embedded in earth

embedded in earh / academic / masdfab thesis / 2022

robotic fabrication, tool design, material research

embedded in earth explores integration of timber elements into discrete deposition based structures. Using sequencing strategies and a deployable timber adjustment mechanism, the project aims to allow precise placement of structural timber elements within discrete earthen deposition structures.

Published in the proceedings of Design Modeling Symposium 2024

Kango, A., Aloutsanidis, V., Chadha, K., Vasey, L. (2024). Integrating Timber in Earth-Based Structures with Actively Controlled Supports. In: Eversmann, P., Gengnagel, C., Lienhard, J., Ramsgaard Thomsen, M., Wurm, J. (eds) Scalable Disruptors. DMS 2024. Springer, Cham.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-68275-9_40

with Vasileios Aloutsanidis

All photographs : Gramazio Kohler Research and MAS DFAB