{"id":3263,"date":"2020-08-11T16:05:42","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T20:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robodk.com\/blog\/?p=3263"},"modified":"2024-12-02T10:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T15:37:08","slug":"building-facades-robot-fabrication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robodk.com\/blog\/building-facades-robot-fabrication\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Study: Abstract Building Facades With Robot Fabrication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Abstract shapes are one of the big challenges for fabrication. But, they are becoming more and more common in architecture. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can architects untie themselves from the restrictions of traditional construction methods? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One research team has found an ingenious way using RoboDK and Grasshopper. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

In a world of architecture, easy-to-manufacture shapes have traditionally been made up of regular, straight lines. This is why buildings tend to feature smooth, vertical facades with very little variation from one building to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, times are changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, architects have found ever more ingenious ways to break free from the restrictions of traditional building methods. We are now becoming more familiar with the sight of strangely shaped buildings with interesting, varied appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The facade of the building (its front-facing appearance) is key to creating these interesting shapes. But, it can be difficult to fabricate complex facades in a way that is quick and cost-effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is exactly the problem that one research team has tackled with RoboDK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introducing\u2026 the Building Envelope Research Group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The <\/a>Building Envelope Research Group<\/a> (BERG) is based in the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in K\u00f6then, Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BERG’s primary focus is to expand the “scope of the building envelope” with new and innovative fabrication methods, looking at materials, construction techniques, technology, and energy. Their current research projects range from methods to create self-sufficient ventilation systems through to the development of bendable acoustic panels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group got in touch with us because they were using RoboDK for one of their research projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This project used an interesting approach to robot manufacturing to create forms for abstract concrete facades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n