Project Description:

This carbon-negative glulam hub achieves 36m spans despite a demanding 1/9.5 rise-to-span ratio. Overcoming timber's lateral weaknesses, engineers innovated a breakthrough self-balancing tie-rod and leaning-column system. Optimized via genetic algorithms, the biomimetic structure seamlessly unites engineering efficiency, sustainability, and tectonic elegance.

Judges Comments

This carbon-negative glulam hub achieves 36 metre spans with a demanding span-to-rise ratio of 9.5 in the geometry. Overcoming timber's natural weaknesses, engineers innovated a breakthrough self-balancing tie-rod and leaning-column system. Optimized via genetic algorithms, the biomimetic structure seamlessly unites engineering efficiency, sustainability and elegance.

Structural Designer

Sichuan Tianfu Agricultural Expo Park Investment Co., Ltd.

Location

Chengdu, Sichuan, China