Computational design and robotic fabrication for high environmental quality timber constructions: the livMatS Biomimetic Shell case study

The pressure on the construction industry to reduce its environmental impact is leading practitioners to investigate the use of more sustainable materials, such as timber. Still, due to its limited availability, it is questioned to which degree timber could substitute steel and concrete, and strategies to reduce its consumption are necessary.

The Cluster of Excellence “IntCDC” investigates novel approaches to sustainable architecture. These exploit integrative computational design and automatic fabrication. These have been showcased in the livMatS Biomimetic Shell, for which a hollow timber cassette has been realized.