Product engineeringCredits: Bureau de Change Architects, Lamáquina

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A 1:1 prototype section of a clay façade designed by Bureau de Change Architects, 3D printed by Lamáquina to validate the manufacturing strategy before on-site installation.

Lamáquina's facilities are used for production, but also for testing ideas before they reach a site. For this clay façade designed by Bureau de Change Architects, a 1:1 prototype section was assembled to check that each piece performs within the overall system, both functionally and visually. The process validates the manufacturing strategy ahead of the final on-site installation.

Clay

The full-height prototype mounted on plywood, ribbed columns flanking a panel of textured tiles.

Shelves of glazed components, each stack labelled by hand and waiting to be assembled.

Sections stacked against the wall in a stepped run, yellow brackets clipped along the top.

Looking up a glossy green column, brown bands marking each joint between stacked pieces.

Macro of the tile face, rows of raised lens-shaped bumps under a pale green glaze.

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