Kinetic Pavilion
Minghao Bi, Yunzhen He, Zhi Li, Ting-Uei 'Jeff' Lee, Yi Min 'Mike' Xie, Zicheng Zhuang, Jiaming Ma, Anbang Chen
RMIT Light Structure Laboratory: Xiang ‘Eric’ Gao
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The project focuses on a new strategy to rationalise kinetic designs with curved surfaces using a series of non-intersecting elastica strips bent to the minimum energy state.
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The Castle of Snow
Ding Wen 'Nic' Bao, Xin Yan, Yi Min 'Mike' Xie
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The project delves into advancements in structural design and construction by employing the generative design technique Bi-directional Evolutionary Structural Optimization (BESO) and naturalmaterials in cold climates.
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Optimized Pavilion
Minghao Bi, Yuanpeng Liu, Tao Xu, Yunzhen He, Jiaming Ma, Zicheng Zhuang, Yi Min 'Mike' Xie
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Free-form surfaces are increasingly used in contemporary architectural designs for their unique and elegant shapes. However...
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Intelligent Forms
Ding Wen 'Nic' Bao, Xin Yan, Yi Min 'Mike' Xie
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By taking advantage of the latest topology optimisation and advanced manufacturing technologies, our team has designed and fabricated several architectural installations and pavilions in Europe, Australia, and China.
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PrintNervi
Jiaming Ma, Mohamed Gomaa, Ding Wen ‘Nic’ Bao, Anooshe R. Javan, Yi Min ‘Mike’ Xie
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By leveraging emerging digital technologies of topology optimisation and advanced manufacturing, we propose a contemporary evolution of Nervi’s pioneering techniques for designing and constructing ribbed floor systems. A 2.2 m × 2.2 m × 2.5 m ribbed floor unit is constructed as a proof of concept.
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Novel Furniture
Jiaming Ma, Albert Li, Yi Min 'Mike' Xie
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By taking advantage of the latest topology optimisation and advanced manufacturing technologies, our team has designed and fabricated several pieces of innovative furniture in both Australia and China.
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More projects will be released soon