Person
Kevin Moreno Gata
M.Sc.Address
Reiff-Museum
Raum R 127.1
Schinkelstr. 1
52062 Aachen
Kevin is a multi-disciplinary researcher whose interests lie at the intersection of architectural design, mechanical engineering, and fabrication.
He is a research associate at RWTH Aachen University, working at the Chair of Structures and Structural Design. Before this, he was a visiting scholar in the Building Technology Lab at MIT, Massachusetts, and a consultant designer for sculpture design and fabrication in Madrid and New York. He holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Alcala, Madrid. He is a member of the Chamber of Architects of Madrid, Spain, where he does his architectural practice.
His research interests include the automation of the design and the analysis of singular structures, shell constructions, the design of mobile transformable systems, such as folding structures, and robotic manufacturing processes.
He is currently working on his doctoral thesis on the simulation of natural topological structures through the guidance of growth trajectories, using living trees and their sequential mechanical growth as a case study. The research objective is to establish a natural-digital understanding and strategy to design efficient timber structures.
Contact
- WorkPhone
- Phone: +49 241 80 98215
Research
Growth Simulation
Tree growth experiment
Machined Ceramics
Convertible Folding Structures
Academics
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Repair it | Master's Course Architecture Impromptu |
M1 - The Growing Tower | Master's Course Architecture Project M1 |
Metal Shell Structures | Master's Course Architecture Project M1 |
Transformable Architectures | Master's Course Architecture Project M3 |
IASS Pavilion Contest | Master's Course Architecture Research Field |
Publications
Titel | Autor(en) |
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reGrowth — Tragkonstruktionen aus ungenutzten Holzabschnitten Contribution to a book (2023) | Moreno Gata, Kevin Trautz, Martin Amtsberg, Felix Menges, Achim |
Design and natural materials - Innovative approaches for a sustainable future architecture and structural engineering Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2023) | Trautz, Martin Grizmann, Denis Seiter, Alex Josef Moreno Gata, Kevin Pranjic, Andrija Saez, Dana Laura |
Design and development of a hybrid deployable spherical shield based on foldable plate structures and scissor systems Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2023) | Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Seiter, Alex Josef Musto, Juan Trautz, Martin |
Development of construction methods with naturally grown timber and bending-resistant joints Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2023) | Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Seiter, Alex Josef (Corresponding author) Grizmann, Denis (Corresponding author) Trautz, Martin (Corresponding author) |
DI-Terial - Development of Sensory-Informed Design-to-Fabrication Processes for the Efficient Use and Robotic Production of Discarded One-Off Hardwood Elements Contribution to a conference proceedings (2021) | Amtsberg, Felix (Corresponding author) Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Huang, Yijiang (Corresponding author) Marshall, Daniel (Corresponding author) Mueller, Caitlin (Corresponding author) |
Repair it with additive manufacturing: an approach to the circular economy in architectural education Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2021) | Saez, Dana Laura (Corresponding author) Moreno Gata, Kevin Trautz, Martin |
Study and Simulation of Self-formation for Local Tree Growth Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2021) | Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Musto, Juan (Corresponding author) Pranjic, Andrija (Corresponding author) Trautz, Martin (Corresponding author) |
Guiding the Tree Growth for Timber Structures Design Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2021) | Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Grizmann, Denis (Corresponding author) Trautz, Martin (Corresponding author) |
DI-Terial - Development of Sensory-Informed Design-to-Fabrication Processes for the Efficient Use and Robotic Production of Discarded One-Off Hardwood Elements Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2021) | Amtsberg, Felix (Corresponding author) Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Huang, Yijiang (Corresponding author) Marshall, Daniel (Corresponding author) Mueller, Caitlin (Corresponding author) |
Structural Up-cycling : Matching Digital and Natural Geometry Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2021) | Amtsberg, Felix Huang, Yijiang Marshall, Daniel Moreno Gata, Kevin Mueller, Caitlin |
Growing Construction Components : Design and simulation strategy for self-formation following tree growth Contribution to a book, Contribution to a conference proceedings (2020) | Moreno Gata, Kevin (Corresponding author) Musto, Juan Trautz, Martin (Corresponding author) |