Build with Nature
Project information
submitted by
Lukas Kirschnick
Co-Authors
Alexander Mario Brunner, Minhye Chu, Tim Herbertz, Nouhaila Karroum, Nama Masoud, Niklas Neumann, Konrad Zaremba
Mentors
Lukas Kirschnick M. Sc.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Ruth
Faculty:
Architecture and Urbanism
Degree programme:
Architecture (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)),
Architecture (Master of Science (M.Sc.))
Type of project presentation
Exhibition
Semester
Summer semester 2023
- Freifläche 6 / area 6 (hinter Kubus 1a)
attractive to children
Participation in the Bauhaus.Modules
Project description
In this course, the natural morphology of trees was to be used as building material. To this end, students were first given a guided tour of the local forest to learn more about logging practices and the selection of trees to be felled. Then, on another field trip, the students were introduced to the techniques of modern wood processing at Pollmeier's sawmill and "BauBuche"plant.
Rather than cutting logs into rectangular beams, the design process started with the material to develop load-bearing structures that exploit the full potential of wood as a material and are guided by the force characteristics of the mature tree trunks. Knot forks, bent and crooked logs, often considered scrap in traditional woodworking processes, were enhanced using digital design and fabrication techniques. To do this, the building material was first collected and digitized using 3D scanning. This material database was then used to develop and implement a design.
Email: lukas.kirschnick[at]uni-weimar.de