) Research Projects of the Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

Research Group (3DPRG) lead by Professor Richard Hague at
the EPSRC Centre fro Innovate Manufacturing in Additive
Manufacturing, The University of Nottingham, UK

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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL POD MATERIAL BASED DESIGN COMPUTATION

SUBTERRAINS RAYCOUNTING

BEAST

CARPAL SKIN

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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL POD EPSRC CENTRE, LLNL

Courtesy of LLNL Spadaccini research group

Courtesy of EPSRC (Center for Innovative
Manufacturing in Additive Manufacturing)
Hague research group

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RESEARCH QUESTIONS

PROJECT DOMAIN REPRESENTATION GENERATION PERFORMANCE

METHOD PROCESS CRITERIA

RAYCOUNTING PHYSICAL - MATERIAL ATOM FABRICATION LIGHT-LOAD

DIGITAL - (VPF)
PHYSICAL
SUBTERRAIN PHYSICAL - FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS(FSM) LOAD-HEAT
DIGITAL -
PHYSICAL
BEAST PHYSICAL - TESSELATION MODELING COMFORT-LOAD
DIGITAL - CELL (TILING
PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR)
CARPAL SKIN PHYSICAL - MAXEL FABRICATION PAIN-LOAD
DIGITAL - (VPF)
PHYSICAL
UFORMIA/ DIGITAL - Frep (Pasko) DIGITAL ANY COMPLEX
TURLIF PHYSICAL - MATERIALIZATION FUNCTION
VILBRANDT DIGITAL -
PHYSICAL
HIGH PHYSICAL& SOLAR ENERGY-

? ?
PERFORMANCE DIGITAL - LOAD-HEAT-
HYDRO-SPECIAL
CURTAIN WALL DIGITAL - MATERIAL
SEGMENT PHYSICAL PROPERTIES???
&DIGITAL

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WORK SCOPE / METHODS / RESEARCH PLAN / RISKS / INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT

1) Identify the state of the art of related technologies, analyze and

test existing platforms with small experiments:

2) Define the gaps between the state of the art of identified

methodologies/tools/systems and necessary developments to
bridge those gaps

3) Propose/develop DT design/fabrication methodology/platform

for digital modeling and fabrication for optimized facade panel
customized to a specific site

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FUTURE RESEARCH / NEXT STEPS

THEORY MODEL SIMULATE

E.G. PARAMETRIC
MODELING

VALIDATE CALIBRATE

LABORATORY TESTS - FABRICATE &

TEST PROTOTYPES/PHYSICAL SIMULATION
QUANTIFICATION MODELS IN REAL LIFE CONDITIONS DELIVERY, DEPOSITION
AND POST-DEPOSITION
BEHAVIOR MATERIAL

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FUTURE RESEARCH / NEXT STEPS

- The performance analysis/optimization/simulation of digital models pre- and post-

material deposition of a smaller bulk material and the full scale facade panel

- Define the best suitable fabrication process

- Laboratory testing of 3D printed prototype performances in real life

- Quantification of positive environmental impact of 3D printed prototypes

- Validation and calibration of the whole design and manufacture process

- Analyze existing construction systems for building parts assembly and reason and/or
develop the most suitable technology for implementing prototypes in real life projects

- Testing the technologys application and prototypes performance in real life projects

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Courtesy of Rupert Soar

PROTOTYPE AN INNOVATIVE HIGH-PERFORMANCE FAADE ELEMENT AND THE PRODUCTION LINE

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