- Area: 43 m²
- Year: 2021
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Photographs:Bob Berg, Matthew Weyhmiller, Arash Adel, Daniel Ruan, Jacob Cofer
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Manufacturers: Adel Design Research Laboratory
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Structural Engineers: Robert Silman Associates Structural Engineers, Nat Oppenheimer, Omid Oliyan, Justin Den Herder, Paul Evans
Text description provided by the architects. RFS is a robotically fabricated timber pavilion that explores responsible and precise methods contributing to sustainable and low-carbon construction outlooks. This structure is designed with the help of custom algorithms developed specifically for this project and built through state-of-the-art human-robot collaborative construction. RFS employs bespoke prefabricated timber sub-assemblies manufactured from regionally sourced short 2x4 dimensional lumber and utilizes industrial robotic arms to process and assemble elements into intricately layered modules. After fabrication, modules are transported to the site, where human workers move each sub-assembly into place and attach them together to form the pavilion.
