Andrew Nichols
  • PROJECTS
    • Water Dept. Offices
    • Gothic Tower
    • Idea Store
    • Mixed-Use
    • House 1
    • CMU Competition
    • Essay on Density
    • Rail Transit
    • Miscellany
  • RÉSUMÉ
  • CONTACT

Concrete Masonry Unit

This proposal was designed as an entry in a competition sponsored by a CMU manufacturers' trade association.  The block enables the construction of curved structural CMU walls by virtue of it linked circular sections.  It is able to bend in manner similar to a bicycle chain.  The sides are gently sloped, and the unit can be cast in standard machinery - no undercutting is needed. Blocks are 6 x 8 x 16 inches.

Modeled with Rhino, rendered with VRay.
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