Gridshell - htw saar

Workshop 2011
Gridshell
2011
workshop
Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft
des Saarlandes
School of architecture Saar
index
1. preface
2. schedule
3. students and teacher
4. workshop
preface
Within the lectures in structural analysis which are covering three terms, the students have
to prepare a student project in each term. It consists of two parts: first the development and
construction of the supporting structure of their project of the term and second a practical
exercise for the better understanding of the flux of forces.
The last of these practical exercises in 2011 was focused on gridshells. The objective was
demonstrating it‘s typical structural behavior with the help of several student projects and the
realization of one as a model in a larger scale.
schedule
student workshop „gridshell“, as part of the lectures in structural analysis
location:
School of Architecture Saar
date: 12.7.2011
project: design and developing of a gridshell as a model in a larger scale
objectives: In the exercise, a gridshell is to be built. Therefore, only bamboo beams (30 cm length) and
plastic clamps have to be used. So the result will be a very pure structure. The elements of
the construction are realized by three braided beams, and every element is connected to three
other elements. This way, the whole construction exists of triangles and sexangles. Because
of the continuous connected beams, the resulting design is a selfbending bowl with arbitrary
bordering. This way, a very simple load carrying system can be built with ease and in shortest
time.
students and teacher
teacher: Prof. Klaus Köehler
students: Stefan Kiekbach, Oliver Munz, Simon Huffer, Francesco Musso, Maximilan Klein,
Dustin Alt, Mathieu Tosi, Janick Betz, Natalie Schneider, Gregor Grauthoff, Myriam
Port, Aline Hilpert, Annegret Heger, Annika André, Daniela Merten, Marina Piechele, Bianca
Troha, Eileen Sommer, Annika Schmitt, Tatjana Wagner, Kim Monz, Hatice Ünal, Evguenia
Kalaschnikowa, Yasmin Güner, Helene Bunge, Tamara Petry, Kim Kischkel, Katharina Alt, Milena Tadjer, Toni Schnauss, Florian Wolbring
workshop
explaining model
starting
still confused
it‘s growing
assemblies
almost ready
gridshell model