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# 3D Modular Structure

3D Modular Structure: a project by Alexander Frings (2023), in the Computational design and digital fabrication family.

A construction system where no panel is the protagonist: architecture emerges from assembly. An exploration of how the repetition of a simple unit generates spatial complexity, documented as pure technical representation.

![Image of the project 3D Modular Structure](https://apexdesign.cl/projects/estructura-modular-3d.webp)

## Project file

- **Year:** 2023
- **Family:** [Computational design and digital fabrication](https://apexdesign.cl/en/files)
- **Author:** [Alexander Frings](https://apexdesign.cl/en/about), Design Engineer with an MSc in Innovation and Design
- **Map:** [Tool, on the physical side](https://apexdesign.cl/en/map)

## Technologies and topics

- Rhino
- Modular Architecture
- Panel System
- Constructive Design
- 3D Modeling

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