Focus work/Semester project 2021-22: Design exploration of digitally fabricated integrated building systems

Advancements in Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing have created opportunities for disruptive innovation in the building engineering sector. To reduce the operational- and embodied carbon emissions, the Architecture and Building Systems group at ETH Zurich is using these techniques to create building structures capable of selective heat-absorption, -transfer, and -dissipation.

Description
Using bespoke geometry, sustainable low-carbon materials, and robotic/digital fabrication for the next generation of buildings, the project reimagines energy flows within building structures. The objective is to fabricate reduce the dependency on conventional mechanical systems.

Goal
The main tasks of this thesis/project are: (1) Review the state-of-the-art energy flows and system chains of integrated building systems and integrated systems in digitally fabricated buildings. (2) Conceptualize non-Cartesian building elements (facades, envelopes, columns, beams, etc.) capable of temperature-selective heat conduction, uniform- and fast-reacting-heat absorption/dissipation. (3) Develop high-quality graphics and architectural renderings to demonstrate these concepts.

Contact details
The ideal candidate is a motivated student with a strong background in architectural and computational design with an interest in energy systems. Interested candidates, please send a one-page CV to Bharath Seshadri (seshadri@arch.ethz.ch)

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