Overview
Developing a robotic 3-D printing process for large-scale elements, the research will tackle the challenge to fabricate a lightweight bespoke facade system that actively collects energy and meets performance criteria for health and comfort, both inside (temperature, ventilation, light conditions, acoustics) and outside (weathering, acoustics). The interdisciplinary research project conducted at the NCCR DFAB allows to address the increasing complexity of facades with special regard to efficiency and sustainability whilst also aiming for greater design freedom. The research is guided by investigating geometric performance through integrated computational design and 3D robotic FDM printing processes at large-scale. Secondly, by investigating the systems performance of the polyvalent, active façade and thirdly, the material performance.
