DFAB House: A comprehensive demonstrator of digital fabrication in architecture


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Date

2020-04-06

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Conference Paper

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Abstract

This paper describes the making of DFAB HOUSE, a multi-technology demonstrator of digital fabrication in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). While most individual digital fabrication technologies used to build DFAB HOUSE have been presented independently at conferences and in journal articles, this paper describes how, in concert, they amount to an architectural achievement that is more than the sum of its parts. To do this, the paper does three things: it describes the process of conceiving and delivering the overall project; secondly, it highlights challenges in implementation; and finally it discusses the significance of DFAB HOUSE in the context of a rapidly transforming architectural research and practice.

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published

Book title

Fabricate 2020: Making Resilient Architecture

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130 - 140

Publisher

UCL Press

Event

Fabricate 2020 (virtual)

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09624 - Hall, Daniel M. (ehemalig) / Hall, Daniel M. (former) check_circle
09566 - Dillenburger, Benjamin / Dillenburger, Benjamin check_circle
02284 - NFS Digitale Fabrikation / NCCR Digital Fabrication

Notes

Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) the conference was conducted virtually.

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