contents	part one texts	part two images
credits	start page about this website introduction a brief overview of the kunsthaus graz project geometry some basic thoughts about shell structures in architecture from bits to nuts and bolts new ways for the customized production of building parts and their influence on design skin and bones the interrelation between the outer surface and the structural grid the layout of the skin how the double-curved shell was split up into the smaller elements of the building	01 skin - raw surface 02 skin - panelization step 1 03 skin - panelization step 2 04 cross sections 05 quasi-rectangular grid 06 triangulation - structural grid 07 triangulation - early stage 08 triangulation - early stage 09 rectangular, triangular meshes 10 orientation of beams	11 alternative - tubular beams 12 triangular grid in (3d java-applet) 13 space frame part 1 14 space frame part 2 15 plexiglas cladding part 1 16 plexiglas cladding part 2 17 plexiglas cladding part 3 18 plexiglas cladding part 4 19 plexiglas and steel x-ray 20 balcony structure part 1	21 balcony structure part 2 22 floor slabs 23 main platform 24 travelators 25 steel structures combined 26 section through the building 27 section through plexiglas skin 28 contour lines 29 roof surface geometry 30 hvac main platform 31 hvac secondary platform