Tasked with providing a versatile space for various school activities, the design features a vaulted structure created by joining three palm-shaped elements using digital form-finding techniques reminiscent of Antoni Gaudí’s iconic inverted models. This approach offers users a shaded, porticoed space with fresh airflow facilitated by a breathable skin. The starting point is a stock of poplar plywood provided by sponsor Garnica, designed according to structural and manufacturing constraints. Inspired by seashells and certain leaf folds, the wooden structure adopts a corrugated configuration optimizing its strength. This corrugation reduces deformation, allowing thinner panels and thus decreasing the overall structural mass. The corrugation distribution balances structural efficiency with the available surface area. From concept to execution, the project was developed using digital tools. Parametric design was implemented in Rhinoceros3D and Grasshopper, employing Kangaroo2 for form-finding alongside various structural analysis software. Through such initiatives, the MPDA explores computational design's potential for optimizing lightweight and sustainable structures.

Keywords: Form Finding, Segmented Timber Funnel Shells, Planar Quad Corrugated Shells, Dynamic Relaxation, Resilient Architecture, Pre-Fabrication, Funicular Structure Design.

Students: Agustin Colacce, Nouhaila Dhimni, Asad Farooque, Purna Chander Gandla, Teresa García Cuerva, Bruno García Sosa, Jorge Bernardo González De La Paz, Rafael Hellin, Deel Jori de Miguel, Maximiliano Peña Huerta, Pau Quingles i Lamarca, Emilia Rezzonico, George Siniora Sleibi, Sadra Khosravan

Faculty: Enrique Soriano, Marc Serra, Pep Tornabell, Gerard Bertomeu, Quim Escoda, Àlex Solà

Pictures: Andrés Flajszer

Sponsor Companies: Garnica (Duraply plywood material), Festool (tools)

Industrial: Sumeplast, Laserpenta