Nestled in a lush green park, the building is envisioned as a versatile space that accommodates local workshops and exhibitions while enabling connections among communities. A defining feature of the project is the innovative design of its 3D-printed columns, which are developed through a computational work-flow.

The Common House

The Common House, Core & Materiality

The Common house consists of simple building elements:

01: The double-cuved green roof; 02: Recycled Concrete Brick; 03: Wooden Facade; 04: 3D Printed Conrete Columns.

Facade Design & Glass / Facade Ratio

The Facade design aproach aims to be in a dialogue and emrace the natural surrounding and the 3d printed contrete columns which support the double-curved roof.

Structural and Tectonic Properties

The core of the common house is situated in the relative center of the space and consists of reused concrete bricks.
These bricks most of the time are old, damaged and abandoned, yet with high performative capabilities.

Glass & Wood Facade ratio & The core

The construction process of the core will be done in an automated by pick and place simulations way with a robotic arm. The glass and wood facade ratio is regulated to keep 50% & 50% ratio in order to limit the glass producing emitions.

Column Formfinding option 01: Gentle increse of volume to maintain stability

Column Formfinding option 03: Experimentation with self flowing / growing algorithm

Column Formfinding option 02: Experimentation with Kangaroo & Grasshopper

Column Formfinding option 04: Experimentation with Kangaroo & Grasshopper

The workflow behind the design of the 3D-printed columns is based on computational simulations in Grasshopper, using the Kangaroo plugin. This process was developed in close dialogue with engineering specialists from Ramboll.

By minimizing the amount of concrete and integrating a slender steel cable through the core of the column, the design reduces material usage while ensuring the structural integrity of the system.