INFINITE SPONGE POLYHEDRAL SURFACES

"I.P.L. SPACE TRUTRUSSES ARE AMONG THE FIRST ENGINEERED ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS OF THIS NEW FORM FAMILY. MORPHOLOGICALLY THEY ARE BASED ON PERIODIC HYPERBOLIC SURFACES AND THEIR TESSELLATIONS" DEVELOPED BY PROFESSOR MICHAEL BURT OVER THE LAST 3 DECADES. " THEY REPRESENT A NOVEL MODE OF MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION IN SPACE WHICH ENABLES TO ACHIEVE HIGHER STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE ( IN TERMS OF ATTAINABLE SPANS AND AMOUNT OF INVESTED MATERIAL), AND FAR-REACHING DESIGN OPPORTUNITIES" M.BURT

THE TWO BASE MORPHOLOGICAL UNITS USED TO GENERATE THE IPL STRUCTURE