Perforated Wood Structure
Perforated Wood Structure: a project by Alexander Frings (2024), in the Computational design and digital fabrication family.
Architectural membrane that modulates light through computationally generated perforation patterns. Algorithmic optimization for structural lightness and aesthetic complexity.

Project file
- Year
- 2024
- Family
- Computational design and digital fabrication
- Author
- Alexander Frings, Design Engineer with an MSc in Innovation and Design
- Map
- Art, on the physical side
Technologies and topics
- Grasshopper
- Parametric Architecture
- Wood
- Light Modulation
- Computational Design
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