Augmented Reality in the Production of Scale Models: Design and Representation of Shell Structures
摘要
The rapid development of digital technologies has increased the efficiency of producing architectural concepts, but these technologies have also distanced architects from the physical world. Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a medium which bridges the gap between these two realms. This is particularly relevant in the design of form-active spatial structures, which require a meticulous fabrication process. This research aims to showcase the user experience of AR for manual fabrication of a small-scale shell structure generated by a digital form-finding technique, as a step towards expanding this research area. AR served as a guiding tool for the scale model, which is conceptualised as a funicular structure and materialised through weaving the primary stress trajectories. Additionally, the study compares the user experiences of creating the model using AR-assisted assembly from pre-made components with the rapid prototyping method.