A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Abstract In solid tessellations or three-dimensional honeycombs, polyhedra fit together to fill space, so that every face of each polyhedron belongs to another polyhedron. Solid and plane tessellations are intrinsically connected, since any section cut through a solid tessellation always produces some kind of plane tessellation. To clarify this relation, we will mention a short list of convex polyhedra that fill space monohedrally and illustrate the convex uniform honeycombs, focusing on those with structural potential to outline spaceframes. With regular plane tessellations as starting point, we hint at the geometrical possibilities in which the Platonic and two Archimedean solids are explorable in topological interlocking, aiming to expand the repertoire of blocks for monohedral topological interlocking assemblies. This has possible applications in architecture, in relation, for example, to space frames.
Abstract In solid tessellations or three-dimensional honeycombs, polyhedra fit together to fill space, so that every face of each polyhedron belongs to another polyhedron. Solid and plane tessellations are intrinsically connected, since any section cut through a solid tessellation always produces some kind of plane tessellation. To clarify this relation, we will mention a short list of convex polyhedra that fill space monohedrally and illustrate the convex uniform honeycombs, focusing on those with structural potential to outline spaceframes. With regular plane tessellations as starting point, we hint at the geometrical possibilities in which the Platonic and two Archimedean solids are explorable in topological interlocking, aiming to expand the repertoire of blocks for monohedral topological interlocking assemblies. This has possible applications in architecture, in relation, for example, to space frames.
From Solid to Plane Tessellations, and Back
Viana, Vera (author)
Nexus Network Journal ; 20 ; 741-768
2018-06-11
28 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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