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Chris Zantis

"HexMod" is a project that explores the morphology and feasibility of applying flexible structures in tall buildings, on a functional and constructional level, based on modularity and prefabrication, giving a greater level of customization to the built form from a more performative perspective.  
 
The approach was divided into a two-fold scenario: the development of a main infrastructure that services a number of structurally and functionally autonomous units that are assembled together to create one unified building. It was chosen that the project would attempt to create a structurally efficient and prefabricated method of construction for use in the design of tall buildings.

In order to have a more efficient response to lateral wind loads, the plan view of the building should be circular in shape, in order to distribute the forces acting on it evenly throughout the structure. Upon comparison of the structural systems applicable in the design of high-rise developments for interior and exterior structures, it was selected to base the prototype on an outrigger interior, but applying a honeycomb-like structure on the exterior, that would serve a dual purpose: to act as the tension-bearing structure bracing the outrigger trusses together, but also to act as a support for the external modules to attach on the main infrastructural building. The structural systems were chosen based on their structural effectiveness and efficiency, limitations in floor planning, weight and cost of construction.

Designed by Chris Zantis for Diploma Project at University of Cyprus