QuaDror Structure System ICE-KSU

QuaDror: A structural support system.New. Simple. Versatile.QuaDror is a new space truss geometry that unfolds manifold design initiatives and can adapt to various conditions and configurations.Our goalOur goal is to inspire change. Working with creative and innovative experts from various fields, we aim to share and implement this geometry in urban design, architecture, philanthropic work, and public art. When realizing that the system could potentially bring a groundbreaking solution to the global issue of habitat, we were eager to complete our experimentations and share this discovery with the worldsays Dror

QuaDrorFour years ago Dror Benshetrit came up with an apparently very simple piece of engineering; two interlocking members - pieces of wood cut in a particular way - that could fall apart but stay together in a unique and very supportive way. Benshetrit soon realised that he had something potentially revolutionary on his hands - real structural strength achieved very simply. He spent the next four years thoroughly testing his design and now has a patented system that can be applied to everything from trestle tables to temporary housing, sound barriers to seductive lighting.He has launched the system with an emphasis on the potential for cheap and easy-build kit homes for developing countries or to be used in disaster relief. But Benshetrit is now looking for design and architecture partners to put QuaDror to use in all sorts of remarkable ways.

Applications (Dividing Dwelling)

Highway Barrier:DividingThe unique geometry of the wall is ideal, due to its properties as an acoustic barrier, to serve as a dividerbetween highway noise and residential neighborhoods. Not only does the inner air space prevent the transmissionof sound through the wall, but the faceted surface reduces the reverberation of sound off of the wall.With the use of a simple metal strut, the units are not only secured to one another, but are restrained to amaximum opening dimension.

Other advantages:- Easily assembled requiring fewer workers and less heavy machinery- The units are able to be transported flat,requiring fewer trucks- No mortar is necessary for the wall assembly- The unique geometry of the wall provides amore aesthetically pleasing alternative to traditional highway acoustic barriers.

The QuaDror design is highly stable, meeting the samestability criteria as a solid cube with 20% of the volumewhen flat packed.The structure has a 43tipping angle.15 is the optimal angle for maximal load carrying structure.

QuaDror design is highly stable meeting the samestability criteria as a solid cube with 20% of the volumewhen flat packedDesign can withstand high stack loading when it is in afilled or unfilled state and can be stacked up to 50 units highwhen rotomolded and 6 units high when filled with waterThe design can withstand hurricane force winds whenfilled with water with no additional supportsAn innovative system has been proposed for assemblywhich meets engineering requirements and would be costeffective and flexible to implementKnown material grade for the structure has beenselected which again is cost effective low density and meetsenvironmental requirementsMass of the rotomolded empty units is below 25kgmeeting international requirements for safe handling by asingle person so ensures easy of installation

DwellingThe housing units employ the QuaDror interlocking frame technology as comprised of eight laminated wood beams. Thisstructural unit works with the same geometric concept as the table, but at a larger scale. The houses takeadvantage of the collapsibility of the frames, and are designed as pre-fabricated modular housing units. Thesestructural units are able to ship to site flat, and can then be erected with the corners secured to form fourtriangular trusses. The trusses are responsible for the downward and lateral forces acting on the house. TheQuaDror House options range from 900 sqft to 3000 sqft and are able to be on grade or elevated. Due to theseparation of skin and structure, different options are available for the type and location of solid and glazedwalls, allowing for a variety of configurations and appearances.

Main advantagesComparable to an internal diagrid, the diagonalized QuaDror elements provide vertical and lateral support for efficient member designQuaDror elements are made from axially loaded, dual-purpose membersThe bearing of the structure is spread to many points consistent with spread footings or plates on gradeNo uplift exists in the structure, which means no anchoring or modification of temporary groundsThe Quadror elements are perfectly suited for gravity loadsThe use of typical I-beams for beams and columnsThe performance of the structural support systems lies partially in its collapsibility (self-opening from flat to 3d space truss) and its structural efficiency (which allows for less material)Pyramid-, dome- and other polyhedra-solutions for shelters often dont maximize an urban density grid, whereas QuaDror can co-exist with cuboids and rectangular frames.

DwellingThe housing units employ the QuaDror interlocking frame technology as comprised of eight laminated wood beams. Thisstructural unit works with the same geometric concept as the table, but at a larger scale. The houses takeadvantage of the collapsibility of the frames, and are designed as pre-fabricated modular housing units. Thesestructural units are able to ship to site flat, and can then be erected with the corners secured to form fourtriangular trusses. The trusses are responsible for the downward and lateral forces acting on the house. TheQuaDror House options range from 900 sqft to 3000 sqft and are able to be on grade or elevated. Due to theseparation of skin and structure, different options are available for the type and location of solid and glazedwalls, allowing for a variety of configurations and appearances.

AdvantagesAll QuaDror Houses are pre-fabricated, allowing for shorter construction timelines, less labor and less financingfees, minimal material waste, and a reduction of on-site problems, all of which provide for an overall lower costof construction.Increased quality as a result of greater control within an enclosed factory environment, strengthand durability of construction as it needs to be ready for transport, and minimal site impact.The QuaDrorstructural system allows for a separation of the skin and the structure, permitting moving enclosure and separationwalls.This separation allows for the house to transition from open to solid for protection during harsh climaticconditions, or when unused.

The glazing of the house is able to be completely opened for uninterrupted connectionto the exterior.Adaptability and changeability for unseen future demand is possible when all structure isconcentrated to solely the QuaDror structural system.The house is able to be shipped with flat components,allowing for more square footage to be shipped per flatbed trailer.The QuaDror system is able to reduce theamount of foundation; reducing cost, allowing it to be elevated, and permitting it to be placed in difficultsites. The houses contain an efficiently packaged bathroom and kitchen unit which is able to concentrate allutilities to a single area, which can simply plug into a grid.

THREE PROPOSALS FOR RESIDENTIAL TOWERS IN NEW YORK BY DROR BENSHETRIT

We disrupt conventional building design by rethinking structure, where beauty and efficiency result from an imaginative, clever framework. Developed as a means to implement new ideas, these three buildings illustrate principles that lay at the heart of our practice. The studio recently created enhanced renderings to highlight our forward-thinking concepts, and as a prelude to the future: we will soon announce details on the exciting commissions weve won for two major architectural projects Im always interested in thinking about unconventional ways of looking at set typologies, Benshetrit says.

Location:New Yourk,USAArchitect:Dror BenshetritYear: 2015

For 100 VarickStructure and skin create a new, intimate support system. An elegant dance of geometry, shadows, and light, 100 Varick embodies a new relationship between structure and skin. A QuaDror exoskeleton replaces the interior support system of a traditional high-rise, allowing glass volumes to be inserted into individual apertures formed by the frame.

The structures twenty-five floors are effectively divided into independent five-story units, disseminating its weight in smaller, lighter increments throughout the QuaDror system. By placing the supporting framework on the outside, the building provides unusually open, uninterrupted living spaces for its tenants. 100 Varicks thoughtfully supported, independent volumes redefine the residential tower as an intimate, sculptural dwelling in lieu of a restrained rectangular mass. The geometry, which is similar to some of Norman Fosters buildings, is super efficient, Benshetrit says.

For 350 BoweryHow can a new urban building respect its surroundings?Cities are synonymous with densely populated concrete jungles. Renovation and re-building is imminent, but descends upon a plot of land according to its own timeline.

When an empty lot appeared in downtown Manhattan, we wondered what kind of structure would both enhance and respect its surroundingshealthy, historic parts of the urban fabric. 350 Bowery consists of three curiously stacked glass volumes, each thoughtfully sized to align with its neighbors: the base of the top and middle units follow horizontal planes formed by the roofs of adjacent buildings, kissing each structures northeast edge in a gesture of respect.

A forest of columns elevates the residential units to achieve this connection, creating an outdoor sculpture garden that offers glimpses of the surrounding environment. Anchored by a retail space at street level, 350 Bowery is a new typology of building that lets the existing locale determine its distinctive shape.

For 281 Fifth AvenueA pinwheel shape yields sweeping views to each residentIn a typical residential tower where floors are divided into four units, views from no more than two sides of the building are possible at a time. I started thinking about ways to incorporate a third view, supplying every tenant with the luxury of a vast, uninterrupted perspective.

Our concept for 281 Fifth Avenue achieves this feat by orienting its core structure into the shape of a pinwheel. A residence protrudes from each of the pinwheels four arms on every floor, centralizing the units wet wall and support system on a single side. At the buildings base, each arm fans out into a subtly curved V-shaped foot to form a strong, sculptural anchor.

Of the remaining three glass walls, one faces the adjacent units wet wall, which doubles as a projector screen: real-time imagery of the environment directly behind the wall can be projected there, seamlessly connecting with existing views to provide an increased perspective. The wall can also be used as a surface to view other media, or switched off completely. For now, these structural systems are concepts, but the Architect expects that real buildings are coming soon.Source by Dror Benshetrit.