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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism RuiXue Multi-Hall in reciprocal structures

Figure 21. Trajectory planning of robotic timber fabrication. Source: Drawing by Tianyi Gao

Figure 22. Fabrication process. Source: Drawing by Tianyi Gao

Figure 23. Prefabricated wooden floor with three beams. Source: Photo
by Wongke
Figure 24. Effects of roofing techniques. Source: Photo by WongKe
extent, it has successfully implemented a seamless
workflow from the design phase to the construction of enhance the versatility of reciprocal geometry in
the reciprocal structure. Nonetheless, there are several architectural design.
aspects of the overall research that warrant further, more (ii) Investigate a broader array of applications for
specialized exploration: reciprocal structure formation methods. Current
(i) Develop a more comprehensive reciprocal geometry methods primarily rely on the geometric optimization
library. The existing library is confined to regular of structural members. Examining ways to employ
polygons and conditions where a single node is rationalized members for creating spatial structures
densely covered. Expanding this library to encompass could streamline the design process, although
irregular polygons, configurations with multiple necessitating addressing challenges associated with
nodes in dense arrangements, and larger scales would controlling construction errors.

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