Textile hybrid: based on isolated bent compression members
Master´s degree in Parametric Design in Architecture
VII. CONCLUSIONS
7.1. FURTHER RESEARCH
In light of the outcome, it may be concluded important
assessments, some unexpected, but positives, and others
that could belong for a further research. The hypothesis
has a clear important questions to examine and in this
section they will be treated.
One of the challenges was make an structural analysis,
it is known that Kangooro2 will include accurate analyt-
ical modelling and is being developed by the engineers
of SmartGeometry 2016 [Holden, A. Tamke, M. Rams-
gaard, M. 2016]. Until now Kangaoroo plugin proved
its effectiveness only in digital form-finding process, we
recognize the advantage of allowing direct manipulation
of the design without a high level of specialized knowl-
edge or technical skill. but still being intuitive and doesn’t
include engineering (structural non-linear analysis) and
production phases. Also other add-ons such as Karam-
ba doesn’t allow this kind of analysis. Additionally it is
known that it is important to develop a technical imple-
mentaton and details proving their constructability.
To start we claim that is possible to design structural
membrane that works in conjuction with isolated bent
compression members and develop a system with sev-
eral applications within the architectural surfaces. The
application of topology allows several ways of imple-
mentation, it was used mainly three approaches, trian-
gular, quadrilateral and hexagonal. Also we foresee other
types of toplogies with different geometrical principles.
Because of the implementation of topology it is guarantee
the maximun number of planks with the same size, but
there will always be some singularities to solved, mainly
in the membrane’s boundary and in the higher curvature
situations. We consider the hexagonal aproach the best
for this purpose. In the topic of free-form architecture
this statement is difficult to achieve.
One of the main questions that this research awake is:
How large could be extended the system in a project?
What is the maximun extension limit for an architectural
roofing solution?
In the membrane behaviour it is noticed that after the
stress relaxation creates a soft skin, only in the cases wich
topology was applied. In the case of rationalize freeform
surface the membrane turns with more wrinckles and it
is torsioned.
In other side it is considered that could be possible
research an improve topological applications for free
form-architecture. Due to the physical and digital results
we know that it is possible outline the paterninng of the
membrane in order to reduce the wrinkles and get more
soft skin.
About the structural stability it is noticed in the phys-
ical models their intrinsic stiffness. Also in the digital
simulaton the models were stable and behave similar to
the physical ones. Additionally one of the motivations to
develop the research in the proposal direction was one
of the first spheric model done(Figure B3) which has too
much stiffness and stability.
It is worthy to mention that it is feasible to create other
topologies that allow a novel behavior shaping on the
skin, such as undulating patterns or complex form-find-
ing geometries.
-Holden, A. Tamke, M. Ramsgaard, M. 2016. Exploratory Topology Modelling of Form-Active Hybrid Structures. In: Procedia Engineering 155. 71-80.
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