Proceedings of Bridges 2025: Mathematics and the Arts
Pages 131–138
Regular Papers
Abstract
This paper describes the discovery, development, and geometric configuration of a novel structural system in an interplay of seemingly conflicting forces. While some geometric configurations result in an aesthetically pleasing form, have a structurally robust outcome, enjoy easy assembly, or easily permit standardised components, a structural system that embodies all these factors simultaneously is rare. Our design system, which we call "vve construct," developed through nine years of teaching and research-based design development at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, highlights a unique configuration: a structurally robust form that enables contemporary design values such as circularity, adaptability, and design for disassembly at the scale of furniture and single-story installations.