3D PRINTING KINETIC STRUCTURE

House - Massa Lombarda Al Bahr Towers

LOCATION Italy LOCATION: Abu Dhabi
ARCHITECT Mario Cucinella Architects AAREA: 70,000 sq m
PROGRAM Housing TYPE: office space
MATERIALS Clay FLOORS: 25
AREA 60Sq m
Inspired by one of Italo Calvino's ‘invisible cities’ - the city in continuous Inspiration drawn from the "mashrabiya," a traditional Islamic lattice shading device.
construction - the name TECLA evokes the strong link between past Responsive facade aims to mitigate heat and glare.
and future to form recyclable, low-carbon, climate-adaptable housing. Objective: Creating a comfortable indoor environment.
The first eco-sustainable housing model 3D printed entirely from local Incorporation of cultural elements into architectural design.
raw earth. The 145 meter towers’ Masharabiya shading system was developed
Metaphorically inspired by one of Italo Calvino's ‘invisible cities’ - the city Masharabiya shading system was developed by the computational design team at Aedas.
in continuous construction - the name TECLA evokes the strong link Using a parametric description for the geometry of the actuated facade panels, the team
between past and future by combining the matter and spirit of timeless was able to simulate their operation in response to sun exposure and changing incidence
ancient homes with the world of 21st-century technological production. angles during the different days of the year.
TECLA has become a reality thanks to the eco-sustainability research of
the SOS - School of Sustainability (training center founded by Mario The screen opperates as a curtain wall, sitting two meters outside the buildings’ exterior
Cucinella), the pioneering research projects of Mario Cucinella Architects on an independent frame. Each triangle is coated with fiberglass and programmed to
and the collaborative 3D printing technology of WASP. respond to the movement of the sun as a way to reduce solar gain and glare. In the
evening, all the screens will close.
TECLA is an innovative circular housing model that brings together research on
vernacular construction practices, the study of bioclimatic principles and the use of “At night they will all fold, so they will all close, so you’ll see more of the facade. As the
natural and local materials. It is a nearly zero-emission project: its casing and the sun rises in the morning in the east, the mashrabiya along the east of the building will
use of an entirely local material allows for the reduction of waste and scraps. This all begin to close and as the sun moves round the building, then that whole vertical strip
and the use of raw earth make TECLA a pioneering example of low-carbon housing. of mashrabiya will move with the sun,”

Born from a research project by Mario Cucinella (Founder and Creative Director of
Mario Cucinella Architects) and through the vision of Massimo Moretti (Founder of
WASP), TECLA responds to the increasingly serious climate emergency, to the need
Curtain wall design: Independent frame positioned two meters
for sustainable homes at Km0 and to the great global issue of the housing
outside the buildings' exterior.
emergency that will have to be faced - particularly in the context of urgent crises Each triangle of the screen coated with fiberglass.
generated, for example, by large migrations or natural disasters. Triangles programmed to respond to sun movement, reducing solar
gain and glare.
TECLA is a composition of two continuous elements that through a sinuous and
At night, all screens close for an unobstructed view of the facade.
uninterrupted sine curve culminate in two circular skylights that convey the
‘zenith light’.
For this project, Mario Cucinella Architects not only explored housing solutions in
formal aesthetic terms, it also studied the building’s shape in relation to its climate
and latitude. In addition, the composition of the earth mixture responds to local
climatic conditions and the filling of the envelope is parametrically optimised to
balance thermal mass, insulation and ventilation according to the climate needs. It is estimated that such a screen will reducing solar gain by
more than 50 percent, and reduce the building’s need for energy
The atypical shape, from the geometry to the external ridges, has enabled the -draining air conditioning. Plus, the shade’s ability to filter the
structural balance of the construction - both during the 3D printing phase of the light has allowed the architects to be more selective in glass
envelope and once the covering is completed - giving life to an organic and visually finished. ”It (the screen) allows us to use more naturally tinted
coherent design. glass, which lets more light in so you have better views and less
need of artificial light. It’s using an old technique in a modern
way, which also responds to the aspiration of the emirate to take
a leadership role in the area of sustainability.

With an area of about 60 square meters, it comprises a

living zone with a kitchen and a night zone which
includes services. The furnishings - partly printed in The façade on Al Bahar, computer-controlled
local earth and integrated into the raw-earth structure, to respond to optimal solar and light conditions,
and partly designed to be recycled or reused - reflect has never been achieved on this scale before. In
the philosophy of a circular house model. addition, the expression of this outer skin seems
to firmly root the building in its cultural context.
TECLA can be delivered with 200 hours of printing,
7000 machine codes (G-code), 350 12 mm layers,
The Al Bahar Towers in Abu Dhabi, UAE use a responsive
150 km of extrusion, 60 cubic meters of natural
facade system to adjust to wind and cloud conditions. The
materials for an average consumption of less than
building's exterior has sensors that detect wind speed and
6 kW.
solar radiation, and send signals to a control unit when
conditions change. The control unit then opens all facade
units, which can reduce solar heat gain by about 50% and
lower the building's air conditioning load.

SIGNATURE SHEET.NO NAME: VEMULA REETHIKA

CASE STUDY 2
USN: 1CF20AT113
SEM: VIII
B.M.S.C.A
SEC: C
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A 3D printing technique that uses a laser to A 3D printing technology that uses an
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INFORMATICS ON CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 3

USN: 1CF20AT113
SEM: VIII
B.M.S.C.A
SEC: C