EARTHGRID
ABRANTES. 2014
VENTILATED AND SHADE FACADE | WAREHOUSE
description:
METHODS: (1) Wall / Structure / Pillars (2) Parametrize drawing (3) Design / Nature (4) CAD/CAM – MOULD Process with (XPS) STYROFOAM (5) Fill and Stripping the moulds with local earth misture
The performed test was aimed to achieve a structure that can create a delimitation and at the same time shade, being all together part of an agricultural warehouse. This parametric structure was drawn by Rhino and Grasshopper in order to be adjustable to any place, changing directions and dimensions. The moulds that were used have been manufactured in CNC - digital fabrication. The technique used to set up the moulds was by their juxtaposition and the compression of matter - clay. The materials that were used were removed from the site and treated for the intended purpose. The texture left by the CNC mill, transmits the process that was used, being at the same time a record in the structure after construction.
