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Traditional masonry, but instead of subtractively carving precision stone shapes from larger units of source material they create custom shapes in an additive p
by usrusr 3y ago
Traditional masonry, but instead of subtractively carving precision stone shapes from larger units of source material they create custom shapes in an additive process. Given the reactions here I'm not sure that a "bright to nowhere" was a good idea as a demonstration project, but I guess their target audience are architecture professionals who will easily see the process begins the demo.
I wonder how much of the recycled material really is concrete: the writing seems to carefully tread around any specifics, trying to distract with absolute quantities. Could it be that this "concrete ink" is basically a composite of recycled plastic and ground concrete? I'd imagine that this could achieve limestone-like performance while pretend-solving disposal.
- Valgrim 3y agoThe structure is purely a demonstration. It appears to be built on the company's ground, so there's a lot less red tape and they can show it off to potential buyers easily. Also the area is flat and has no natural obstacles like a river, with a low population density (it's actually near Lyon's main airport) so it's less likely that vandalism or accidents could cause damage to the structure.
- usrusr 3y agoAnd the nonsensical "organic" bridge shape actually does serve a function, demonstrating how different the elements are shaped. If expect trained architects to understand without much explanation.