DIGI laboratory // FK 5
The development of new design tools and methods in architectural education offers architecture students new and forward-looking solutions, but at the same time presents them with new challenges in the area of representation and model making. The digital laboratory for computer-aided model making, with its CNC tools such as laser cutters and 3D printers, offers students support in the implementation of their ideas.
The modern tools expand the range of possibilities in architectural model making. With our CNC machines, students can produce very complex structural models, which were previously impossible or very expensive to produce, very quickly and inexpensively.
You will find the DIGI-Lab in HC 02.03
Styrocutter
The Styrocutter can cut out volumes from polystyrene blocks with a hot wire and thus enables experimental shape processing in two axes.
Laser machine
The CNC laser machine can trace lines and arcs on a planar plane thanks to the two directional axes. Materials such as Plexiglas, wood and cardboard can be cut and engraved precisely, simplifying and speeding up model making.
3D printer - ZPrinter 360
The powder printing process enables a uniform surface of the volume due to the low layer thickness of 0.1 mm. Complex structures can therefore be realized in model making on a print area of 254 x 203 x 203 mm.
Screen
A mobile screen can be used for presentations, events or collaborative work.
