Corbel Cabin is a small structure 3D-printed from concrete. Using a custom 3D printing process, the project explores how the layering of concrete, the relentless three-dimensional deposition of extruded lines of material, and the act of corbelling can suggest new strategies for building.

Corbel Cabin

Ithaca, NY. 2017.

HANNAH project leadership: Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic (Principals) / HANNAH project team concrete: Christopher Battaglia, Jeremy Bilotti, Elie Boutros, Reuben Chen, Justin Hazelwood, Mitchie Qiao / HANNAH assembly and documentation team concrete: Alexandre Mecattaf, Ethan Davis, Russell Southard, Dax Simitch Warke, Ramses Gonzales, Wangda Zhu HANNAH representation team: Kun Bi, Brian Havener, Lingzhe Lu Project realized with scientific support from the Cornell Robotic Construction Laboratory (RCL) / Sponsors: AAP College of Architecture, Art, and Planning; AAP Department of Architecture; HY-Flex Corporation.

Special thanks to: Andrea Simitch and Val Warke.

Photography: Reuben Chen

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