Tube in Construction
Bent metal tubes and interlocking joints as a structural system.
- Year
- 2020
- Role
- Architectural Designer, Prototyper
- Tags
- FabricationArchitectureRapid Prototyping
What can a bent tube hold up?
Tube in Construction investigates the structural potential of metal bending and interlocking joints: how much versatility and continuity bending gives a tube, and what composite materials add when they are placed where they help.
What can a bent tube hold up?
Tube in Construction investigates the structural potential of metal bending and interlocking joints: how much versatility and continuity bending gives a tube, and what composite materials add when they are placed where they help.
Processing the material transforms it. Bend radii, joint angles, and assembly sequence decide whether a pile of tubes becomes a structure. The link between material geometry and structure runs through the whole project.
The joint logic builds on Daniel Widrig's interlocking structure research, testing whether those geometries apply to bent-metal assembly mechanisms.
Every bend was fabricated and tested physically, not just drawn.
The final assembly was built at full scale, pairing the metal frame with hybrid materials so each complements the other.
Credits
- Team
- Joseph Wu, Chun Yu Lo
- Context
- Feng Chia University undergraduate thesis, 2019-2020
- Adviser
- Wei-Hsiang Tseng