Laminated timber framed roof covered in transulent fiberglass + teflon textile designed by Shigeru Ban for Center Pompidou in Metz France. Each of 1800 individual timer beam is unique in size and cut robotically by a 5 axis CNC mill. Parametric modeling (done by swiss firm designtoproduction) makes mass customization possible. Total cost of custom roof is 8 million euro, representing approx. 13% of total construction cost (65 million).
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