On February 28, the ITECH thesis project “Reclaimed Design- An availability-oriented design methodology for reclaimed lumber” received the IntCDC Master’s Thesis Award during the IntCDC Status Colloquium.
Developed by Laura Marsillo, Clara Blum, and Gonzalo Muñoz Guerrero, the project introduces a design methodology that embraces the variability of reclaimed timber to enable sustainable, resource-oriented construction.
Using a combination of material analysis, machine learning, and robotic subtractive fabrication, the team created a computational workflow that informs structural design based on reclaimed wood properties. A 7-meter-long truss prototype demonstrates the architectural potential.
Congratulations to ITECH alumni Laura Marsillo, Clara Blum and Gonzalo Muñoz Guerrero! Laura Marsillo and Clara Blum were present at the ceremony to represent the team and accept the award.
For more information on the project, please visit: Reclaimed Design
The project was supervised by Prof. Dr. Thomas Wortmann and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jan Knippers, with research support from Zuardin Akbar and Tzu-Ying Cheng. It was developed through the Autodesk Research Residency Program, with contributions from Polytec and the Cluster of Excellence IntCDC.
