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Deciduous - 3D Printed Pavilion
Deciduous - 3D Printed Pavilion
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Project Featured on Dec 18, 2019
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Other Projects by MEAN* Middle East Architecture Network
Deciduous - 3D Printed Pavilion
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Project Featured on Dec 18, 2019
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2019
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
Unknown
Deciduous - A 3D Printed Pavilion X MEAN*
Designed by MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network) for DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center), Deciduous is a 3D printed pavilion that invites us to revisit our relationship with nature, through an experience reminiscent of walking through an abstracted botanical form.
Building on MEAN’s experiments with 3D printing in design, the pavilion is an exploration in scaling processes to the architectural realm. Deciduous is composed of a hybrid of 3 different sustainable materials: CNC-milled Birch plywood flooring, Robotically 3D-Printed Concrete Base, and a series of branching 3D-Printed PETG stems, a plastic polymer upcycled from 30,000 discarded water bottles.
In light of Dubai’s focus on 3D printing as a sustainable technology, the hybridization of
state-of-the-art Robotic 3D printing in plastic and concrete is a first attempt to explore the possibilities that the two technologies can offer, contributing to the emirate’s vision of ecological construction growth towards 2025.
Deciduous is designed to come together in interconnected parts and is completely
prefabricated off-site. The parts can be mechanically joined on a clean site with no need
for heavy machinery. Computational modeling was used to conceive and quantify the
design to a level of detailing optimal within the parameters and constraints of Large Format Robotic 3D Printing.
In the field of botany, the term ‘deciduous’ refers to trees that seasonally shed leaves,
usually in the autumn. Celebrating this year’s ‘Art Nights’ event at DIFC with the theme
‘Autumn’, Deciduous entices us to ask ourselves, what does Autumn mean to Dubaians
today?
Design - MEAN* Middle East Architecture Network
- Lead Architect: Riyad Joucka
- Team: Wael Nasrallah, Muhammad Khalid
Client - DIFC Dubai International Financial Center
Event Coordination - brag
Polymer 3D Printing - Ai Build
Concrete 3D Printing - Besix 3D
3D Printing Contractor - 3D Vinci
CNC Plywood Fabricator - Lesly Lobo
Website: www.m-e-a-n.design
Photography: © NAARO 2019
Designed by MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network) for DIFC (Dubai International Financial Center), Deciduous is a 3D printed pavilion that invites us to revisit our relationship with nature, through an experience reminiscent of walking through an abstracted botanical form.
Building on MEAN’s experiments with 3D printing in design, the pavilion is an exploration in scaling processes to the architectural realm. Deciduous is composed of a hybrid of 3 different sustainable materials: CNC-milled Birch plywood flooring, Robotically 3D-Printed Concrete Base, and a series of branching 3D-Printed PETG stems, a plastic polymer upcycled from 30,000 discarded water bottles.
In light of Dubai’s focus on 3D printing as a sustainable technology, the hybridization of
state-of-the-art Robotic 3D printing in plastic and concrete is a first attempt to explore the possibilities that the two technologies can offer, contributing to the emirate’s vision of ecological construction growth towards 2025.
Deciduous is designed to come together in interconnected parts and is completely
prefabricated off-site. The parts can be mechanically joined on a clean site with no need
for heavy machinery. Computational modeling was used to conceive and quantify the
design to a level of detailing optimal within the parameters and constraints of Large Format Robotic 3D Printing.
In the field of botany, the term ‘deciduous’ refers to trees that seasonally shed leaves,
usually in the autumn. Celebrating this year’s ‘Art Nights’ event at DIFC with the theme
‘Autumn’, Deciduous entices us to ask ourselves, what does Autumn mean to Dubaians
today?
Design - MEAN* Middle East Architecture Network
- Lead Architect: Riyad Joucka
- Team: Wael Nasrallah, Muhammad Khalid
Client - DIFC Dubai International Financial Center
Event Coordination - brag
Polymer 3D Printing - Ai Build
Concrete 3D Printing - Besix 3D
3D Printing Contractor - 3D Vinci
CNC Plywood Fabricator - Lesly Lobo
Website: www.m-e-a-n.design
Photography: © NAARO 2019
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