Author: Sami Salameh
Professional tutor: Gilles Bernard
Academic tutor: Paul Carneau
Abstract
Construction with bricks has existed since ancient times. Architects have explored infinite methods for construction and bricklaying styles. Still this modular piece is widely used until our time in different parts of the world, for construction projects of all scales. With the advancement of technology, architects and engineers started to explore alternative ways of using computer-generated designs where complexity can be managed in a way that was impossible without the help of computer power. Thus, new design solutions and construction methods started to emerge.
Still, when it comes to computational design with bricks, various territories are yet to be explored. Whether it is in the aesthetic outcomes of using computation for brick walls or adapting data driven solutions to generate designs and even in using the power of technology to manage the installation of new complex shapes.
This paper explores several aspects of computational design with bricks, including performance driven design approaches using weather data, and finally the conception of a bioclimatic bricks pavilion to be showcased for an exposition at “Lille world capital of design 2020”.