This work aims to make the non-standard - in this case wild wood tree thinnings - functional and usable in construction by developing a standardized joint and assembly. We used computational strategies to assemble up-cycled and somewhat non-marketable wood into modules that can then be aggregated to generate vaulted spaces. Using generative computational methods, we are striving to develop a material ethics by making the non-standard element simple to join and construct with.

Additive Timber: Generative assembly logics for circular design

Teaching team: Caitlin Mueller, Ramon Weber, Paul Bart

Group Work: Natalie Pearl, Latifa Alkhayat, Tim Cousin

January 2021