Reciprocal systems based on planar elements

Proceedings of the 22nd Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)

“…Drawing on findings in research by Puyol (2015) and Baverel & Pugnale (2013), the research used a design research method to develop a 1:1 scale prototype of a multi-unit quadrilateral reciprocal frame system with three dimensional capabilities (Tong & Zhou 2016) designed and developed for the Vivid Sydney Festival in Australia.…”

3D Growth Morphology - Tectonics of Custom Shapes in Reciprocal Systems

“…Two types can be distinguished in this classification: One, where the notch between the planar elements transmits a bending moment (Figure 6a); two, where the notch permits the element to transmit traction or compression forces (Figure 6b). This basic configuration can be developed in a surface-like way or as a fully three dimensional structure (Baverel and Pugnale 2013). In this, we posit that irregular custom shapes when introduced and configured in this third RF classification new design opportunities can be further elicited.…”

“…In 2013 Baverel and Pugnale have presented a first attempt of planar RF classification (Baverel and Pugnale 2013). The first classification is described as those where the planar boards are treated the same way as rods and beams, classified as 'Thick Elongated Elements', such as the system employed in the 2005 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and the Coca Cola Beatbox Pavilion.…”

Digital fabrication and digital design

“…Though reciprocal structures are known for centuries and have been implemented in roof constructions in traditional houses in China and Japan (Larsen, 2008), in recent years they have gained popularity, as new computational tools have enabled designers to calculate and simulate their behavior and such developments have propagated research in that field. There have been several papers about reciprocal structures in conferences such as Advances in Architectural geometry and the annual conferences of IASS (International Association for Shell Structures) (Baverel and Pugnale, 2013;Garcia Puyol, 2015;Mellado et al, 2015;Parigi, 2015aParigi, , 2015bParigi and Pugnale, 2014;Pugnale et al, 2011), and a lot of student projects that utilized the principles of reciprocity for the construction of research pavilions, including projects at the ETH (Thönnissen and Werenfels, 2011), the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Proll et al, 2010) School of Architecture in Copenhagen (Popovic Larsen, 2011), the school Architecture of Grenoble (Baverel and Boulais, 2011), Aalborg University (Parigi, 2015b), Universität Kassel (Proll et al, 2010) (Gelez and Saby, 2011).…”