Design | Research
Team: University of Nicosia
Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
2023
metaHEDRA explores the repurposing of construction industry leftover materials for built environment applications. For the development of metaHEDRA an aggregation process was utilised, to generate the initial geometry. Next, a grouping algorithm was assembled using K-Means principles, that was able to assemble closed groups of elements forming octagonal shapes. Structural analysis of the completed shape was performed in Karamba3D and in Robot Structural Analysis using interop links and C#. Analysis revealed critical deflections and stability and defined the required material thickness for individual pieces. An iterative process enabled the improvement of the aggregation shape to optimise the structures’ capacity. Using a custom developed algorithm in Grasshopper3D and C#, the solid shapes were developed and unrolled flat, generating the sheer metal information required for CNC machines.
ioulios georgiou 