The 3D printing applied in the building construction sector is profoundly changing the building technologies and the construction processes. The flexibility of components and whole buildings realised with 3D printing provides unprecedented adaptability and customizability in the constructions area. This type of technology can operate in synergy with parametric modelling to obtain a design easily adaptable to different boundary conditions. On the other hand, few scientific studies have been conducted on the parameterisation of 3D printed building precast components with the aim of adapting to external environmental conditions. This paper proposes a procedure to achieve an effective parametric design supported by an iterative thermal performance analysis to identify the best components configuration to operate in a specific external environment condition. The conceived procedure is applied to realise the parametric design of a building envelope to adapt its configuration (geometry, insulation thickness, interlocking) based on the morphology of the case study and the related climatic zone. The proposed research opens up new strategies to enhance the digital transition of the building construction technology by showing the potential of the synergic combination among parametric design, iterative performance analysis and 3D printing.
Design of an efficient 3D printed envelope supported by parametric modelling
Valentino Sangiorgio
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2022-01-01
Abstract
The 3D printing applied in the building construction sector is profoundly changing the building technologies and the construction processes. The flexibility of components and whole buildings realised with 3D printing provides unprecedented adaptability and customizability in the constructions area. This type of technology can operate in synergy with parametric modelling to obtain a design easily adaptable to different boundary conditions. On the other hand, few scientific studies have been conducted on the parameterisation of 3D printed building precast components with the aim of adapting to external environmental conditions. This paper proposes a procedure to achieve an effective parametric design supported by an iterative thermal performance analysis to identify the best components configuration to operate in a specific external environment condition. The conceived procedure is applied to realise the parametric design of a building envelope to adapt its configuration (geometry, insulation thickness, interlocking) based on the morphology of the case study and the related climatic zone. The proposed research opens up new strategies to enhance the digital transition of the building construction technology by showing the potential of the synergic combination among parametric design, iterative performance analysis and 3D printing.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
