Challenge
A hinged connection is limited to linking load-bearing members within a triangulated structural system. What would a rigid bolt connection capable of being extended in three dimensions based on cubic cells look like?
Invention
The RES-Cubic Space Frame is a construction kit comprising rigid connections between nodes and bars, which can be extended in three dimensions. Each node comprises two half-shells that lock four bars in place with a central bolt. Testing of the rigidity of the detachable nodal joint at the Otto Graf Institute of the University of Stuttgart revealed that the nodal joint itself is stiffer than the jointed steel bars.
Advantages
- Construction kit for wide-span structures
- Adaptation to load distribution by increasing the density of cubic cells
- Unsurpassed variability with cubic cells
Applications
- Interior design
- Exhibition construction
- Wide-span structures