Online workshop

Discrete Automation

Tutored by AUAR (Gilles Retsin & Kevin Saey)

drivenbyvolumes.io/discrete

CONTEXT

This workshop is part of the workshop series that Volumes is organizing within the framework of the Driven initiative.

Driven by Volumes is an incubation program aiming to embed Advanced Computational Design Strategies in Early Stage Entrepreneurship for Circular Economy.

The program is developed within the EU H2020 funded project Reflow.

WORKSHOP BRIEF

The workshop will explore computational design methods for prefabricated furniture and interior elements based on the notion of discreteness. The discrete introduces a computational understanding of Prefabrication and Modularity in Architecture. In recent years, prefabrication and modularity have made a come-back in architecture, under pressure of an emerging global housing crisis. Discrete Design methods attempt to construct large-scale structures from versatile, pixel-like elements, which are independent from the whole. This discrete capitalises on automation and scalability to ultimately offer a more adaptable and complex forms of architecture.

TOPICS AND CONTENTS

• Discrete architecture
• Innovative post-tensioned timber construction
• Combinatorial design
• Patterns
• Discrete timber component design
• Grasshopper
• Wasp plug-in
• Representation techniques
• Project driven workshop

DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

Please carefully check drivenbyvolumes.io/discrete before buying your ticket.

Basic understanding of Grasshopper is recommended (you can register to our Computational Design for Beginners workshop).

OTHER PRACTICAL INFORMATION

• Main Language: English. Tutors and organizers also speak Dutch, French, German and Spanish.
• Hosted on Zoom
• Chat support provided on Slack
• Minimum number of participants: the workshop will be activated with a minimum of 10 participants. Otherwise organizers can make the decision to cancel the event; in this case the tickets will be fully refunded.

JOIN OUR LEARNING COMMUNITY

Registration fees includes :

• Special access to the Driven team to discuss about your idea to incubate
• One year access to the digital platform of Driven, to stay connected with the community
• 30% discount of your incubation membership (valid until end of 2020, contact us for more details)

MORE INFO ABOUT DRIVEN

• About the workshop > drivenbyvolumes.io/discrete
• About the workshop series and other upcoming workshops > drivenbyvolumes.io/workshops
• About the Incubation program > drivenbyvolumes.io/incubation

IMAGES CREDIT :

• AUAR Home/Office 2020 Automated Architecture Ltd.
• Photography : Studio NAARO.