Technology: Curved Surfaces in Internal Spaces – Materials, Execution, Appearance

Reed mats as plaster base; plaster moulded by hand. 8mm cold-pressed steel cladding delivered in four elements, welded on site to form a seamless roof skin. Martin Luther King Church, Hainburg, 2011; architects: Coop Himmelb(l)au
With the development of advanced 3D CAAD programs, ever more architects have the means to generate freely shaped surfaces. At the same time, more and more clients nowadays are interested in organically curved forms. Complex curves can be easily represented in virtual models, but how does one implement them to full size, when gravity has to be taken into account?...
Reed mats as plaster base; plaster moulded by hand. 8mm cold-pressed steel cladding delivered in four elements, welded on site to form a seamless roof skin. Martin Luther King Church, Hainburg, 2011; architects: Coop Himmelb(l)au