Engaging Formations is a research pavilion built at the Institute for Structure and Design in Innsbruck, Austria. The project explores the integration of robotic fabrication techniques using two contrasting materials: fiberglass and shotcrete. Fiberglass was robotically wound to create a tensioned substructure that functioned both as reinforcement and as a temporary formwork. Shotcrete was then applied to add compressive strength and overall stiffness. The interaction of these two materials, one precise and lightweight, the other heavy and less controllable, resulted in a structurally hybrid system that combined tension and compression in a two stage fabrication process. This process and material combination expands the formal- and performative possibilities of concrete in new prefabrication processes with huge potential for increasing automation in construction.

I.SD Research Pavilion 2017 | Department of Structure and Design | University of Innsbruck | Prof. Kristina Schinegger & Prof. Stefan Rutzinger, Meizi Li, Johannes Megens, Lukas Härtenberger, David Stieler

Students:
Baldessarini Bernd, Fürst Julian Tobias, Geraia Adam, Höllwarth Stephan, Künz Manuel, Malesevic Milan, Mangili Riccardo, Mayer Marco, Pazeller Lukas, Rando Emiliano, Redelbach Justus, Richtmann Jan-Philipp, Rothmayr Kilian, Salcher Alexander Josef, Sanin Sandro, Schidlbauer Alexander Thomas, Scholler Christoph, Schumacher Iris, Seitz Sophie Marie, Sillaber Rebecca, Sonne Konrad, Stolz Paul, Tomba Fabian, Victor Maxime, Walther Leopold Cornelius,
Wanek Amelie, Wolf Maja Beatrice