Body Building Installation

Tallinn Architecture Biennale 2015

The installation “Body Building” is a continuation of the exhibition of the same name at the Museum of Estonian Architecture in the urban space, embodying the dialogue between the physical and computational world in architecture and construction. The pavilion erected on the square in front of the museum on the axis of the main venues of Tallinn Architecture Biennale functioned as a conceptual beacon and a guide.

The freeform structure is a contemporary take on timber post and beam construction, manufactured on a fully automatic timber house production line where traditional log houses are produced on a daily basis. The computer-assisted 5-axes milling machines allow the production of customised solutions at the speed of traditional industrial manufacturing while the algorithmic design methods provide flexibility in planning.

The project aims at bringing algorithmic design into industrial production and igniting a discussion on the future of wooden architecture between the local wood industry, engineers and architects.