Timber Tectonics

3D Graphic Static

The geometry is defined using ZHCODE’s 3D Graphic Statics tool which generates compression only funicular structures. Static equilibrium of the structures is described using two reciprocal force and form diagrams. Further exploration of timber materiality, joinery details, and robotic digital fabrication was also conducted as one integrative process in this workshop.

Institutions	CAAD Futures 2021; Zaha Hadid Architects, Computation & Design Group (ZH CODE), London, UK; University of Calgary SAPL, Calgary, Canada
Team	Elisabeth Kathryn, Aria Sanei, Sania Halim
Instructors
Vishu Bhooshan	Lead Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, Computation and Design Research group (ZH CODE), London; Teacher at Architectural Computation & Architectural Design, Bartlett post-graduate programs (BPro), University College of London
Henry David Louth	Lead Designer at Zaha Hadid Architects, Computation and Design Research group (ZH CODE), London
Alicia Nahmad Vazquez	Founder of Architecture Extrapolated (R-Ex); Assistant professor of robotics and AI in architecture at the University of Calgary; Studio master at the Architectural Association DRL master’s program