The prestressing of the structure occurs due to post-tensioning of steel cables which are fixed to the base of the barrel vault. The first full scale prototype has been recently built at S.N.B.R., a French company specialized in cutting-edge stone construction using the state of the art technologies in this field. This prototype is the last of a great number of experimental experiences carried out between the research group and the company.
Hypar Vault, Troyes, France
Program: stone structure
Design: New Fundamentals Research Group
Principal investigator: Giuseppe Fallacara
CNC fabrication and construction: S.N.B.R., Troyes, France
Computational design: Maurizio Barberio
Computational engineering: Daniele Malomo
3D printing: Giuseppe Scaltrito (Apulia Makers 3D)
Drawings: Giuliano Pugliese, Michele Ardito
Photographs: Maurizio Barberio, Giuseppe Scaltrito, Giuliano Pugliese
Completion: 2017