Pstereo Gridshell (2018)
Conceptual Structural Design
The research field of Conceptual Structural Design explores the platform between structural engineering and architectural design. Conceptual structural design is about structural design aiming for more than solely carrying loads; it is about carrying loads in ways that, in addition to being structurally sound, appear meaningful, beautiful or otherwise interesting. Applied on work across the professions of architecture and structural engineering, the term conceptual structural design is about developing structures that unite structural functionality and visual form into a meaningful and interesting whole.
Functionality, form and visual expression are, in addition to traditional structural design, important factors when developing new constructions in a society under constant change. Among architects, engineers as well as the construction industry, there are huge potential for knowledge development and innovation related to conceptual structural design bridging the professions.
After 3 years of storage, the same material used for the Trondheim Gridshell was reused for a pavilion at the 2018 Pstereo music festival in Trondheim. The idea for reuse was initiated by a group of 1st and 2nd years students of architecture who did an initial design of the shape. A similar shape was then form found with a version of dynamic relaxation in Grasshopper that also checked the minimum curvature at each timber lath.
The material could easily be disassembled, and the pavilion stood for 3 days, demonstrating that timber gridshells can be suitable for temporary installations.
References:
Dyvik, Steinar Hillersøy; Mork, John Haddal; Luczkowski, Marcin. (2016)Modular kinematic timber gridshell; a simple scheme for constructing advanced shapes. IASS 2016 Spatial Structures in the 21st century ; Tokyo. 2016-09-26 - 2016-09-30.
Mork, John Haddal; Dyvik, Steinar Hillersøy; Manum, Bendik; Rønnquist, Anders; Labonnote, Nathalie. (2016) INTRODUCING THE SEGMENT LATH - A SIMPLIFIED MODULAR TIMBER GRIDSHELL BUILT IN TRONDHEIM NORWAY.World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016).
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All photos: Steinar Hillersøy Dyvik
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Marcin Luczkowski Associate Professor
+47-73594534 marcin.luczkowski@ntnu.no Department of Structural Engineering -
Bendik Manum Professor
+47-73595057 bendik.manum@ntnu.no Department of Architecture and Technology -
Anders Rønnquist Head of Department, Professor
+47-73594663 +4792415708 anders.ronnquist@ntnu.no Department of Structural Engineering
