The book introduces a novel design methodology for creating digitally fabricated spatial timber plate structures, emphasizing integral mechanical attachment. It showcases recent construction projects that utilize geometric manipulation to establish connections between timber plates, highlighting innovative techniques and practical applications in modern architecture and engineering.
Wood is usually perceived as a traditional material. However, its properties make it possible to design complex origami, ribbed, and fabric structures. The wood laboratory of the EPF Lausanne is testing the research results in prototypes, which demonstrate the potential applications in large-scale timber buildings. By exploring the unused potential of wood, this book provides an inspiring outlook on a new generation of timber buildings
Auch nach bald 300 Jahren beeindrucken die Konstruktionen der Baumeisterfamilie Grubenmann aus Teufen/AR heutige Architekten, Ingenieure und Baufachleute gleichermassen. Yves Weinand, Professor an der ETH Lausanne und Leiter des Instituts für Holzkonstruktionen (IBOIS) nimmt dies zum Anlass, mit seinen Studenten die Dachstühle der Grubenmann-Kirchen zu untersuchen, zu zeichnen, digital zu erfassen und neu zu interpretieren.