BiotA Lab Research Clusters 5 & 7
2.33 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2016
2.34 Figs. 2.33 – 2.35 Carbonated Sprayed Concrete (RC5/RC7). A study into asymmetric catenary structures. Junctions and domes of digital catenary systems are augmented through environmentally driven simulations to evolve symmetrical orders towards asymmetric tectonics using agent-based systems. Fig. 2.34 Asymmetric Catenary systems create a series of continuous arched spaces that define roof conditions as parabolic geometries. Fig. 2.35 The project is centred on the design of columns and a roof structure for one of the ruins of Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. The porosity of the ceiling and the corresponding light penetration heightens the atmospheric power of the ruin.
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