This project examines the technical abilities of large-span glulam structures in Munich, Germany.

The overall spatial definition is investigated through the categorisation of surface iterations with the help of SubD. Live physics engines are used to optimise enclosing roof structures while structural hierarchy is established through material distribution according to stress trajectory. Mimicking the dynamics of branching networks, the Lindenmayer System helps to save material and respond to lateral forces.

The brief investigates Germany’s and China’s economic and cultural ties within the Bavarian context. As a city that embraces traditional and innovative values, Munich is an ideal candidate city where a project of this scale could be realised. Taking the concept of the diverse ‘Volksgarten’, this project helps to facilitate international exchange on the ‘Theresienwiese’ while bringing back greenery to a site that was once lush grassland.