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🌿 A new chapter for ReSidence begins
Since last July, our research demonstrator has been nestled between the grape vines on Sommerberg in Ebringen near Freiburg.
ReSidence now serves as a viewing platform over the Rhine Valley and an info point about wine traditions and local sights. A second life for our Demonstrator.
Earth, willow, flax and timber. Digitally designed, robotically fabricated. No concrete — just a circular bioeconomy you can walk through.
We didn't just design for disassembly — we proved it. Moving ReSidence from Wangen im Allgäu to Ebringen meant unbuilding the whole structure and putting it back up again, demonstrating in practice what circular construction really means: a building that can be unbuilt, relocated, and rebuilt without waste or loss.
Come visit — and see for yourself how we want to build sustainably in the future. Enjoy the view! 👀🌄
👉 Learn more: ddf-kit.de/residence
KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KIT)
Professorship Digital Design and Fabrication @ddf.kit
Professorship design of structures @dos.kit
Professorship Timber Structures and Building Construction + VAKA
Research group Project and Resource Management of the Built Environment (IIP)
Professorship Building Science and Technology (bst)
Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB) + MPA
Professorship of Design and Building Construction @kit.bauko
FIBR GMBH @fibr_gmbh
STIFTUNG NATURSCHUTZ PFRUNGER-BURGWEILER RIED @pfrunger_burgweiler_ried
#sustainableArchitecture #circularConstruction #KIT #DDF #Freiburg taken in Ebringen by @dos.kit

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Project: TerraTimber
Design: @ddf.kit and @dos.kit
Location: Karlsruhe, Germany
Building area: 12.5 m²
Ammodo Architecture Award for local scale 2025

Conceived as both a research project and a teaching platform, TerraTimber challenges the linear model of extract, build and discard by proposing a circular, regenerative alternative. Designed to adapt to diverse contexts, the prototype relies on minimal technology and uses locally sourced materials. Its methods can be transferred to low-resource settings, offering affordable, energy-efficient building systems that support local economies and skill development.

The design team follows a bottom-up approach, allowing the architecture to emerge from the available materials. Each reclaimed timber element is scanned so its size, curvature and imperfections inform the design. This material-driven process produces architecture that is contextually grounded and inherently unique. The result is a construction language that celebrates both imperfection and exactness.

The project is awarded in the Local Scale category for its innovative use of natural materials and its thoughtful integration of technology with vernacular traditions. The project investigates circular construction methodologies that merge reclaimed materials with digital design and fabrication to address social and ecological responsibility in the built environment. Developed at the Department of Architecture at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the project explores the structural and aesthetic potential of hybrid systems made from reclaimed wood and earth. The result is a modular system of columns, beams, slabs and walls that demonstrates how waste materials can be transformed into architectural resources.

Find out more about the project by @ddf.kit and more about the Ammodo Architecture Award 2025 on our website – follow the link in bio.

Thanks to our ambassador Dirk Hebel and to the advisory committee Joumana El Zein Khoury, Andrés Jaque, Anupama Kundoo, Floris Alkemade, Mariam Issoufou, and Loreta Castro Reguera.

📷1-6: DDF_dos_KIT

🌱🔍 #AmmodoArchitectureAward #AmmodoArchitectureAwardforLocalScale #AmmodoArchitectureAwardforLocalScale2025 by @dos.kit

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We’re happy that our project ReSidence has been nominated for the @archdaily 2026 Building of the Year Awards in Small Scale & Installations! 🗳
Support us with your vote here (link in bio): https://boty.archdaily.com/us/2026/candidates/180200
🗓 Nominations are open until Feb 11 – 00:00 CET.
Every vote helps - thank you for the support! 🙌

Credits:
KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KIT)
Professorship Digital Design and Fabrication @ddf.kit
Professorship design of structures @dos.kit
Professorship Timber Structures and Building Construction + VAKA
Research group Project and Resource Management of the Built Environment (IIP)
Professorship Building Science and Technology (bst)
Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB) + MPA
Professorship of Design and Building Construction @kit.bauko
FIBR GMBH @fibr_gmbh
STIFTUNG NATURSCHUTZ PFRUNGER-BURGWEILER RIED @pfrunger_burgweiler_ried

#ArchDaily #BOTY2026 #BuildingOfTheYear #SmallScaleAndInstallations #ReSidence KIT Architecture ResearchInstallation taken in Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) by @dos.kit

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ReFrame [3/3] An industrial robotic arm on a linear axis executes automated pick-and-place routines, handling the reclaimed timber's irregular geometries and small deviations. Robotic nailing with wooden nails forms precise timber-to-timber joints. The result is also expressive: ReFrame makes the qualities of reclaimed timber visible, revealing variety and traces of prior use, and turning irregularities into a distinctive part of the design language.

@ddf.kit
@dos.kit
@kitarchitektur
@kitkarlsruhe

#ReFrame #reclaimedtimber #circularconstruction #digitaldesign #computationaldesign #roboticfabrication #sustainablearchitecture #upcycling #timberarchitecture #circulareconomy♻️ #KIT #Karlsruhe taken in KIT - Fakultät für Architektur by @dos.kit

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ReFrame [2/3] We inventorise each piece of reclaimed timber, then use a computational workflow to generate and evaluate multiple component variations. The design aligns itself with the actual inventory while balancing structural performance, fabrication requirements, and production time. When no match is possible, we supplement with sawmill-sourced timber, still aiming to minimise cutting and reduce waste. By working with dimensions, imperfections, and fibre directions rather than against them, we produce assemblies that are modular in principle yet unique in detail.

@ddf.kit
@dos.kit
@kitarchitektur
@kitkarlsruhe

#ReFrame #reclaimedtimber #circularconstruction #digitaldesign #computationaldesign #roboticfabrication #sustainablearchitecture #upcycling #timberarchitecture #circulareconomy♻️ #KIT #Karlsruhe taken in KIT - Fakultät für Architektur by @dos.kit

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ReFrame [1/3] ReFrame is a modular prototype for circular construction. It explores how reclaimed timber can be assembled into building elements through digital design and robotic fabrication. At the component level, joints are made with wooden nails and dowels to keep the assemblies mono-material in timber. For connecting components together, we use reversible metal fixings to enable fast assembly and disassembly.

Shown in July 2025 at Klima Akademie @ Das Fest, Karlsruhe. The installation will be reassembled over the coming years.

@ddf.kit
@dos.kit
@kitarchitektur
@kitkarlsruhe

#ReFrame #reclaimedtimber #circularconstruction
#digitaldesign #computationaldesign #roboticfabrication #sustainablearchitecture #upcycling #timberarchitecture #circulareconomy♻️ #KIT #Karlsruhe by @dos.kit

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We are thrilled to have Riccardo La Magna present “Digital/Physical Strategies for Sustainable Developments in Timber Constructions” @ric.lamagna Riccardo La Magna is a civil engineer active both in research and practice.
Since 2021 he is the head of the professorship Design of Structures (dos) at the Faculty of Architecture of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. @dos.kit
Join us in-person at the Digital Craft Lab, CCA, and also over Zoom on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at 11 AM PST.
This event is organized as part of UC Berkeley’s Form and Structure course led by Dr. Simon Schleicher @simon_schleicher , and CCA’s Bamboo Tectonics Studio led by Dr. Negar Kalantar @negarkalantar .
Presented by UC Berkeley Architecture X CCA Digital Craft Lab.
#TimberConstruction #SustainableDesign #DigitalCraft #BerkeleyArchitecture #CCADigitalCraftLab #InPersonEvent #ZoomPresentation @ucberkeleyarch @cca_arch_div @ced_berkeley by @dos.kit

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Neu an der Fakultät: Prof. i.V. Simon Bechert
Simon Bechert, M.Sc. vertritt ab dem Wintersemester 2025/26 die Professur Tragwerksplanung und Konstruktives Entwerfen.

Er ist Bauingenieur, ehemaliger wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen (itke) der Universität Stuttgart sowie Doktorand im Exzellenzcluster IntCDC.

Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in der Entwicklung von Bausystemen, Verbindungskonzepten und integrativen Methoden für segmentierte Holzschalen. Dabei integrierte er innovative Leichtbausysteme in Projekte, die ressourceneffiziente, computerbasierte und robotergestützte Bauweisen erprobten.

Auf Grundlage dieser Forschung leitete er die Tragwerksplanung wegweisender Leichtbauprojekte wie den Holzpavillon für die Bundesgartenschau 2019 und dessen Wiederaufbau 2023, den Urbach Turm für die Remstalgartenschau 2019 sowie die livMatS Biomimetic Shell in Freiburg.

New at the department:
Prof. i.V. Simon Bechert, M.Sc., will represent the Chair of Structural Design from the winter semester 2025/26.

He is a civil engineer, former research assistant at the Institute for Load-bearing Structures and Structural Design (itke) at the University of Stuttgart and a doctoral student in the IntCDC Cluster of Excellence.

His research focuses on the development of construction systems, connection concepts and integrative methods for segmented timber shells. He integrated innovative lightweight systems into projects that tested resource-efficient, computer-based and robot-supported construction methods.

Based on this research, he led the structural design of pioneering projects such as the wooden pavilion for the 2019 Federal Garden Show and its reconstruction in 2023, the Urbach Tower for the 2019 Remstal Garden Show and the livMatS Biomimetic Shell in Freiburg.

Protrait: Saeed Kakavand
Projekte: ICD/ITKE University of Stuttgart

#NeuerProfessor #Tragwerksplanung #KonstruktivesEntwerfen #Holzbau #Leichtbau #NachhaltigesBauen #Architektur #Forschung #KITArchitektur #Holzstrukturen
#NewProfessor #StructuralDesign #TimberConstruction #LightweightDesign #SustainableArchitecture #DigitalDesign #TimberStructures by @dos.kit

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komorebi - Japanese for the sunlight filtering through trees – showcases ongoing research by @dos.kit and @ddf.kit on digital technologies for circular and sustainable construction, the use of naturally sourced and renewable materials, along with structural geometry and controlled elastic bending.
komorebi features prominent sail elements made of robotically wound flax fibres which provide shade and protection from the sun, enhancing the visitor’s comfort especially in the hot summer months.
The shading sails seamlessly attach to the column, which is produced by elastically bending straight, thin strips of timber into the target shape, therefore achieving full structural capacity just by using simple and off-the-shelf materials. Rather than being glued together, the timber layers are finally laminated using mechanical fasteners, allowing full separation of the timber lamellas while preserving recyclability.

komorebi – Japanisch für das Sonnenlicht, das durch Bäume hindurchfiltert – zeigt aktuelle Forschung von @dos.kit und @ddf.kit über digitale Technologien für zirkuläres und nachhaltiges Bauen, die Verwendung natürlicher und erneuerbarer Materialien sowie strukturelle Geometrie und kontrollierte elastische Biegung.
komorebi zeichnet sich durch markante Segel aus, die aus robotisch gewickelten Flachsfasern bestehen. Diese bieten Schatten und Schutz vor der Sonne und erhöhen den Komfort der Besucher*innen, insbesondere in den heißen Sommermonaten.
Die Beschattungssegel sind nahtlos mit der Stütze verbunden, die durch das elastische Biegen gerader, dünner Holzlamellen in die gewünschte Form gebracht werden. Dadurch wird die volle Tragfähigkeit allein durch die Verwendung einfacher, handelsüblicher Materialien erreicht. Anstatt verklebt zu werden, die Lamellen werden abschließend mechanisch laminiert, was eine vollständige Trennung der Lamellen ermöglicht, ohne ihre Recyclingfähigkeit zu beeinträchtigen.

https://www.triangel.space/komorebi

Design of Structures (@dos.kit)
Digital Design and Fabrication (@ddf.kit)
KIT Fakultät für Architektur (@kitarchitektur)
FibR GmbH (@fibr_gmbh)
FORMIC Transportsysteme GmbH
Schorn & Groh (@schorngroh)

Photos: @tobias_wootton by @dos.kit

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To enhance the quality of the Kronenplatz square in Karlsruhe and further develop the attractivity of the eastern city, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (@kitkarlsruhe), the TRIANGEL (@triangel.space), and the City of Karlsruhe aimed to address the need for seating and shading through a creative and innovative approach as part of a research project at KIT. The result is the shading structure komorebi.
The professorships Design of Structures (@dos.kit) and Digital Design and Fabrication (@ddf.kit) at KIT (@kitarchitektur), in collaboration with FibR GmbH (@fibr_gmbh), developed the first komorebi to explore mobile shading structures in an urban context.
This project is characterized by the use of renewable building materials, a sustainable construction method, and the application of digital design tools and fabrication systems.
Thanks to the transport units of the KIT start-up FORMIC Transportsysteme GmbH, komorebi can move flexibly across the Kronenplatz, enabling diverse spatial configurations.

https://www.triangel.space/komorebi
Photos: @tobias_wootton

Um die Aufenthaltsqualität auf dem Kronenplatz in Karlsruhe zu verbessern und damit auch die Innenstadt Ost attraktiv weiterzuentwickeln, war es ein Anliegen des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (@kitkarlsruhe), des TRIANGEL (@triangel.space) und der Stadt Karlsruhe, den entsprechenden Bedarf an Möblierung und Beschattung durch einen kreativen und innovativen Ansatz im Rahmen eines Forschungsprojekts am KIT zu lösen. Als Resultat entstand die schattenspendende Struktur komorebi.
Die Professuren Design of Structures (@dos.kit) und Digital Design and Fabrication (@ddf.kit) des KIT (@kitarchitektur) entwickelten in Zusammenarbeit mit der FibR GmbH (@fibr_gmbh) den ersten komorebi zur Erforschung von mobilen Beschattungsstrukturen im urbanen Kontext.
Dieser zeichnet sich durch die Nutzung nachwachsender Baustoffe, eine nachhaltige Bauweise sowie die Nutzung digitaler Planungstools und Fertigungssysteme aus.
Dank der Transporteinheiten des Start-ups FORMIC Transportsysteme GmbH des KIT kann sich komorebi mobil über den Kronenplatz bewegen und ermöglicht auf diese Weise vielfältige Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten. taken in Kronenplatz Karlsruhe by @dos.kit

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TerraTimber has been nominated for the @archdaily 2025 Building of the Year Awards! 🗳️ Support TerraTimber with your vote (LINK IN BIO!) 📅 Voting is open until February 12th at 12:01 AM EST!
🌱 Nominated in the Small Scale & Installations category, TerraTimber explores how waste wood can be transformed into structural elements, embracing a circular economy approach. Our method combines waste wood and earth to create a hybrid material system for sustainable floor slabs using natural, recycled, and recyclable materials. With digital fabrication and computational design, we can efficiently manage material variability and complexity, pushing the boundaries of circular construction.
TerraTimber was realized at the KIT-Fakultät für Architektur (@kitarchitektu) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (@kitkarlsruhe) by @ddf.kit and Fabrication and @dos.kit.
Thank you for your support! 🙌
#DigitalCircularConstruction #WasteWood #WoodEarthHybrid #CircularEconomy #CircularConstruction #SustainableArchitecture #WasteMaterials #ComputationalDesign #DigitalFabrication taken in KIT - Fakultät für Architektur by @dos.kit

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The ReSidence (5/5) components are optimized for material efficiency and streamlined on-site assembly, reducing waste and environmental impact.
The modular façade system features load-bearing flax fiber composite elements, with robotically wound filaments. The modular ceiling elements draw inspiration from traditional half-timbered construction, combining earth’s compressive strength with willow as tensile reinforcement to form stable, load-bearing hybrid components.
Credits:
KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (KIT)
Professorship Digital Design and Fabrication @ddf.kit
Professorship design of structures @dos.kit
Professorship Timber Structures and Building Construction + VAKA
Research group Project and Resource Management of the Built Environment (IIP)
Professorship Building Science and Technology (bst)
Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Materials (IMB) + MPA
Professorship of Design and Building Construction @kit.bauko
FIBR GMBH @fibr_gmbh
STIFTUNG NATURSCHUTZ PFRUNGER-BURGWEILER RIED @pfrunger_burgweiler_ried
The project was realised in collaboration with architecture students from the @kitarchitektur at @kitkarlsruhe between October 2023 and April 2024.

The research project was funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection @mlr_bw as part of the Bioeconomy Innovation and Investment Programme for Rural Areas (BIPL BW) Baden-Württemberg @thelaend taken in Landesgartenschau Wangen 2024 by @dos.kit

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