Danish Experiments

The Spine

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WhenJanuary 26th, 2017 14:00-17:00

VenueTer Apel MonasteryBoslaan 5, 9561 LH TER APEL The Netherlands

ParticipantsArchitects, members of the Dutch Association of ArchitectsProfessionals in Innovation Restortion Heritage Students in Architecture, Robotics and Industrial Design.

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14:00-14:30Welcome to the venue 14:30-14:35

Margriet van Klinken,director Monastry Ter ApelOpening

14:35-14:45Sylvester Adema,director Adema ArchitectenIntroduction Symposium

15:45-16:15 Jesper Back,Partner E+N Architecture, restoration architect MAA With Ter Apel as an example Jesper Back tells about E+N history, method and philosophies for developing architecture.

16:15-16:45Anders Lonka, Partner, Architect ADEPTKeynote ADEPTs projects ADEPT is one of the offices covert in a more recent publication called “The new wave in Danish Architecture”.

16:45-17:00G. Luth,Alderman Municipality Vlagtwedde Opening Exhibition “The Spine 2.0”.

17:30-19:00Buffet,Het Boschhuis

15:30-15:45Coffee Break Intermezzo, Smart Materials 3D Printing

14:45-15:30Jan Buthke, Research Assistant AARHUS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTUREand Students from Studio Digital TransformationKeynote “The Spine 1.0”

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Objective of this Symposium and Exhibition To explore traditional building techniques and materials to improve and innovate traditional crafts, construction materials and fabrication processes. From the Aarhus Experiments with Robotic Thatching we can learn how to use traditional tools and methods as catalyst for innovation in building and architecture.

Enrollment Symposium

Enrollment for the Symposium on January 26th via Jannie Vos (info@adema-architecten.nl). Please indicate how many people will enroll, at what time you expect to check in and if you want to join us for buffet. Enrollment is free of charge.

About the venue Ter Apel Monastery was build between 1465 and 1561, following a medieval plan, including a convent building, a gatehouse, water mills, a parchment facility, a bakery, a brewery, and a guesthouse. Storms, fire, and high maintenance costs caused major problems in the centuries thereafter. In the last century the remaining buildings were carefully preserved and restored. Since 1992 Ter Apel Monastery is listed on UNESCO’s Top 100 of immovable properties in the Netherlands. In 2000, the construction of a new west wing was begun, designed by Danish architect Johannes Exner; in September 2001 the work was completed. Today Ter Apel Monastery is a place of inspiration, enlightenment and hospitality.

Assignment

“Our goal is to develop methods and tools to transform the traditional craft of thatching into a computer based fabrication process. We aim to explore the potential of the historic building techniques of thatching, which has been existing in many different cultures and which primarily has been passed from generation to generation. It is our intention to transfer those techniques into a computer driven environment with the special focus on digitally fabricating a roof or wall structure. This new structure will be illustrating and discussing the potentials of using history as a catalyst to develop architecture of a performative and engaging character.” - Assignment paper for Studio Digital Transformation F16 by Jan Buthke

Participants Invited are architects and experts in innovation in architecture and build environment.

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EXPERIMENTS IN ROBOTIC THATCHING

Studio digital transformation Spring 2016

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01 KanunnikenkerkThe Spine 2.0 mady by Students AARHUS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

03 Spieker History and innovation united. The Spieker is renovated by students of Deltion College using new materials and traditional craft. Once the building was a warehouse for grain. Nowadays it is a digital exhibition of photos and videos from the past. Made for the future generation.

02 A home away from homeAvailable till February 1st.

01 Analog investigationsUnderstanding the traditional material

02 Parametric sketchingUsing algorithm based software to generate form

07 Robotic production Grabbing, cutting and placing the reeds

06 Code generationWriting Rapid code to run the robots

05 Robotic tools Developing customs tools for robotic production

03 Material propertiesTesting and implementing the properties of the artificial reeds

04 Simulating physicsApplying a physics engine to show the bending

08 Applying joints Joints are slid in between to make a strong connecting

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THATCHING WORKSHOP

INVESTIGATIONS OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES

TRYING OUT TWO DIRECTIONS IN MODEL

DIGITAL SKETCHING

TRANSLATING LOGIC INTO GRASHOPPER

MAKING THE FINAL DESIGN

CODING THEROBOTS WITH HAL

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TESTING THE BENDING OF THE REED

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APPLYING THE DATA FROM ANALOG TESTING TO KANGAROO

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MAKING TOOLS FOR THE ROBOT

ROBOTICSSKETCHING OF JOINTS TO 3D PRINT

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TESTING OF THE PHYSICAL 3D PRINTED JOINT ON THE MODEL

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3D PRINTING A MODEL IN 1:20

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HISTORY AS CATALYST

Enrollment SymposiumEnrollment for the Symposium on January 26th via Jannie Vos (info@adema-architecten.nl). Please indicate how many people will enroll, at what time you expect to check in and if you want to join us for buffet. Enrollment is free of charge.

Symposium, 14.00 Symposium, 15.45 Buffet, 17.30