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Gramazio Kohler

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Gramazio Kohler comprises the office Gramazio Kohler Architects, BSA/SIA/ETH in Zurich which was founded in 2000 by the two architects Fabio Gramazio (born 19th July 1970 in Walkringen) and Matthias Kohler (born 1st February 1968 in Uster) as well as Gramazio Kohler Research, their research unit at the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) since 2005.

Background and focus[edit]

Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler are architects with multi-disciplinary interests ranging from computational design and robotic fabrication to material innovation. In 2000, they founded Gramazio Kohler Architects, where numerous award-wining projects were realised, most notably NEST[1], a research building and guesthouse for the Empa in Dübendorf. Gramazio Kohler Research – the professorship for Architecture and Digital Fabrication at ETH Zurich – has been formative in the field of digital architecture[2][3][4]. Having initiated the world’s first Robotic Fabrication Laboratory[5] in 2005 they established the new research field of robotic fabrication in architecture combining advanced architectural design methods with bespoke robotic fabrication processes. The work of Gramazio Kohler Research ranges from 1:1 prototype installations to the design of robotically fabricated high-rise buildings[6]. Their research is documented in the book The Robotic Touch: How Robots Change Architecture[7] among others[8]. The high quality standards of their research and innovations are reflected in a series of awards which they have received for their projects and collaborations[9]. They are considered pioneers in their innovative research field. International attention they have gained with novel projects such as The World's Largest Time Piece[10], the Winery Gantenbein[11] [12] or more recently with the DFAB HOUSE[13]. Their work has been exhibited so far at the Architecture Biennale in Venice (Structural Oscillations[14]), in the public space in New York (Pike Loop[15]), in the FRAC Centre in Orléans (Flight Assembled Architecture[16]), in the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (Iridescence Print[17][18][19]), at the Chicago Architecture Biennale (Rock Print[20][21][22][23][24][25]) and at the Centre Pompidou in Paris (Smart Dynamic Casting[26]) among others.

Acoustic Bricks (Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich)
Complex Timber Structures (Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich)
Mesh Mould and In Situ Fabricator (Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich)
Rock Print (Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich)
Structural Oscillations (Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich)
The Sequential Roof (Gramazio Kohler Research, ETH Zurich, Photographer Daniel Erne)

Gramazio Kohler Architects[edit]

The projects of Gramazio Kohler Architects combine the logic of the digital with the physical presence of the built architecture. Often, spatial relationships and contextual behavior are introduced through programming. In doing so, they explore the potential of the computer and of digital fabrication to complement a traditional design approach, challenging construction and building methods. They have coined the expression digital materiality[27] to describe the sensual quality of their projects driven by digital design and fabrication methods.

Projects (selection)

  • NEST, Research Building and Guesthouse for the Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland, 2016
  • Inner Facade Federal Court, Bellinzona, Switzerland, 2013
  • Flight Assembled Architecture, FRAC Centre, Orleans, France, 2012
  • Ofenhalle, Brickfacade of Keller AG Headquarter, Pfungen, Switzerland, 2012
  • Public Toilets, Municipal Park Site, Uster, Switzerland, 2011
  • Private House, Riedikon, Switzerland, 2009
  • Superwood, Alpine Hut, Monte Rosa, Switzerland, 2009
  • Tanzhaus, Zurich, Switzerland, 2007
  • Gantenbein Vineyard Facade, Fläsch, Switzerland, 2006
  • Christmas lighting, Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland, 2005
  • Interference Cube, Basel, Switzerland, 2003
  • sWISH* Pavilion, Expo.02, Biel, Switzerland, 2002
  • mTable, Switzerland, 2002

Gramazio Kohler Research[edit]

Gramazio Kohler Research focuses on investigating new techniques in the field of digital design and fabrication in architecture. By using data and computation, they control the material expression and experiment with interdependences between digital input and physical output. The term digital materiality describes their understanding of informing physical material through digital data and robotic fabrication. The combination of computational design and robotic fabrication allows for a fabrication aware design process and for novel construction methods that ultimately lead to unique architectural expression. The DFAB HOUSE[28], as an example, features a series of research projects by Gramazio Kohler Research – such as Mesh Mould[29] or Spatial Timber Assemblies[30] – which demonstrate the advantages inherent to the digital chain of design, planning and fabrication.

Research and Teaching Projects (selection)

  • Design and Robotic Fabrication of Jammed Architectural Structures, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2019
  • Mesh Mould Metal, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2018
  • Robotic Lightweight Structures, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2018
  • Smart Dynamic Casting and Prefabrication, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2018
  • Mesh Mould and In Situ Fabricator, DFAB HOUSE, Dübendorf, Switzerland, 2017
  • Additive Robotic Fabrication of Complex Timber Structures, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2017
  • Robot-built Timber Pavilion, MAS in Architecture and Digital Fabrication, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2016[31]
  • Robotic Fabrication Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
  • Spatial Wire Cutting, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
  • The Sequential Roof, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
  • Mobile Robotic Tiling, SEC Singapore ETH Center, Singapore, 2016
  • Rock Print, Architecture Biennal, Chicago, USA, 2015
  • Smart Dynamic Casting, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2015
  • Iridescence Print, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, 2015
  • Mesh Mould, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2014
  • Acoustic Bricks, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2014
  • Echord, In Situ Robotic Fabrication, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2012
  • Flight Assembled Architecture, FRAC Centre, Orleans, France, 2012
  • The Endless Wall, Scientifica, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2011
  • The Catenary Pavilion, Langenthal, Switzerland, 2010
  • Pike Loop, Manhattan, New York, USA, 2009
  • Superwood, Alpine Hut, Monte Rosa, Switzerland, 2009
  • Structural Oscillations, Architectural Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2008
  • Gantenbein Vineyard Facade, Fläsch, Switzerland, 2006

Exhibitions (selection)[edit]

  • Design Biennale Zurich, Switzerland, 2017
  • Sculpture Park, 3-D Foundation, Verbier, Switzerland, 2017
  • Gasträume, Public Art in Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 2017
  • Reinforce Expose – The inner forms of tomorrow, Salone del Mobile, Istituto Svizzero, Milan, Italy, 2017
  • Gramazio Kohler – A continuity of discreet ideas, Museum of Digital Art, Zurich, Switzerland, 2017[32]
  • Imprimer le Monde, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 2017
  • Hello Robot, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, Germany, 2017
  • Robotic Wire Cutting, Architekturforum, Zurich, Switzerland, 2016
  • Chicago Architecture Biennal, Chicago, USA, 2015
  • Short Cuts, Centre PasqueArt, Centre d’Art, Biel, Switzerland, 2015
  • L’usage des formes – Artisans d’art et artistes, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, 2015
  • Singapore meets Zurich – Research, Outcomes and Prospects, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2014
  • We Love Bricks, Aalborg University, Denmark, 2014
  • Swiss Positions. Swiss Scales, Korea Foundation Cultural Center Gallery, Seoul, South Korea, 2013
  • Architektur 0.13. Werkschau für Architektur, Maag Halle, Zurich, Switzerland, 2013
  • Architekturteilchen. Modulares Bauen im digitalen Zeitalter, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln, Cologne, Germany, 2012
  • Flight Assembled Architecture, FRAC Centre Orléans, Orleans, France, 2012
  • Pike Loop Installation, Storefront for Art and Architecture, Manhattan, New York, USA, 2009
  • Explorations. Teaching, Design, Research, Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2008
  • Re-sampling Ornament, S AM – Swiss Architecture Museum, Basel, Switzerland, 2008

Publications (selection)[edit]

  • M. Kohler, F. Gramazio, J. Willmann, The Robotic Touch. How Robots Change Architecture, Park Books, Zurich, Switzerland, 2014 (ISBN 978-3-906027-37-1 Search this book on .)
  • M. Kohler, F. Gramazio (guest eds.), Architectural Design, Made by Robots, Challenging Architecture at a Larger Scale, Wiley, London, UK, May/June 2014 (ISBN 978-1-118-53548-6 Search this book on .)
  • M. Kohler, F. Gramazio, S. Langenberg (eds.), FABRICATE. Negotiating Design and Making, gta Publishers, Zurich, Switzerland, 2014[33] (ISBN 978-3-85676-331-2 Search this book on .)
  • M. Kohler, F. Gramazio, R. D’Andrea, Flight Assembled Architecture, Editions HYX, Orleans, France, 2013 (ISBN 978-2-910385-76-7 Search this book on .)
  • M. Kohler, F. Gramazio, Digital Materiality in Architecture, Lars Müller Publishers, Baden, Switzerland, 2008 (ISBN 978-3-03778-122-7 Search this book on .)

Awards (selection)[edit]

  • Grand Prize – Innovative Collaboration of the STARTS Prize 2017 for Rock Print, Linz, Austria, 2017[34]
  • Concrete Innovation Award for Mesh Mould, Concrete Innovation Conference, Tromsø, Norway, 2017[35]
  • Building-Award 2017 for the research and development at Arch_Tec_Lab, Biberist, Switzerland, 2017
  • Schweighofer Prize, Innovation Prize for Portal Robot (Erne), Vienna, Austria, 2017
  • Swiss Technology Award for Mesh Mould, Swiss Innovation Forum, Basel, Switzerland, 2016[36][37]
  • Best Paper Award for Spatial Wire Cutting, CAADRIA 2016, Melbourne, Australia, 2016
  • Pioneering Research Award, RobArch 2016, Sydney, Australia, 2016
  • Concrete Innovation Conference Award for Smart Dynamic Casting, Oslo, Norway, 2014
  • Pioneering Achievement Award, RobArch 2014, Michigan, USA, 2014
  • Nomination Spark Award for Smart Dynamic Casting, Zurich, Switzerland, 2014
  • Global Holcim Innovation Prize for TailorCrete, Zurich, Switzerland, 2012
  • Holcim Award for TailorCrete, Holcim Foundation, Milan, Italy, 2011
  • Wallpaper Design Awards for best builder R-O-B, Wallpaper Magazine, London, UK, 2010
  • Acadia Award of Excellence for Emerging Digital Practice, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2009
  • Balthasar-Neumann-Preis, Acknowledgement for Weingut Gantenbein Facade, Berlin, Germany, 2008

Websites[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "NEST receives SIA Umsicht award". The portal of the Swiss government.
  2. ↑ "GRAMAZIO KOHLER RESEARCH, ETH ZÜRICH + SELF ASSEMBLY LAB, MIT". Chicago Architecture Biennal 2015.
  3. ↑ Stott, Rory. "Gramazio Kohler and Skylar Tibbits' "Rock Print" Is a Gravity-Defying Pile of Stones". ArchDaily. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Neira, Juliana. "10 mind-blowing ways robots are being used in the creative industries". Designboom.
  5. ↑ Fuchs, Mirjam. "Science-Fiction auf dem Hönggerberg". Tages-Anzeiger.
  6. ↑ Fabio Gramazio (Guest Editor), Matthias Kohler (Guest Editor). "Made by Robots: Challenging Architecture at a Larger Scale". AD - Architectural Design (Apr 2014). Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Gramazio, Fabio, Kohler, Matthias (2014). The Robotic Touch - How Robots Change Architecture. Zürich: Park Books. ISBN 978-3-906027-37-1. Search this book on
  8. ↑ "Publications by Gramazio Kohler". Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Awards for Gramazio Kohler Research projects and collaborations".
  10. ↑ "The World's Largest Timepiece: Bahnhofstrasse Christmas Lights, Zurich". Media Architecture Institute. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Windhöfel, Lutz (5 May 2008). "Zwischen Dekor und Sinnbildlichkeit". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Aksamija, Ajla. Integrating Innovation in Architecture: Design, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research. Wiley. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-119-16482-1. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Search this book on
  13. ↑ Smith, Hollie (30 June 2017). "ETH zurich builds DFAB HOUSE using robots and 3D printers". Designboom. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  14. ↑ Beorkrem, Christopher (2012). Material Strategies in Digital Fabrication. New York: Routledge. pp. 136–141. ISBN 978-0-415533669. Search this book on
  15. ↑ Brad, Turner (16 September 2009). "Pike Loop by Gramazio & Kohler". Dezeen. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Willmann, Jan, Federico Augugliaro, Thomas Cadalbert, Raffaello D'Andrea, Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler (2012). "Aerial Robotic Construction Towards a New Field of Architectural Research". International Journal of Architectural Computing. 3 (10): 439–459. doi:10.1260/1478-0771.10.3.439. Retrieved 31 May 2018.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ Helm, Volker, Jan Willmann, Andreas Thoma, Luka Piskorec, Norman Hack, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler (2015). "Iridescence Print: Robotically Printed Lightweight Mesh Structures". 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 2 (3): 117. doi:10.1089/3dp.2015.0018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
  18. ↑ Beorkrem, Christopher (2012). Material Strategies in Digital Fabrication. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415533669. Search this book on
  19. ↑ Kyra. "Robotic 3D printing creates Iridescence Print, a large-scale spatially complex structure from 3D printed mesh". 3D printer and 3D printing news. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Aejmelaeus‐Lindström, Petrus; et al. (5 July 2017). "Granular Jamming of Loadbearing and Reversible Structures: Rock Print and Rock Wall". Architectural Design (AD). 87 (4): 82–87. doi:10.1002/ad.2199. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Korody, Nicholas (8 October 2015). "Cutting across the Chicago Architecture Biennial: "Rock Print" from ETH Zürich and MIT". Archinect. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  22. ↑ ""Rock Print" at the forefront of architectural innovation". MyScience. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  23. ↑ McKnight, Jenna (13 October 2015). "Robot demonstrates pioneering technology by building structure from rocks and string". Dezeen. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  24. ↑ Hill, John (7 October 2015). "Rock Print". World-Architects. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  25. ↑ Azzarello, Nina (2 October 2015). "3D printed rock installation built by robots at the Chicago Architecture Biennal". Designboom. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  26. ↑ Brayer, Marie-Ange. Imprimer le Monde. Orléans: Editions HYX. p. 9, 29, 45, 264. ISBN 978-2-37382-006-5. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Search this book on
  27. ↑ Gramazio, Fabio, Kohler, Matthias (2008). Digital Materiality in Architecture. Baden: Lars Müller Publishers. ISBN 978-3-03778-122-7. Search this book on
  28. ↑ Feusi, Alois. "Tanz der Roboter im Holzbau". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
  29. ↑ Griffiths, Alyn. "ETH Zurich unveils plans for robot-built house in Dübendorf". Dezeen.
  30. ↑ Erman, Maria. "Spatial Timber Assemblies, a digital timber construction method developed by ETH Zurich". Designboom.
  31. ↑ Mairs, Jessica. "ETH Zurich students create robot-built pavilion with a skin of wooden shingles" (07 February 2017). Dezeen - Architecture and Design magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  32. ↑ "Gramazio Kohler". MuDA - Museum of Digital Art, Zurich. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  33. ↑ "Fabricate 2014 - Download Free PDF" (PDF). Fabricate 2014.
  34. ↑ "Rock Print". Starts Prize '18. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  35. ↑ "Mesh Mould wins Concrete Innovation Award in Norway". Startupticker.ch. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
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