Continuous
A vault whose macro-shape is continuous exhibits a smooth surface with geometric continuity. This type of surfaces is common in classic stereotomy in the form of hemispherical domes and conical trompes, or vaults, such as hemispherical or cylindrical vaults. Elliptical vaults are also continuous, as the surface is an ellipsoid, generable by one single equation. Although similar to the ellipsoid, the voûte sur un plan ovale is not continuous, as it is composed of parts of spheroids. Modern examples of continuous macro-shapes include free form surfaces. These surfaces – although they may be defined from mathematical curves (NURBS) or polygon based (mesh) – describe one locally smooth surface where tangent continuity allows for a constant approach to tessellation and other stereotomic problems.
Works featuring this facet:
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ACORN
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Striatus Bridge
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MLK Jr. Park Stone Vault
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Armadillo Vault
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Round Room
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Utzon Forty
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Portale Abeille
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CorkVault Aarhus
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Ponte Truchet
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CorkCrete Arch
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Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre
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Freeform Timbrel Vault
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Pre: Vault
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ICD/ITKE Reasearch Pavillion 2011
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Automated FoamDome
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Diamond Wire Stone Cutting
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Brickolage
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Brickworks: Masonry vaulting
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MSC2 Hyperbody
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Shellstar Pavilion
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Bricktopia
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Nexorade and Reciprocal Structures
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La Voûte de LeFevre
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