Large-Scale Construction Robotics Laboratory (LCRL)
The Large-Scale Construction Robotics Laboratory (LCRL), located in Stuttgart, Germany, is an expansive multi-story office and research facility presently in development. As a demonstrator building, the LCRL exemplifies the research of the "Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture" Cluster of Excellence (IntCDC). The project is slated for completion in the third quarter of 2025
Images Credit: ©Flooer & IntCDC
Project Role
Our co-founders, who are researchers at the Institute of Computational Design and Construction (ICD) at the University of Stuttgart, achieved the following:
Design and modeling of segmented timber shells
Development of fabrication methods and robotic end-effectors
Publications
Schwinn, T., Siriwardena, L., & Menges, A. (2023). Integrative Agent-Based Architectural Design Modelling for Segmented Timber Shells. In Advances in Architectural Geometry 2023 (pp. 177--192). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111162683-014
Lauer, A. P. R., Benner, E., Stark, T., Klassen, S., Abolhasani, S., Schroth, L., Gienger, A., Wagner, H. J., Schwieger, V., Menges, A., & Sawodny, O. (2023). Automated on-site assembly of timber buildings on the example of a biomimetic shell. Automation in Construction, 156, 105118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2023.105118