Achim Menges and the University of Stuttgart have developed a pavilion of glass and carbon fiber.The pavilion explores the impact of emerging robotic technologies on architectural design, engineering and making. Its design is inspired by lightweight construction principles found in nature, the filament structures of the forewing shells of flying beetles known as elytra. Made of glass and carbon fibre, each component of the undulating canopy is produced using an innovative robotic winding technique developed by the designers. Like beetle elytra, the pavilion’s filament structure is both very strong and very light – spanning over 200m² it weighs less than 2.5 tons.
MATERIAL
Carbon Fiber, Glass Fiber
DATE
09 . 2016
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