Architectural Applications and Workflows for Additive Fabrication with Concrete

Abstract

Although the fundamental scientific understanding of the relations between design, material, process, and product in additive manufacturing with concrete is already being explored, the relevance of this construction method for architecture and building is still limited. Additive manufacturing holds the promise that any computer-generated geometry can be produced. However, especially FDM-based processes are currently limited by geometrical and material-related restrictions. This study reflects on the digital workflow between architectural design, the geometry, and numeric data produced, construction processes and the material parameters in the research project “BauProAddi” on additive manufacturing with concrete. The purpose of the research is to integrate the knowledge of material and process specialists and requirements of the building industry at an early stage of the design process in a workflow for on-site additive manufacturing.