Integrated Material Practice in Freeform Timber Structures

Abstract

I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to a large number of people that have contributed -directly and indirectly, knowingly and unknowingly -to this thesis. There is no chance that I can list them all here, so I must only briefly summarize. Beginning with Professor Manuel Baez and Dr. Thomas Mical at Carleton University for pushing me beyond my intellectual boundaries and encouraging me to go further. To Eric Schlange and Aldis Sipolins for all the adventures and escapades during those formative years. To my friends at the Bartlett -particularly my friends in Unit 23 without whom that time would have not been as fun. To my tutors there -Professor Bob Sheil, Emmanuel Vercruysse, and Kate Davies -for revealing an entirely new path in my architectural wanderings. To my colleagues in teaching -Carlos Jimenez, Thomas Pearce, Mara Kanthanak, and Sarah Firth -for the fun, energy, and endless curiosity. To Matthew Shaw and William Trossell at ScanLAB Projects for taking me in and letting me take part in so many adventures in so many strange places. To my colleagues at ScanLAB -

Re-VoxLam Truss. Topology optimisation and reclaimed voxel lamination of horizontal wood structures.

“…6). This is considered an effective technique for bonding geometries that cannot be laminated mechanically (Svilans, 2023); and (ii) inter-layer voxel lamination -of voxel clusters and aggregations across the different layers under vertical pressure, using clamps and lashing straps (Fig. 7).…”

Local Timber to Support Community Growth

“…A material understanding of timber is necessary to determine the best wood species for this building application. An understanding of the orthotropic axes of wood -longitudinal, radial, and tangential -can enable us to determine how the wood responds to force in multiple directions 12 . Other considerations include the modulus of rupture and crush strength of the species.…”