3D Woodwind
In 2021 the project team won the competition for the construction of the BBSR Research Prototype 2022 commissioned and founded by the German innovation program Zukunft Bau. The 3DWoodWind research prototype developed a new generation of additive technologies to wood construction. The modular building system is built with a three-dimensional robotic winding process for material-efficient hollow lightweight components. An AI-controlled design logic enables the intelligent combination and design of modular components into multistory structures, which may be used in the future to substitute solid wood panels and beams as well as concrete slabs and steel sections.
The project uses a continuous strip of thin timber veneer, which is a waste product from the plywood industry and therefore, presents a highly sus-tainable alternative to synthetic fibers usually used in winding, as well as solid timber products known in construction. The veneer’s natural fibers are intact and continuous, and offer high tensile strength. In the presented project, three-dimensional winding processes were developed for material-efficient lightweight components made of wood. The demonstrator presents a modular column and ceiling system, which aims at large scale applications in multi-level structures.
Project team TWE | Department of Structural Design | University Kassel
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Julian Lienhard, M.Sc. Georgia Margariti
Project team EDEK | Department of Experimental and Digital Design and Construction | University Kassel
Uni.-Prof. Dipl.Arch. M.Sc. ETH Philipp Eversmann, M.Sc. Andreas Göbert
Project team Leibniz University Hannover
Prof. Philipp Geyer, M.Sc. Ueli Saluz
Project team Technical University Berlin
M.Sc. Felita Felita
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Julian Lienhard