The 3d printing fabrication of cellular solids structures and its use in architecture

Abstract

This article shows the results of the application of parametric design process in the digital fabrication of cellular solids inspired structures by 3d printing in model scale. Two proposal will be presented. Both are devised according to the idea of creating resistant wireframe cellular structure with zero-waste of printing material. The methodology was based in the application of three steps design science research into two different parametric patterns: diagrid and voronoi. It is shown the analytic description of both processes with 3d printed models. The conclusion is that the diagrid pattern offers better control of the design than the voronoi.