Digital Woodcraft : A Wood-Making Village in the Jorat

Alberto Johnsson

Our use of wood is broadly divided into two categories: wood for construction and wood for energy. This division arises not from the quality of the material but from our inability to adapt to its unpredictable properties. As a result, the Jorat forest alone burns around 3'000 m³ of wood every year. The Master Project proposes to find new ways to repurpose this wasted material for construction. By combining traditional craftsmanship with advanced digitalization, it aims to unlock the hidden potential of this wood. The project will create new production spaces focused on artisanal fields such as carpentry, cabin and tile making. These spaces will be established in the abandoned farms of the village of Ropraz, located in the northeast of the Jorat forest. They will use local wood to meet the growing demand for housing construction in the region. These activities will be part of the public space, forming a new wood-making village.

Files
Énoncé (PDF), Planche (PDF)
LINKS
Team
Teachers:
Stefana Parascho, Luca Pattaroni, Eleni Maria Skevaki
Supervision team:
Parascho, Stefana (dir. pédagogique) ; Pattaroni, Luca (prof.) ; Skevaki, Eleni (maître EPFL) ; Patteeuw, Véronique (expert)
Professor in charge of the statement:
Parascho, Stefana (ENAC IA CRCL)
Unit:
ENAC-SAR, CRCL
Infos
Year:
2024
Period:
Master, Fall
Category:
Master Project
Copyright:
CC BY Licence
Theoretical statement

Digital Woodcraft, Building Sustainably with the Synergy if Traditional Craft and Modern Technology

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