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A number of geometric optimization were applied to the Cité des Civilisations du Vin in Bordeaux, France. The façade is comprised of a curved panels attached to wood laminated, also called glulam, beams.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the research to construction process undertook by Vinci Construction France as part of the contracting consortium for the project when dealing with geometries involving concrete, laminated wood, glass panels and metallic panels.
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This reference surface is defined by the Design Firm and represents the interior surface of all cladding panels.
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Cité des Civilisations du Vin de Bordeaux Acknowledgements
Design Firm: X-TU Architectes Engineering Consultants: RFR
Consortium Collaborators: SMAC, Coveris, GTM Sud-Aquitaine and Caillaud-Lamellé-Collé. The authors would like to thank Nicolas Leduc and the team at RFR for sharing their insights and expertise with regard to developable surfaces, Dr. Jörg Danzberg and Dr. Stefan Schmälzle of iCapp GmbH for their expertise on file conversion for CAD Works and François Josse-Tonnelier for his expertise on glulam timber. This project utilizes a number of software tools most notably Grasshopper developed by McNeel Associates through David Rutten.
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Soquier, B., Mizzi, R., Dureisseix, D., Valette, JB. (2015). Constructing Complex Geometries: A Case Study on the Cité des Civilisations du Vin in Bordeaux, France. In: Block, P., Knippers, J., Mitra, N., Wang, W. (eds) Advances in Architectural Geometry 2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11418-7_21
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