About the project
Pavilion digitally fabricated
A six-meter-long pavilion with a pitched roof was presented by two Bachelor's graduates from the Department of Architecture - produced in an innovative, end-to-end digital process chain.
The basis for the bachelor's thesis was the participation in the "Mextropoli 2019 Pavilion Competition" in Mexico. The international architecture competition called for the design and construction of a pavilion that would temporarily blend into the city and meet the requirements of sustainability.
The approach of the parametric design by Lukas Kirtz and Karl Rösler was to combine old and new, traditional construction methods and digital planning. The corridor covered with shingles at slightly different angles was implemented on a 1:1 scale. The work was supervised by the Digital Methods in Architecture department.
The material basis of the pavilion is honeycomb cardboard, which is both stable and light. It was cut to size using a cutting plotter. The data required for this was read from a parametrically created 3D model and forwarded directly to the machine. From then on, the cutting plotter automatically produced a large number of individual parts, often only slightly different in size. In order to define the exact position of the approximately 2000 individual parts in the overall construction, all elements were given a code number. Simple plug-in connections made it possible to assemble and disassemble the pavilion within a short time and to recycle all parts separately.
