This book offers architects strategies in the design and manufacturing of custom, repetitively manufactured building components.
A total of 36 case studies from around the globe demonstrate the diversity of CRM in architecture and are contributed by architecture firms, including Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Kengo Kuma & Associates, Abin Design Studio, Behnisch Architekten, Belzberg Architects, and many more. The book is organized by manufacturing process and covers the use of various types of glass, clay, plastic, metal, wood, plaster, and concrete. Each process is described with diagrams and text and expanded with one or more examples of customized building components. Projects included are of buildings of various types, sizes, and clients, and many deviate from the typical manufacturing process as they include a secondary process (e.g. casting glass, then slumping it), special tooling modifications (e.g. dams used to subdivide a mold), post-production processes, or other notable manufacturing features. Each case study includes a project overview, behind‐the‐scenes images of the component manufacturing, and original diagrams that illustrate how those components were customized.
Custom Components in Architecture will be essential reading for any architect interested in building design details and keeping up-to-speed on material advances. Upper-level students of digital architecture, fabrication, and building technology will also find this a useful tool.
Author(s): Dana K. Gulling
Year: 2024
Language: English
Pages: 431
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Prologue
INTRODUCTION
1. MANIPULATING SHEET
1.1. SLUMPING
Clay
Glass
University of Arizona Health Services Innovation Building (HSIB) in Tucson, Arizona by CO Architects
Bibliotheque in Caen, France By OMA
1.2. THERMOFORMING
Thermoplastic
Chipster Blister House in Lyon, France by AUM
1.3. EXPLOSIVE FORMING
Metal
Lightrailstation in the Hague, the Netherlands by ZJA
1.4. BENDING PLIES
Wood + Wet Adhesive
Wellington International Airport South Terminal Expansion in Wellington, New Zealand by Warren and Mahoney (WaM)
1.5. STAMPING
Metal
Gnome Parking Garage in Almere, the Netherlands by Mei Architects and Planners
1.6. HYDROFORMING
Metal
Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Boston, Massachusetts by Behnisch Architekten
2. SHAPING CONTINUOUS
2.1. EXTRUSION
Aluminum
Clay
Stiff Mud
Angle Lake Transit Station in SeaTac, Washington, United States by Brooks + Scarpa
London Wall Place in London, England By Make Architects
Lantern House in Manhattan, New York, United States by Heatherwick Studio
2.2. PULTRUSION
Glass Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (GFRP)
Sea Scouts Base Galveston in Galveston, Texas by Shipley Architects
3. MAKING THIN OR HOLLOW
3.1. CONTACT MOLDING
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC)
Fiber-Reinforced Gypsum (FRG)
Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
The Broad in Los Angles, California, United States by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio, Texas, United States of America by LMN Architects
The Newtown School in Kolkata, India by Abin Design Studio (ADS)
3.2. VACUUM INFUSION PROCESS (VIP)
Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
Gas Receiving Station (GOS) in Dinteloord, the Netherlands by Studio Marco Vermeulen
3.3. FILAMENT WINDING
Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (FRP)
BUGA Fiber Pavilion in Heilbronn, Germany by University of Stuttgart Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and the Institute for Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE)
3.4. ROTATIONAL MOLDING
Thermoplastic
Beijing Tea House in Beijing, China by Kengo Kuma and Associates
3.5. SPIN CASTING
Concrete
Sächsische AufbauBank (SAB) in Leipzig, Germany by ACME
3.6. SLIP CASTING
Slip
Eastside Townhouse in New York City, New York by Michael K. Chen Architecture
4. FORMING SOLID
4.1. CASTING CONCRETE
[Mold] Foam
[Mold] Wood
[Mold] 3D-Printed FRP
[Mold] Rubber or Elastomeric
[Mold] Steel
[Material] Portland or White Portland Cement-Based Concrete
[Material] Composite
[Material] Sandwich Panels
[Material] Polymer-Based Concrete
[Material] Wet-Cast Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (FRC)
[Material] Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC)
Carapace Pavilion Joshua Tree National Park, California, United States by University of Southern California School of Architecture
Health and Wellness Center for Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead, New York, United States by ikon.5 architects
Tenth and Wyandotte Parking Garage in Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America by BNIM
One South First in Brooklyn, New York, United States by COOKFOX Architects
Amare in The Hague, the Netherlands by NOAHH | Network Oriented Architecture
Schwabinger Tor S40 in Munich, Germany by Hild und K
The Radiator House in Ichikawa, Japan by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Apertures in Mexico City, Mexico by Belzberg Architects
The Ou-River Crystal Box Restaurant in Wenzhou, China by AntiStatics
4.2. CASTING METAL
Metal
The Compton: 30 Lodge Road, London, England by E8 Architecture
4.3. CASTING GLASS
Glass
Crystal Houses in Amsterdam, the Netherlands by MVRDV
4.4. VIBRATION PRESS CASTING
Earth-Moist Concrete
Phra Pradeang House, in Bangkok, Thailand by all(zone)
4.5. VIBRATION TAMPING
Earth-Moist Concrete
Lakeside Residence in Rowlett, Texas, United States by FAR + DANG
4.6. PRESSING
Clay
Stiff Mud
Glass
The Fitzroy in New York, New York, United States by Roman and Williams
Museum of Art, Architecture, and Technology (MAAT) in Lisbon, Portugal by AL_A
Kohan Ceram Headquarters in Tehran, Iran by Hooba Design Group
Le Prisme in Aurillac, France by Brisac Gonzalez
4.7. INJECTION MOLDING
Thermoplastic
Aggregate Pavilion 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany by University of Stuttgart Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD)
Acknowledgments
Glossary
Index
