The SXL’s goal is to support the construction industry in its transition towards a more circular economy, with a reduced environmental impact. The research group focuses on the geometry of structural solutions, their interactive composition, and their construction.
Projects
Assessing the Potential of Building Compon…
Generative Grammars for Structural Explora…
Hidden Genericity
Mapping Geneva’s embodied carbon legacy
Reuse potential of reinforced concrete bui…
Stock-Based Structural Form-Finding
Waste Reclamation | Elastic Gridshell
Build-Unbuild-Repeat
Footprint Assessment of Reuse
ReuSlab
Reversible Building Design
Reversible Structures: Learning the future…
Completed Projects
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Contact
Corentin Fivet
Head of Structural Xploration Lab (SXL)
Tenure Track Assistant Professor- EPFL
-low carbon and reusable
-load-bearing systems
-design and construction processes
-load-bearing systems
-design and construction processes
Information
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Publications
Synthesis of Kit-of-parts Structures for Reuse
Advances in Architectural Geometry 2020
2021 | SXL
Conference Papers
Design and fabrication of a reusable kit of parts for diverse structures
Automation in Construction
2021 | SXL
Articles
Decision Framework to Balance Environmental, Technical, Logistical, and Economic Criteria When Designing Structures With Reused Components
Frontiers in Sustainability
2021 | SXL
Articles