Robotic Stacked Wall

The idea is to create complex geometries and differentiation while benefiting from the concepts of automation and repeatability. The research investigates differentiation and variability in the design of a structurally informed timber structure. This structure takes advantage of additive stacking through the robotic assembly of generic building elements. The project was successful in using the unique capacity of industrial robots for precise positioning to control a large number of elements. Put simply, the industrial robot was employed as a means of design exploration rather than as a means of productivity. The robot was used where its digital controls became vital for applying the design, which could be considered the main purpose of robotic fabrication in architecture. In summary, the proposed robotic-based production method, with its digital, parametric logic, provides possibilities for the structural system to be adopted at various scales and applied in different orientations, resulting in diverse architectural functions in a building-scale solution.