Principle of monocoque shell, consisting of loadbearing grid and sheet-metal covering as a single structural entity: Porsche Pavilion, Autostadt Wolfsburg, 2012; architects: Henn Architects

Individually shaped frame members and 25 mm stainless-steel covering sheets are automatically laid out in a cutting optimization program (nesting) and removed with computer-controlled plasmacutters. Individual frame members are also cut from composite wood boarding as templates.

Principle of monocoque shell, consisting of loadbearing grid and sheet-metal covering as a single structural entity: Porsche Pavilion, Autostadt Wolfsburg, 2012; architects: Henn Architects Individually shaped frame members and 25 mm stainless-steel covering sheets are automatically laid out in a cutting optimization program (nesting) and removed with computer-controlled plasmacutters. Individual frame members are also cut from composite wood boarding as templates.

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