Aerochair Integrative design methodologies for lightweight carbon fiber furniture design

Aerochair Integrative design methodologies for lightweight carbon fiber furniture design

Dahy, Hanaa; Estrada, Rebeca Duque; Wyller, Maria

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Carbon fiber composites embody lightweight and strength and is awell-integrated material in various fields of engineering. In spite of its excellentmaterial properties, it is not frequently found in architecture and designapplications. In this project, the intention is to research how the material's mostprominent qualities can be applied to create a lightweight furniture design. Thefurniture object was chosen as an example of a small architectural componentwith a structural capacity of holding a human body weight between 60-90 Kg. Inparticular, carbon fiber composites display an impressive tensile strength, andwith the aim of exploring this feature, a case-study of a full-scale, hanging carbonchair was conducted. To develop a design, optimize it and realize it, an integrateddesign and fabrication process was developed. It combined material research,computational design, and a novel fabrication method for filament materials.

Carbon fiber composites embody lightweight and strength and is awell-integrated material in various fields of engineering. In spite of its excellentmaterial properties, it is not frequently found in architecture and designapplications. In this project, the intention is to research how the material's mostprominent qualities can be applied to create a lightweight furniture design. Thefurniture object was chosen as an example of a small architectural componentwith a structural capacity of holding a human body weight between 60-90 Kg. Inparticular, carbon fiber composites display an impressive tensile strength, andwith the aim of exploring this feature, a case-study of a full-scale, hanging carbonchair was conducted. To develop a design, optimize it and realize it, an integrateddesign and fabrication process was developed. It combined material research,computational design, and a novel fabrication method for filament materials.

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DOI: 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_665

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Dahy, Hanaa; Estrada, Rebeca Duque; Wyller, Maria; "Aerochair Integrative design methodologies for lightweight carbon fiber furniture design", p-691-702. In: Proceedings of 37 eCAADe and XXIII SIGraDi Joint Conference, “Architecture in the Age of the 4Th Industrial Revolution”, Porto 2019, Sousa, José Pedro; Henriques, Gonçalo Castro; Xavier, João Pedro (eds.). São Paulo: Blucher, 2019.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/proceedings-ecaadesigradi2019_665