Hi-DARS Lab Researchers Published Hybrid Circular Constructs: Symbiosis of Augmented Reality and Digital Fabrication For Discrete Assemblies With Reclaimed Materials

At the XXVIII SiGraDi Conference 2024 biodigital_Intelligent_systems, Hi-DARS members published Hybrid Circular Constructs: Symbiosis of Augmented Reality and Digital Fabrication For Discrete Assemblies With Reclaimed Materials

This study explores the integration of Augmented Reality (AR)-enabled production/assembly processes and digital fabrication techniques with reclaimed materials. The case studies introduce augmented production methods in the context of recent advancements in circular construction and regenerative design. By examining the capacities of these methods, this research addresses the expanded construction possibilities afforded by non-standard and reclaimed materials. Building on the integration of AR-enabled production/assembly processes and digital fabrication, including robotic milling and 3D printing with reclaimed materials, this paper explores practical applications through three case studies. Each project develops an augmented fabrication workflow tailored to reclaimed materials, ranging from robotically modified reused wooden elements to wooden bricks cut with an AR-equipped bevel sliding miter saw, and reclaimed paper tubes connected by 3D-printed joints in recycled wooden filament. The paper discusses the methodologies applied and the specifics of the one-to-one scale prototypes presented.

Authors:
Sina Mostafavi, Ph.D.
Edgar Montejano
Bahar Bagheri
Cole Howell

Texas Tech University Huckabee College of Architecture
Hi-DARS (Hi-DARS lab___Hybrid Intelligence Design & Architectural Robotic Systems
SiGraDI 2024 biodigital_Intelligent_systems
XXVIII Conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics
IBAG - UIC Barcelona
November 13 - 15

Acknowledgements. This research has greatly benefited from the support of the staff and students at Texas Tech University's Huckabee College of Architecture (TTU HCoA) and Hi-DARS lab team. The three projects— Helical Bench (team: Timothy Tipparach, Timothy Estrada, Tyler Glass, Thomas Mindheim); “Z” Brick Curved Wall (team: Alexander Garza, David Nelson, Chance Welles, Jakob Wiesner); and Paper Tube Stacked with 3D Printed Wooden Joints (team: Nathan Kendrick, Corrine Mckevitt, Matthew Phenix, Nathaly Ruvalcaba)—are designed and realized as part of the Fall 2023 Arch 5354 course, Inclusive Automation and Craftable Realities, with assistance from Hi-DARS lab members, Graduate Research Assistant Edgar Montejano Hernandez and Teaching Assistant Cole Howell. The authors express their sincere gratitude to all contributors.