Advances in Architectural Geometry (AAG) is a biennial symposium where theoretical and practical works linked to new geometrical developments are presented during an international gathering which has reached now its fifth edition. This symposium aims to bring together the diverse components of the contemporary architectural tendencies which push the building envelope towards free form and respond to the multiple current design challenges.

AAG 2016 Exhibition, Zurich

The Poster Forum Presentation is a section of the event which intends to be a meeting where ideas and views on issues in the area of architectural geometry can be exchanged. Posters may be on any research topic and presented by architects, engineers, mathematicians, software designers and contractors. The poster of Digital Urban Orchard: Robotic Manufacturing of Complex Shape has been presented by the OTF 2015/16 group as a part of AAG2016. 

Digital Urban Orchard, OTF Pavilion 2015/16

Digital Urban Orchard is the prototype of a new form of urban agriculture based on aquaponics: a symbiotic system where breeding fishes is combined with the soilless cultivation of plants and vegetables. The design of the pavilion has been optimized in order to maximize the solar exposition of the plants, both on the surface and on the interior of the pavilion.

The form has been developed following wind and solar analysis. The design of the wooden structure allows the mounting of the aquaponic systems allowing the flow of water along the flow of lines in the structure. The facets of the wooden structure are designed to capture the ideal solar radiation suited for winters and also summers. Play of shadows through the wooden structure avoids the excess radiation onto the plants during summers. Scattered wooden members on the top of the pavilion allow solar radiation to evenly reach the plants grown on the pavilion.

IAAC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (www.iaac.net)
Open Thesis Fabrication Program 2015/16
Faculty: Areti Markopoulou, Silvia Brandi, Alexandre Dubor, Djordje Stanojevic.
Students: Josep Alcover, Angelo Figliola, Yanna Haddad, Ji Won Jun, Monish Kumar, Mohamad Mahdi Najafi, Andrea Quartara, Fathimah Sujna Shakir.