navissca
pushing the boundaries of UHPC design
This undergraduate design studio focused on the design of a mobile structure that would serve a similar function to the airstream trailer used in NPR’s STORYCORPS interview program. The catch was that the primary material was to be ultra-high-performance concrete (LaFarge Ductal), and that the time permitted only a single primary formwork to be constructed. Using a series of interchangeable inserts, we were able to achieve multiple section designs without a secondary formwork. The UHPC also allowed sections of concrete less than 1” thick to be cast without any additional reinforcement.
