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Student: Nicholas Peruski
Advisor: Scott Shall
Content Experts: Dan Faoro , Aaron Jones
Vertical Folded Plate is a historical and technological exploration of folded plate design pushed to its limits. Since 1950s folded plate design and modern mass timber innovation, the collision of these two disciplines reveals scarcely known social and ecological benefits that each would otherwise not reveal on their own. A new design approach to multi-story design can expand on the proven benefits of mass timber as a renewable material. To prototype the synthesis of a space created by folded mass timber plates, the vertical span of a series of humanly occupied, faceted spaces was structurally analyzed to test both precedent and exploratory forms in order to achieve spatially-inspiring spaces.
The study traces folded plate design from Sergio Musmeci’s approaches in concrete architecture to Chris Robeller’s synthesis of precision routed, integrated joinery. The modern combination calls for a modern visual analysis method. In this study, spaces created with folded plate were analyzed using structural finite element analysis (FEA) to visually represent how folded geometry supports both physical and social forces. Prototyped on a site as context for an architectural work, the approach serves as a catalyst for future innovation in material and form. A comparative study was performed on a non-timber-based structure and revealed sequestered carbon benefits, spatial impacts and structural methodologies. The design of a vertical folded plate-inspired space charts a new expectation for sustainability and tech-driven architecture.
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