Digital Metal

project in the course of the MAS DFAB at ETH Zürich with all students and the chair for Digital Building Technologies

the aim was to explore 3D binderjet printing in sand for the fabrication of moulds for aluminium casting

based on differential growth algorithms a prototype facade design of expanding curves was developed

consistent testing allowed for informing the design procedure with constraints of the chosen production method

in the end 26 panels were successfully casted and then assembled to one prototype

https://www.masdfab.com/work-1718-deepfacade

LMDesign structural diagram_00000 mould LMCleaning LMCasted LMSurface Liquid07 LMVision