Technology: File-to-Factory Production and Expertise

Centre Pompidou Metz, Metz, 2003 –2010 architects: Shigeru Ban, Jean de Gastines The geometry of all roof beams and connection  details is derived from the high-precision modelled reference surface.
This article will present two roof-structure case studies to delineate the challenges presented by digital workflow as well as the problems yet to be solved. At least with respect to free-form wood structures, file-to-factory production is still more of a Utopian concept than a reality. Although they vary in functional and formal terms, Shigeru Ban’s Centre Pompidou in Metz and...
Centre Pompidou Metz, Metz, 2003 –2010 architects: Shigeru Ban, Jean de Gastines The geometry of all roof beams and connection  details is derived from the high-precision modelled reference surface.