Presentatie van Fabio Gramazio van ETH Zurich op 22 oktober 2015 tijdens de Dutch Design Week, bij TUE op activiteit ism Cement&BetonCentrum: Grote ambities met 3D Betonprinten.

2. Digital Materiality
in Architecture

3. Materialization of the Digital
Data Material

5. • World map of robotic research in architecture, 2014

8. • Arch_Tec_Lab: Robotic Fabrication Laboratory

14. Gantenbein Vineyard Facade
Client: Martha und Daniel Gantenbein
Fabrication: Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich / Keller AG
Collaborators: Tobias Bonwetsch (project lead), Michael Knauss, Michael Lyrenmann, Silvan Oesterle, Daniel
Abraha, Stephan Achermann, Christoph Junk, Andri Lüscher, Martin Tann
Selected experts: Jürg Buchli (structural engineer), Dr. Nebosja Mojsilovic und Markus Baumann, IBK ETH
Zürich (structural tests)
Industry partner: Keller AG Ziegeleien
Non‐Standardised Brick Façade, Fläsch, 2006
Bearth & Deplazes with Gramazio Kohler Architects

19. Structural Oscillations
In cooperation with: Reto Geiser (Curator)
Client: Swiss Federal Office of Culture
Collaborators: Michael Knauss (project lead), Dr. Ralph Bärtschi, Tobias Bonwetsch, Nadine Jerchau, Michael Lyrenmann, Gregor Bieri,
Michael Bühler, Hannes Oswald, Lukas Pauer
Model making: Lukas Pauer, Hannes Oswald
Sponsors: Keller Ziegeleien AG, Kuka Switzerland AG, Sika Technology AG
Exhibition‐ and research project, Venice, 2008
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

24. 2012
Keller Headquarters

26. Foam
Industry Partner: Cell Foam AG
Elective course, Zurich, 2007

34. Procedural Landscapes
In cooperation with: Prof. Christophe Girot (Chair of Landscape Architecture, ETH Zurich),
Yael Girot (Atelier Girot)
Collaborators: Michael Knauss (project lead), Axel Vansteenkiste
Selected experts: Prof. Dr. Robert J. Flatt and Heinz Richner (Institute for Building Materials, ETH Zurich)
Teaching project, Zurich, 2012
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

36. Gramazio & Kohler
Architecture and Digital Fabrication

37. Gramazio & Kohler
Architecture and Digital Fabrication

45. Remote Material Deposition
In cooperation with: Sitterwerk Kunst und Produktion
Collaborators: Sebastian Ernst (project lead), Kathrin Dörfler, Luka Piskorec
Students: Ralph Benker, Bo Cheng, Roberto Naboni, Pascal Ruckstuhl, Ivana Stiperski, Simone Stünzi, Anna Szabo, Andreas Thoma, Martin
Thoma, Alexander Walzer, James Yeo
Sponsors: Festo AG, Hans und Wilma Stutz Stiftung, IKEA Foundation Switzerland
Research and teaching project, Zurich, 2014
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

59. Jammed Architectural Structures
Programme: ETH Zurich Research Grant
In cooperation with: Prof. Dr. Hans J. Herrmann and Dr. Falk K. Wittel (Institute of Building Materials, ETH Zurich), Skylar Tibbits (Self‐Assembly Lab, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology)
Collaborators: Petrus Aejmelaeus‐Lindström (project lead), Andreas Thoma
Sponsor: Misapor AG
Research project, Zurich, 2015–
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

69. Smart Dynamic Casting
Programme: ETH Zurich Research Grant
In cooperation with: Institute for Building Materials (Prof Dr. Robert J. Flatt (PI), Prof. Dr. Hans J. Herrmann),
ETH Zurich and Department of Health Sciences and Technology (Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer), ETH Zurich
Collaborators: Ena Lloret (project lead), Dr. Ralph Bärtschi, Thomas Cadalbert, Maryam Tayebani, Orkun
Kasap, Beat Lüdi, Andreas Thoma
Research project, Zurich, 2012–2015
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

71. Too soft Too hard

76. Mesh Mould
Programme: Sika Technology AG research funding
Collaborators: Norman Hack (project lead), Willi Victor Lauer
Selected experts: Agile & Dexterous Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich
Industry partner: Sika Technology AG
Research project, Zurich, 2012–2016
Gramazio Kohler Research, Chair of Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich

77. Conventional Formwork and Reinforcement
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

78. Cost Distribution in a Concrete Structure
Source: Structure magazine, April 2007
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
53%
Formwork
18%
Reinforcement
29%
Concrete

79. Mesh Mould: Reinforcement becomes Formwork
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

80. Reference: Forma‐Tech Render Brick
Source: http://www.formatech.com.au/
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

81. Spatial Robotic Extrusion of Meshes
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

82. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Polymers Polymers + Co–extruded
Filament
Steel-Wire
Increasing Reinforcing Capacity

83. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Toolhead: First Generation

84. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Toolhead: First Generation

85. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Toolhead: Second Generation

86. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Extrusion Process

87. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Extrusion Process

88. Self Compacting Concrete with fibres
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Concrete – Mesh Calibration

89. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Concrete – Mesh Calibration
Mix C with
Fibers
Slump flow 18
Mesh 12_9
Mix C without
fibers
Slump flow 19
Mesh 10_9
Mix C no Fibers
Sump flow 19
Mesh 14_11
Mix C no Fibers
Slump flow 17
Mesh 8_8
Mix C with
Fibers
Slump flow
22
Mesh 12_9

90. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Mesh Differentiation: Pattern Studies for Top‐wise Filling

91. Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

92. Untreated front and troweled backside
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Concrete Samples

93. Filling Procedure: Shotcrete
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

94. 1:1 Prototype
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

95. Mesh Mould Canoe
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

96. Mesh Mould Canoe
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

97. Mesh Mould Canoe: Carbon fibre reinforcement
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

98. Mesh Mould Canoe: Construction Award at the 15th German Concrete Canoe Regatta
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

99. Bending and welding process
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
Bending Welding Manipulator

100. Metal Meshes: No.1, Undifferentiated
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

101. Metal Meshes: No.2, Adapted to Stress Field
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

102. Inclusion of Voids
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ETH Zurich

103. Inclusion of Voids
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

104. Bending Tensile Strength: Sample V2
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

105. Bending Tensile Strength: Sample V2
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich

106. Mesh Volume Fraction
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2
Max force in kN
Mesh volume fraction in %
v1
v2
v3
v4
v5
v6
v7
V8

107. Force Displacement Behaviour
Gramazio Kohler Research
ETH Zurich
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Load in kN
Displacement in mm
V1
V2
V3
V4
V5
V6
V7
V8

108. Flight Assembled Architecture
In cooperation with: Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control, ETH Zurich
Collaborators: Andrea Kondziela (project lead installation), Marion Ott (project lead architectural project), Sarah Bridges, Tim Burton, Thomas Cadalbert, Dr. Ralph
Bärtschi, Peter Heckeroth, Tanja Pereira, Dominik Weber, Dr. Jan Willmann
Selected experts: Chair of Building Physics, ETH Zurich, Lüchinger + Meyer, Amstein + Walthert
Sponsors: Région Centre, Ministry of Culture and Communication, Pro Helvetia, Centre Culturel Suisse Paris, Platform, Vicon Motion Systems, ERCO GmbH, JET
Schaumstoffe GmbH
Installation‐ and research project, FRAC Centre, Orléans, 2011–2012
Gramazio & Kohler and Raffaello D'Andrea in cooperation with ETH Zurich

109. • Archigram, Instant City, 1968