The Sheaf: Expressive Geometry Through Collaborative Computational Design and Low-Tech Construction Methods
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Niklas Johansson
(Ramboll, Gothenburg, Sweden)
Lukas Nordström (White Arkitekter, Gothenburg, Sweden) Jonas Runberger (White Arkitekter, Gothenburg, Sweden) Alexander Sehlström (WSP, Gothenburg, Sweden) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Congress: Engineering for Sustainable Development, New Delhi, India, 20-22 September 2023 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Congress New Delhi 2023 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1568-1575 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/newdelhi.2023.1568 | ||||
| Abstract: |
This paper presents the design development of The Sheaf — a 12-meter-high iconic timber-diagrid hyperboloid lookout tower, from concept to detailed design. The Sheaf was the winning proposal in an architectural competition in 2019 for a lookout tower in Varberg, Sweden. A close dialogue between architect and engineer propelled the iterative design development, initially exploring the concept and later solving details leading to a sustainable, material-efficient, and expressive tower using simple, affordable building elements. The alternating use of digital parametric models and physical model tests supported the decision-making, allowing quick exploration of viable alternatives and the client to get involved. |
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| Keywords: |
sustainability parametric design timber tower design work reciprocal
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