Parametric Bamboo
Collaborating with the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 1DL finished a prototype pavilion for researching the bending-active material behavior and tectonics of bamboo construction with parametric modeling. The pavilion was constructed in Siming Mountains, Ningbo, where local bamboo became both a natural material resource and an ecological hazard.
The project uses dynamic relaxation for parametrically modeling the interaction of multiple bamboo strips when forming a self-supporting structure. The simulation result is later verified through physical prototypes. Local techniques in cutting, drilling, knitting and tying bamboo strips were deployed in different parts of the pavilion as a way of physically archiving the potential tectonics for future research.
A team of 11 students with no construction experience were recruited to finish the structure in 3 days. The research demonstrates the capability and limitations of using Elastica-based parametric models for simulating bending-active structures of natural materials such as bamboo. This project leads to our future research into better predicting bending behaviors of bamboo with deep learning.
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