Ice Stereotomy: A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell

Jingwen SONG; Yuetao WANG; Ping CHEN; Hao ZHENG

Ice Stereotomy: A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell

Jingwen SONG
, Yuetao WANG
, Ping CHEN
, Hao ZHENG

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

Abstract

The free-form ice shell is the most challenging type in the design and construction of free-form buildings due to the regional and temporary nature of its materials. This paper presents a case study of the integration of design and fabrication of free-form ice shell. Taking the computational design and robotic fabrication of the ice shell as the main object, we discuss that combines the form-finding of the shell structure of graphic static with the tessellation technology of stereotomy, and propose a new method and workflow for the integration of discrete free-form ice shell design and construction. In the end, we built a free-form ice shell consisting of 116 discrete ice blocks. Practice has proved the feasibility of the integrated method of discrete free-form ice shell design and construction in the article. © 2021 and published by the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Projections
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021)
Editors	Anastasia Globa, Jeroen van Ameijde, Adam Fingrut, Nayeon Kim, Tian Tian Sky Lo
Publisher	The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA)
Pages	311-320
Number of pages	10
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	978-988-78917-5-8
Publication status	Published - 28 Mar 2021
Externally published	Yes
Event	26th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021) - Online, Hong Kong, China Duration: 29 Mar 2021 → 1 Apr 2021 https://caadria2021.org/ https://caadria2021.org/proceedings

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Name	Projections - Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA
ISSN (Print)	2710-4257
ISSN (Electronic)	2710-4265

Conference

Conference	26th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021)
Place	Hong Kong, China
Period	29/03/21 → 1/04/21
Internet address	https://caadria2021.org/ https://caadria2021.org/proceedings

Research Keywords

Ice shell
Graphic statics
Digital stereotomy
Form-finding
Robotic fabrication

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SONG, J., WANG, Y., CHEN, P., & ZHENG, H. (2021). Ice Stereotomy: A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell. In A. Globa, J. van Ameijde, A. Fingrut, N. Kim, & T. T. S. Lo (Eds.), Projections: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021) (Vol. 1, pp. 311-320). (Projections - Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA). The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). https://caadria2021.org/session-2D#263

SONG, Jingwen ; WANG, Yuetao ; CHEN, Ping et al. / Ice Stereotomy : A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell. Projections: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021). editor / Anastasia Globa ; Jeroen van Ameijde ; Adam Fingrut ; Nayeon Kim ; Tian Tian Sky Lo. Vol. 1 The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), 2021. pp. 311-320 (Projections - Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA).

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SONG, J, WANG, Y, CHEN, P & ZHENG, H 2021, Ice Stereotomy: A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell. in A Globa, J van Ameijde, A Fingrut, N Kim & TTS Lo (eds), Projections: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021). vol. 1, Projections - Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA, The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), pp. 311-320, 26th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021), Hong Kong, China, 29/03/21. <https://caadria2021.org/session-2D#263>

Ice Stereotomy: A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell. / SONG, Jingwen; WANG, Yuetao; CHEN, Ping et al.
Projections: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021). ed. / Anastasia Globa; Jeroen van Ameijde; Adam Fingrut; Nayeon Kim; Tian Tian Sky Lo. Vol. 1 The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA), 2021. p. 311-320 (Projections - Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA).

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SONG J, WANG Y, CHEN P, ZHENG H. Ice Stereotomy: A Case Study of Free-Form Ice Shell. In Globa A, van Ameijde J, Fingrut A, Kim N, Lo TTS, editors, Projections: Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2021). Vol. 1. The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA). 2021. p. 311-320. (Projections - Proceedings of the International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA).

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