Abstract
A single sheet of chainmail, made up of one half million interlocking rings, acts as a double-curved, tensioned linkage fabric wrapping the newly opened Kukje Art Center in Seoul. This paper discusses the geometric behavior of chainmail, the detailing implications of this behavior, and the digital modeling process developed to capture chainmail’s behavioral tendencies as it negotiates the building’s geometry. A full scale mockup of a building elevation was used to evaluate three digital modeling approaches: a serial node arraying approach, a particle spring system approach, and a relaxation algorithm approach.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Bechthold, M. 2008. Innovative Surface Structures. Taylor & Francis.
Kilian, A., AND Ochsendorf, J. 2005. Particle-spring systems for structural form finding. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures 46.
Williams, C. J. K. 2001. The analytic and numerical definition of the geometry of the British Museum Great Court Roof. In Mathematics & Design. Deakin University, Geelong, 434–440.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2013 Springer-Verlag/Wien
About this paper
Cite this paper
Kock, J., Bradley, B., Levelle, E. (2013). Linkage Fabric Behavior Modeling: A Case Study of Chainmail. In: Hesselgren, L., Sharma, S., Wallner, J., Baldassini, N., Bompas, P., Raynaud, J. (eds) Advances in Architectural Geometry 2012. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1251-9_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1251-9_9
Publisher Name: Springer, Vienna
Print ISBN: 978-3-7091-1250-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-7091-1251-9