Tutor: Prof. Benjamin Dillenburger, Mathias Bernhard

This research investigates ways of mastering multiple levels of resolution. Since architecture combines various scales and construction methods, is an adaptive resolution a way to address the complex nature of such formations?

Using volumetric modeling (VM), a computational workflow (using Python on Rhino/Grasshopper) is proposed to master and control the resolution of a 3D model. Whether this happens in the constructive solid geometry tree (CSG) or during the discretization of the signed distance function (SDF) object, the goal is to define local levels of detail while using dynamic instruments.

Two case-studies will present applications within the digital fabrication domain. A fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printer combining different filament thicknesses will give an insight into how an adaptive resolution could solve the matching challenges. Thereafter, a multisized brick example will present a way to merge cells to automatically generate a bond. This publication must be seen as part of the current exploration of VM conducted at the Digital Building Technologies chair at ETH Zurich.