AN APP FOR TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
No screws loose
An EPFL app can make building easier for non-experts – whether they’re planning to make a chair or build a whole house.
These panels become boxes, the boxes become curves, and the curves become a huge office building. | Image: IBOIS-Laboratory for Timber Constructions
Timber constructions with traditional joints such as tenons are in vogue, partly because computers make it easier to plan the complex processes of design, cutting and assembly. But for this, designers require strong programming skills. An application developed by EPFL now combines all the steps and might soon make it possible for non-experts to plan projects on their computer – no matter whether they’re making a chair or building a house.
