Constructed Textiles

Constructed Textiles

Dilaveraki, I.

Rudi, S. (mentor)
Huib, P. (mentor)
Turrin, M. (mentor)

Architecture

Building Technology

Computational Design

2012-01-30

The thesis is an exploration of woven textile systems and their translation from the microscale of textures to the macroscale of structures. The purpose is to define their potential use in the building environment as structural skins based on the integration of material properties, structural and daylight criteria. The design of a pavilion, located along the Scheveningen boulevard (NL), is being developed through the exploration of patterns, materials and structural techniques along the different scales. It refers to a communal space open to social activities while its main functions are a small theater and a café. Space continuity, view variation, connection between the inner and outer space, exposure and enclosure, are the main architectural aspects that are being investigated through the design process. The configurative principles of woven systems are translated to tectonic systems in order to address those aspects while at the same time correspond to structural (freeform, lightweight) and daylight requirements. A research on the characteristics of woven systems occurs in order to define the intrinsic parameters of the system relating to surface and structural characteristics. Based on those parameters the form generation process of the pavilion begins through a series of physical prototypes in different scales where patterns, materials and assembly techniques are being explored. The aim is to create a system of pattern variation driven by the spatial, structural and daylight aspects of the desired pavilion space. Through the production of physical models, an empeirical optimisation process is taking place – based on structural observations and daylight tests. The materialisation process of the pavilion focuses on the search of renewable materials which are flexible and rigid at the same time while acquire most of the textile properties. A combination of wood and natural fiber composites (NFC) is being introduced as a system of interconnected layers that ensures the stability and structural reinforcement of the pavilion while pattern differentiation results in different daylight intensities.

textiles
wood
patterns
daylight
natural fiber composites
lightweight
physical models
weaving

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Student theses

master thesis

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