TY - GEN
T1 - The Reproduction of Chinese Traditional Timber Structure
AU - Shen, Yang Ting
AU - Wang, Mi Chi
AU - Huang, Lien Kai
AU - Gao, You Min
AU - Yen, Chia Chin
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In Chinese traditional timber building, “Dou-gong” stands as one of the most distinctive features to present the Chinese structure style. However, the preservation and reproduction of Dou-gong face difficulties due to the withering craftsman issue. This paper proposes a method to digitize the structure into BIM (building information modeling) and reproduce it via robot-based fabrication. By modeling these Dou-gong components with BIM technologies, we can establish a geometrical and non-geometrical 3D database. Then we use Autodesk Fusion and Grasshopper to design the robotic fabrication information whose information is transferred from 3D database models. Based on the fabrication information, including work paths and tool parameters, the KUKA robotic arm with six axes can precisely mill the wood materials into Dou-gong components without any traditional craftsman’s processing. The fabrication process we develop has produced the complete Dou-gong prototype which demonstrates the potential of robot-based craft fabrication in Chinese traditional timber structures.
AB - In Chinese traditional timber building, “Dou-gong” stands as one of the most distinctive features to present the Chinese structure style. However, the preservation and reproduction of Dou-gong face difficulties due to the withering craftsman issue. This paper proposes a method to digitize the structure into BIM (building information modeling) and reproduce it via robot-based fabrication. By modeling these Dou-gong components with BIM technologies, we can establish a geometrical and non-geometrical 3D database. Then we use Autodesk Fusion and Grasshopper to design the robotic fabrication information whose information is transferred from 3D database models. Based on the fabrication information, including work paths and tool parameters, the KUKA robotic arm with six axes can precisely mill the wood materials into Dou-gong components without any traditional craftsman’s processing. The fabrication process we develop has produced the complete Dou-gong prototype which demonstrates the potential of robot-based craft fabrication in Chinese traditional timber structures.
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T3 - Hybrids and Haecceities - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2022
SP - 598
EP - 603
BT - Hybrids and Haecceities - Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2022
A2 - Akbarzadeh, Masoud
A2 - Aviv, Dorit
A2 - Jamelle, Hina
A2 - Stuart-Smith, Robert
PB - ACADIA
T2 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture, ACADIA 2022
Y2 - 27 October 2022 through 29 October 2022
ER -