PROJECT
LIMB: Rethinking Heavy Timber Joinery Through Analysis of Tree Crotches
MY ROLES
research assistant, designer, drafter, photogrammetry specialist, CNC operator
CONTRIBUTIONS
+ sourced and salvaged discarded bifurcated logs from felled trees in East Michigan
+ designed laser-cut modeling kit and built structural study models with it
+ photographed and cataloged all salvaged tree crotch bifurcations
+ used a photogrammetry program to map surfaces of each bifurcation and convert to 3D model.
+ milled wooden joints from tree bifurcations on 5-axis CNC machine
+ produced and cataloged photographic documentation
+ designed LIMB logo, graphic elements, two posters
+ produced illustrations and animations for exhibition
+ wrote abstract and designed poster for conference
+ helped assemble LIMB quarter-dome installation.
RESULT
Full-scale model built. Installation at the University of Michigan's Liberty Annex.
PROJECT TEAM
Steven Mankouche, Kasey Vliet, Peter von Buelow, Bob Allsop, Kevin Bukowski, Cody Gilman, Shaobo Niu
Omid Oliyan Torghabehi, Andrew Thompson, Benjamin Wichman
Omid Oliyan Torghabehi, Andrew Thompson, Benjamin Wichman
