Collector Wall

Intorduction to Digital Fabrication: 3D Printing

Technique : Powder Base

Concept:

Our concept for this assignment was to design a wall that collects and cools rainwater. This method was taken from a diagram that illustrated a passive fridge system by allowing air to pass through small holes while a contained placed in the middle containing the food was cooled.

The wall is constructed using an oblique-angled parallelogram shaped bricks that are parametrically stretched to the top and reduced in width. A pocket is placed on the front for water collection and the holes allow air to flow through. In a larger system the water is collected and contained behind this wall where the passing air ensures the cooler temperature of the water.

Introduction

Introduction

Working Sketch

Working Sketch

Detail Section

Detail Section

3D Designs 3D DesignsDSC_0437 DSC_0438Powder Base 3d Printing-1

Powder Base 3d Printing-2

Powder Base 3d Printing-2

Conclusion:

The Design of this facade was made in a way where it can collect water and filter the air padding through the wall so that it can reduce the temperature difference inside.

Intorduction to Digital Fabrication: 3D Printing is a project of IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed at Master of Advanced Architecture in 2015/16 by:

Student:

  • Nisarg Sheth
  • Thorahafdis Arnardottir
  • Sureshkumar Kumaravel
  • Burak Paksoy

Faculty:

  • Alexandre Dubor
  • Djordje Stanojevic