KNITCANDELA
ETH Zurich, Block Research Group
ARCHITECTS
ETH Zurich, Block Research Group
STATUS
Built
SHORT CREDITS
Block Research Group, ETH Zurich (BRG), Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHCODE), Architecture Extrapolated (R-Ex)
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
YEAR
2018
LOCATION
3000, Insurgentes, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad de México, Mexico
CATEGORY
Cultural › Pavilion
KnitCandela is a thin, sinuous concrete waffle shell. Built on an ultra-lightweight knitted formwork, which was brought from Switzerland to Mexico in two suitcases, KnitCandela demonstrates that employing a flexible cable-net formwork together with a knitted textile can cut down on material, labour, and construction waste, while simplifying and streamlining the construction process for sophisticated shapes in concrete.
Realised with a state-of-the-art BIM approach using the computational framework COMPAS, the structural design, engineering, digital fabrication, and construction of KnitCandela were incredibly efficient.
Its novel forming system allowed for a complex structural geometry requiring fewer materials, thus keeping project costs economical.
SHORT CREDITS:
Block Research Group, ETH Zurich (BRG), Zaha Hadid Architects Computation and Design Group (ZHCODE), Architecture Extrapolated (R-Ex)
PHOTO CREDITS:
Mariana Popescu, Lex Reiter, Philippe Block, Angelica Ibarra, Maria Verhulst
FULL CREDITS LINK:
http://block.arch.ethz.ch/brg/project/knit-candela-muac-mexico-city
CREDITS:
- Block Research Group, ETH Zurich (BRG) - Zaha Hadid Computation and Design Group (ZHCODE) - Architecture Extrapolated (R-EX)
