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The research began with insight into current architectural uses of glulam and traditional uses of wood
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Teamwork was key to this project, making sure to get the most out of the wide inter-disciplinary skill-set was a must. A variety of potential designs were produced, looking at all aspects of the material we could take advantage of.
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The final 1:5 prototype was constructed from laminated MDF to a high precision in order to represent best the full scale idea. Challenges and difficulties found during the production process, were designed out ad-hoc. Such as the resolution of the ugly connection detail.
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The Y joint celebrates the lamination lines present in Glulam, using them to enhance the height of the column and the lenghth of the beam. Here you can see the full prototype, along with the scale model of the overall architectural scheme.
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Final Group presentation, included for completeness. Expand to view full PDF.
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