Taiyuan Botanical Garden Domes by
@deluganmeissl are three greenhouse structures in Taiyuan, China, completed as part of a botanical garden complex. The project is defined by three parabolic timber gridshells formed with light doubly curved glulam beams arranged in two or three cross layers.
The largest dome is the world’s longest clear-span non-triangulated timber gridshell. Across the domes, the structural pattern shifts from tightly spaced primary members to a wider fanned arrangement, producing a shell-like geometry while responding to structural loads. Because each of the 2,400 timber members is unique, the project relied on computational generation and digital fabrication for coordination, production, and assembly.
@structurecraft_ was responsible for the structural engineering and construction management of the timber structures on all three domes, making its role central to the realization of the project’s geometry, spanning system, and buildability.
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Architecture:
@deluganmeissl
Competition Structure Concept:
@bollingergrohmann
Local Construction Partner: SKF Construction
📍 Taiyuan, China
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