Modular 3D-printed column for Dutch Design Week 2024

Inspiration driven from history

Vertico’s collaboration with Eindhoven University of Technology for Dutch Design Week 2024 reimagines column design with a modular, 3D-printed approach. This project explores modular stacking for 3D concrete printing. The dominant approach when additive manufacturing meets “the” column is anchored around the monolith. In this project we explore a different tectonic logic, the one of modular stacking. As the vast majority of Greek and Roman columns are composed of stacked drums, nothing new; yet in the context of 3DCP underrepresented. Most endeavours in large format additive manufacturing focus on the column as a monolith. The modular and reconfigurable CCC is designed to accommodate biodiversity in urban public spaces, where the ornament is used as substrate for nature-inclusivity.

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The team, led by Assist. Prof. Christina Nan , included Nikolett Ásványi, Mattia Zucco, Loy Xin Yi, Maria Verhulst Babb, and Maia Klich. Together, they crafted a structure that highlights the capabilities of modular stacking and robotic fabrication to reinterpret timeless architectural forms.

A special thank you to the Built Environment department at TU/e for fostering this innovative exploration of design and technology.