Kareem Elsayed
Università degli Studi "La Sapienza" di Roma, Dipartimento Di Ingegneria Civile, Edile Ed Ambientale, PhD Student, Researcher
Supervisors: Prof. Antonio Fioravanti
Address: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Address: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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research. This paper presents a review of previous attempts within the time frame of twenty years with a thorough analysis and breakdown of the prototypes. It provides a time line tracking with milestones of the usage of digital fabrication tools in housing construction. The analysis will include but not limited to:
Design/construction time – overall cost – materials for primary/secondary structure – tools for virtual design/actual fabrication – special design methods/considerations (when applicable). The case studies are organized in a comprehensive chronological table. The paper suggests there are three main trends for digital fabrication in housing.
long-held position as a master builder. The close engagement with materials offered by the digital fabrication technologies places necessary limitations and calls the architects for a deeper understanding of and awareness about the fabrication realities during the design process. The research conducted uses parametric modeling for the alteration of the design according to a wide range of influences, one of which is fabrication. This paper offers a close perspective on some fabrication necessities and limitations that emerged
through the manufacturing of a number of scaled models of a parametrically designed shed and a full scale pavilion. The scope of this work falls into the realm of physical testing, tolerance, structure and assembly. It also points out the fabrication parameters that were part of the digital setting used to create the physical models. The paper argues that craft is still practically alive when deploying digital technologies as it has been ever present in the pre-digital era.
computer-aided design systems are increasingly parametric. Such systems give more control and capability to designers, but require much more comprehensive understanding if they are to be used effectively. Mastering these ideas requires skill as designer,
mathematician and computer scientist. This paper aims at
discussing the implications of parametric thinking on: the
designer, the design process and the tools. It also gives a glimpse on new knowledge and skills designers need, to master the parametric and how they can learn and use it. It demonstrates clearly how using patterns to think about and work with parametric modeling helps designers master the new complexity of the design systems.