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░Subdivided Column I, Michael Hansmeyer, 2010░

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Michael Hansmeyer

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White Tower, Mulegns, Switzerland,

The White Tower (“Weisser Turm”) is a 29-meter tall, entirely 3D printed building. and designed for Fundaziun Origen.

The tower offers space for art installations and for music and theater performances. Visitors ascend a spiral staircase through a series of colonnades to reach the floating stage of the large hall on the top floor. The tower’s bold wealth of shapes is reminiscent of the great craftsmanship of the Graubünden master builders of the Baroque era who had a decisive influence on the regions' architecture.

The White Tower demonstrates the ground-breaking possibilities of computational design and digital fabrication, which will fundamentally change conventional building in the years to come. 

Using robotic concrete extrusion processs, the concrete can be applied very specifically only where needed, thereby reducing consumption by a half. The process no longer requires any formwork. 

These technologies enable modular structures that allow for an on-site production, thereby reducing transport. The White Tower will be constructed with disassembly in mind so that it can be rebuilt at another location.

Courtesy: Michael Hansmeyer

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Michael Hansmeyer 3D Prints Intricate Architectural Forms

White Tower, 2021 (in Progress)

The White Tower is a 29 m tall, entirely 3D-printed theatre and performance area in the village of Mulegns, Switzerland. A spiral staircase leads to a floating stage on the top floor. As a whole, the tower is reminiscent of the craftsmanship of Graubünden master builders of the Baroque era.

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http://www.michael-hansmeyer.com/projects

Michael Hansmeyer is an architect and programmer who explores the use of algorithms to generate and fabricate architectural form. Recent work includes the design of two full-scale 3D printed sandstone grottos, the production of an elaborate Muqarna for Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, and the installation of a hall of columns at Grand Palais in Paris. He has exhibited at museums and venues including the Museum of Arts and Design New York, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Martin Gropius Bau Berlin, Design Miami / Basel, and the Gwangju Design Biennale. His work is part of the permanent collections of FRAC Centre and Centre Pompidou.

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Michael Hansmeyer

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