Casa Covida
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CASA_COVIDARevised01_17_20.pdf
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Author(s)
Rael, Ronald
San Fratello, Virginia
Curth, Alexander
Arja, Logman
Date Issued
2020
Publisher
ACADIA
Citation
Rael, Ronald, San Fratello, Virginia, Curth, Alexander and Arja, Logman. 2020. "Casa Covida."
Version
Final published version
Abstract
Casa Covida advances large scale earthen additive manufacturing by establishing new methods for the creation of interconnected, partially enclosed dome structures using a lightweight SCARA robotic arm and custom toolpathing software in combination with traditional earthen construction techniques. In the time of Covid-19, digital fabrication
and construction are made difficult by a diminished supply chain and the safety concerns associated with a large team. In this project, local material, dug from the site itself is used for construction coordinated by a team of four people working in a remote location. Three rooms are printed on site 500 mm at a time by moving the 3D printer between stations connected by a low cost 4th axis constructed from plywood. This system allows essentially simultaneous construction between domes, continuously printing without waiting for drying time on one structure so that a continuous cycle of printing can proceed through the three stations 2-4 times in a day, thereby minimizing machine downtime. The machine control software used in this project has been developed from the framework of Potterware, a tool built by our team to allow non-technical users to design and 3D print functional ceramics through an interactive web interface.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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DOI of Published Version
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.2.214
