Corrugated-Cardboard Pavilion
In 2007, as part of a summer workshop in the University of Liechtenstein, an experimental building was created, the load-bearing structure of which consists of paraffin-coated corrugated cardboard - a material normally used for fruit cartons. The curved form is the outcome of a structure subject to pressure and the resulting flow of forces. It is further distinguished by the shaft-like window elements and a tree that was found worthy of retention. The non-hierarchical load-bearing structure consists of 600 oblique-angled cardboard units connected at the nodes. In this way, the double-curved shape was created. Initially, a model of this free form was gene-rated with Rhino 3D CAD software. The units were manufactured with the aid of a CNC tool plotter, together with fixings, folding lines and notation. The assembly of the elements was organized on the basis of neighbouring units. There were no plans in the classical sense, merely the requisite information on production, identity and adjoining forms, which every component bears on a sticker. This system of intelligent puzzle pieces proved its worth during the assembly process.
