The role of symmetry in reciprocal frame structures

Nagy, Máté; Csóka, Levente; Katona, Vilmos

doi:10.26830/symmetry_2019_1_015

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“…The constructive resolutions are executed with wood, in particular, bamboo at the Forest Park Pavilion [30] (Figure 5f-i) and micro-laminated timber at the Serpentine Gallery [67] (Figure 5j-m). In the case of the Rokko observatory [68,69], the main structure of the mesh that forms a distorted dome is made of a circular section of steel tube, and cedar wood is only used to make the lattice pattern of each hexagon (Figure 5n-q).…”

Section: Constructive Historical Analysis Of Reciprocal Frame Structuresmentioning

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Architectural Systemic Approach: The Serpentine Gallery 2005, a Reciprocal Frame Case Study

2022

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The application of the systemic approach in architecture aims to promote an integral, holistic view of the architectural design process. The literature reviewed calls for models with systemic behavior, and for these models to be applied in concrete cases. This paper proposes an original approach, using the foundation matrix and the constructive logic matrix. Both matrices are part of a developing model that is being tested on a case study. The work presented here had two objectives: to check this part of the model and gain more knowledge about the model itself. The selected case study, the 2005 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, is a contemporary ephemeral construction of significant architectural interest. It is a reciprocal frame structure, linked to the construction history. The methodology used was a systemic analysis. In the first phase of the analysis, the reciprocal structures documented historically in the West were reviewed. The other two phases corresponded to the application of the two model matrices. Conceptual diagramming was used in all phases of the process. The results show the importance of the study of historical building solutions. The use of matrices facilitates the identification and understanding of the operations carried out in the design process of the case study. Matrices favor the organization of concepts and relationships from through a systemic approach. Understanding generation operations in an integrated way leads to a type of knowledge (relational knowledge) that allows architecture to be thought about in a holistic way. This makes the systemic view of art and technology as a unit possible, attending to the whole complexity of architectural thinking.

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Section: Constructive Historical Analysis Of Reciprocal Frame Structuresmentioning

confidence: 99%