Bits and Pieces: Digital Assemblies: From Craft to Automation

Retsin, Gilles

doi:10.1002/ad.2410

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“…The discrete design agenda has played a pivotal role in transitioning from strict modularity to adaptive modular construction. In this approach, fully functional and intricate buildings are assembled from serially repeating, rearrangeable sets of generic discrete elements, each treated as an individual entity with clear boundaries [78]. This approach diverges from the serialized production of identical units or generic solutions; instead, it relies on the combination and variation of purposefully designed parts to achieve customization and adaptability through scalable principles [79].…”

Section: Principles Of Modularity In Timber Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contemporary Strategies for the Structural Design of Multi-Story Modular Timber Buildings: A Comprehensive Review

Tenório,

Ferreira,

Belafonte

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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Modular timber construction embodies a pioneering and eco-friendly methodology within the building sector. With the notable progress made in manufacturing technologies and the advent of engineered wood products, timber has evolved into a promising substitute for conventional materials such as concrete, masonry, and steel. Beyond its structural attributes, timber brings environmental advantages, including its inherent capacity for carbon sequestration and a reduced carbon footprint compared to conventional materials. Timber’s lightweight nature, coupled with its versatility and efficiency in factory-based production, accelerates modular construction processes, providing a sustainable solution to the growing demands of the building industry. This work thoroughly explores contemporary modular construction using wood as the primary material. The investigation spans various aspects, from the fundamentals of modularity and the classification of modular timber solutions to considerations of layout design, structural systems, and stability at both the building and module levels. Moreover, inter-module joining techniques, MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) integration, and designs for disassembly are scrutinized. The investigation led to the conclusion that timber modular construction, drawing inspiration from the steel modular concept, consistently utilizes a structural approach based on linear members (timber frame, post-and-beam, etc.), incorporating stability configurations and diverse joint techniques. Despite the emphasis on modularization and prefabrication for adaptability, a significant portion of solutions still concentrate on the on-site linear assembly process of those linear members. Regarding modularity trends, the initial prevalence of 2D and 3D systems has given way to a recent surge in the utilization of post-and-beam structures, congruent with the ascending verticality of buildings. In contrast to avant-garde and bold trends, timber structures typically manifest as rectilinear, symmetric plans, characterized by regular and repetitive extrusions, demonstrating a proclivity for centrally located cores. This work aims to offer valuable insights into the current utilization of modular timber construction while identifying pivotal gaps for exploration. The delineation of these unexplored areas seeks to enable the advancement of modular timber projects and systems, fully leveraging the benefits provided by prefabrication and modularity.

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Section: Principles Of Modularity In Timber Buildingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contemporary Strategies for the Structural Design of Multi-Story Modular Timber Buildings: A Comprehensive Review

Tenório,

Ferreira,

Belafonte

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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“…Through the research of Carpo [104], Retsin [105], and Claypool [106], CD is performed in OSC design through discrete architecture. ''Discreteness'' in architecture refers to building components that are singular and distinct [107]. This approach correlates with OSC since it is based on construction entities produced through modular aggregations.…”

Section: Digital Manufacturing Technologymentioning

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Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Robotic Manufacturing Technological Interoperability in Construction – A Cyclic Systematic Literature Review

Anane

Iordanova

Ouellet-Plamondon

2023

Digital Manufacturing Technology

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The architectural engineering and construction (AEC) industry is undergoing a digital transformation that progressively improves its performance, productivity, and competitiveness. This digital shift is accelerated through building information modeling (BIM) which facilitates technological integrations. BIM has significantly contributed to digitizing design and management activities. However, it has not yet sufficiently demonstrated its interoperability with digital manufacturing processes, such as robotic manufacturing (RM). It is from this perspective that this work will review the current literature’s stance on the technological interoperability of BIM and RM tools through the systematic literature review (SLR) method. This literature review aims to identify research avenues to operationalize RM through BIM tools in construction. The study conducted in this research is progressive; it builds on the identified research gaps and investigates potential research avenues to be undertaken. The results revealed that computational design (CD) could serve as a bridge between BIM and RM. They also revealed that RM is operationalizable in off-site construction (OSC) through BIM and CD.

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“…Form found with our proposed workflow reconfigurability (Brancart et al, 2017) of the reclaimed parts. The latter can happen through already established strategies like modularity (Mengeringhausen, 1975) or newer approaches like discreetness (Retsin, 2019b(Retsin, , 2019a) coupled with automation.…”

Section: Design For Reusementioning

confidence: 99%

WoodN - In search of a constructive system for a sustainable temporary architecture

St-Hilaire¹,

Nejur²

2022

Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eC

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Sustainable temporary architecture seems like a dichotomy but should be a major concern for the construction industry. Now aware of its impact, architecture must contribute to a more sustainable management of resources and despite their short time frame, ephemeral structures should be no exception to the rule. This work aims to develop a simpler and more accessible computational workflow based on the particle system tool Kangaroo inside Grasshopper to match design intent with available material stock. The proposed research examines the potential of combining raw or reused materials, such as wood and plastic, with easily accessible architectural technologies and tools to generate temporary and sustainable constructions. The workflow allows for many design variations using only simple and intuitive tools in both its digital and physical stages and aims to support the simple development non-standard, responsible temporary architecture that fully implements the principles of a circular economy.

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Bits and Pieces: Digital Assemblies: From Craft to Automation

Cited by 11 publications

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Contemporary Strategies for the Structural Design of Multi-Story Modular Timber Buildings: A Comprehensive Review

Contemporary Strategies for the Structural Design of Multi-Story Modular Timber Buildings: A Comprehensive Review

Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Robotic Manufacturing Technological Interoperability in Construction – A Cyclic Systematic Literature Review

WoodN - In search of a constructive system for a sustainable temporary architecture

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