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dc.contributor.authorRael, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorSan Fratello, Virginia
dc.contributor.authorCurth, Alexander
dc.contributor.authorArja, Logman
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-07T20:13:55Z
dc.date.available2024-03-07T20:13:55Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1079-9680
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/153642
dc.description.abstractCasa 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.en_US
dc.publisherACADIAen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.52842/conf.acadia.2020.2.214en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attributionen_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceAuthoren_US
dc.titleCasa Covidaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationRael, Ronald, San Fratello, Virginia, Curth, Alexander and Arja, Logman. 2020. "Casa Covida."
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/ConferencePaperen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/NonPeerRevieweden_US
dspace.date.submission2024-03-03T08:18:42Z
mit.licensePUBLISHER_CC
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