Self-shaping Timber Construction: Harnesses wood's hygroscopic properties to transform flat, laminated timber sheets into curved, self-locking structures without the need for complex formwork, heavy machinery, or labor-intensive curved panel fabrication.
Material-Driven Computational Design: Integrates material-specific properties, such as moisture content (MC), layer thickness, and wood grain orientation (R/T angle), into computational models to program and control curvature, ensuring structural performance and minimizing waste.
Prefabrication and Simplified Assembly: Employs flat-packed, prefabricated bilayer panels that transform into their designed curved geometries on-site through natural air drying, streamlining transport and assembly processes.
Sustainable and Efficient Construction: Demonstrates efficient use of regenerative materials like timber to achieve lightweight, large-span structures, reducing transport volume, construction complexity, and environmental impact, all while achieving architectural elegance.
Material-Driven Computational Design: Integrates material-specific properties, such as moisture content (MC), layer thickness, and wood grain orientation (R/T angle), into computational models to program and control curvature, ensuring structural performance and minimizing waste.
Prefabrication and Simplified Assembly: Employs flat-packed, prefabricated bilayer panels that transform into their designed curved geometries on-site through natural air drying, streamlining transport and assembly processes.
Sustainable and Efficient Construction: Demonstrates efficient use of regenerative materials like timber to achieve lightweight, large-span structures, reducing transport volume, construction complexity, and environmental impact, all while achieving architectural elegance.