A new system for the construction of lightweight wooden structures.
The Annen Head Office Project consists in a series of 23 vaults with spans ranging from 22.5 m to 53.7 m. The project will accommodate a 5800m2 facility including a timber prefabrication factory space and offices.
The Annen Head Office Project consists in a series of 23 vaults with spans ranging from 22.5 m to 53.7 m. The project will accommodate a 5800m2 facility including a timber prefabrication factory space and offices.
Thanks to digital advances and the collaborative work of architects and research engineers, each vault has been discretized into singular boxes, made with industrial wood panels assembled with wood-wood connections.
The entire structure was studied and tested beforehand, and the project is currently being carried out in Manternach.
The entire structure was studied and tested beforehand, and the project is currently being carried out in Manternach.
To summarize, on one side we
have standardized modular workflows with repeated shape and processes, and on
the other side we have complex architectural projects with custom shape and
processes. Our research tries to combine the best of both by designing and
building custom shapes through a repeated process.
A major challenge consisted in automating the data transfer from the architectural geometry (the initial mesh) to the macro model.
A significant gain of computational time was performed. Using Macro Models allows for a rapid feedback and can help to optimize an architectural design through an iterative process.
A major challenge consisted in automating the data transfer from the architectural geometry (the initial mesh) to the macro model.
A significant gain of computational time was performed. Using Macro Models allows for a rapid feedback and can help to optimize an architectural design through an iterative process.
Overall, the project follows a long term and continuous research and developments held at IBOIS.
The researches can be further explored in the following publications:
A framework to automate the design of digitally-fabricated timber plate structures, Computers and Structures, Volume 244
Robotic assembly of integrally attached timber plate structures, IBOIS, Nicolas Rogeau
Development of novel standardized timber elements using wood-wood connection, IBOIS, Julien Gamerro
A structural design methodology for freeform timber plate structures using wood-wood connections, IBOIS, Anh Chi Nguyen
Mechanical characterization of integrally-attached timber plate structures, IBOIS, Aryan Rezaei Rad
A framework to automate the design of digitally-fabricated timber plate structures, Computers and Structures, Volume 244
Robotic assembly of integrally attached timber plate structures, IBOIS, Nicolas Rogeau
Development of novel standardized timber elements using wood-wood connection, IBOIS, Julien Gamerro
A structural design methodology for freeform timber plate structures using wood-wood connections, IBOIS, Anh Chi Nguyen
Mechanical characterization of integrally-attached timber plate structures, IBOIS, Aryan Rezaei Rad
Manternach, Luxembourg
Client :
Annen Plus SA
Architect :
Valentiny hpv architects, Remerschen
Yves Weinand Architectes, Lausanne
Structural engineering :
AuCARRE
Timber engineering :
Bureau d’Etudes Weinand, Liège
Technological transfer :
Laboratory for Timber Construction, IBOIS, EPFL
Prof. Yves Weinand, Didier Callot, Anh Chi Nguyen, Aryan Rezaei Rad
Status :
Ongoing