Open AccessCardboard as a construction material for temporary architecture: a case study
Author(s) -
Agata Jasiołek
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
challenges of modern technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-4419
pISSN - 2082-2863
DOI - 10.5604/01.3001.0013.6123
Subject(s) - pavilion , cardboard , exhibition , architecture , architectural engineering , engineering , construction engineering , civil engineering , mechanical engineering , visual arts , art
The topic of this article is cardboard as a construction material for temporary architecture: a case study of the Zbigniew Herbert Exhibition Pavilion.The Pavilion was designed and built by a group of 18 students at the course ProtoLAB at the Faculty of Architecture at Wroclaw University of Scienceand Technology in July 2018. The project focused on constructing Pavilion components out of paper tubes and corrugated cardboard, which havebeen proven to be a promising building material. Wood-based materials also were used to strengthen the construction. The design of the Pavilionaimed to use the geometry of the components to minimize the amount of metal used to connect elements. The article focuses on the problems ofpaper’s strength, stability, connections, impregnation, and the way they have been solved during the building process. It also discusses the topic ofthe possibility of using the unimpregnated cardboard in outdoor constructions. The structure was then evaluated after 5 months of being used andexposed to diverse weather conditions. Damages in the Pavilion elements are mentioned in the paper and the probable reasons why they have appearedare explained. Conclusions from this article may be useful when designing similar objects in the future.