Digitally Designed Architectural Form-Built Using Craft-Based Fabrication – Weaving a Complex Surface as a Bamboo Reticulated Shell

Abstract

This paper outlines a methodology that enables the construction of complex surface forms resulting from computational design processes by manual means using non-industrial materials. The methodology is based on the craft process of weaving whereby a three-dimensional form can be produced using a flexible, linear material. Construction information from a three-dimensional digital model is communicated to craftspersons through a set of two-dimensional drawings outlining the sequence of construction and requiring only linear dimensions.