Exquisite Corpse

Year: 2025

Collaboration: Konstantina Laki, Daniela Larbalestier

MASDFAB ETH: Inspired by the surrealist game Exquisite Corpse, where different artists contribute to a single drawing without seeing the others’ work, this project explores the fusion of four distinct timber structures into a unique pavilion. Each structure was designed independently using CNC machining and the COMPAS Timber framework, bringing together different design approaches into a cohesive architectural piece. Our team focused specifically on constructing the pavilion using only coplanar half-lap joints, a constraint inspired by Félix Candela’s mastery of parabolic hyperboloids.

1223xF by Enzo Mari

Final Pavillion Overview

1.20 m x 0.80 m Table

Team section

3.60 m x 1.00 m Table

Connection detail.

3.60 m x 1.00 m Table

Connection detail.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

X Half Lap Joint.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Finding co-planarity.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Connection to neighbor no.1.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Connection to neighbor no.2.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Assembly simulation Day 1.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Assembly simulation Day 2.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Assembly simulation Day 3.

4.00 m x 0.80 m Table

Assembly simulation Day 4.

CNN processing.

Assembly process.

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