Sprung explores wood as a sustainable structural material. The geometry capitalizes on the compressive and tensile capabilities of wood in a sprung form to create an elegant beam.

Created from a series of laminated 1/8” plywood strips, the three arches are designed to mitigate the stress at the weakest points of an arch resulting from a point load vertical force. The top two arches redistribute the point load force horizontally across the bottom arch. The inward reaction of the abutment surface supports the compressive force of the bottom arch. The shear and moment diagrams inform the removal of material at the strongest points of the structure to complete the form. 

Nominated for Publication in Building 22