The primary design element of the Louisiana State Sports Hall Of Fame +
Regional History Museum, designed by Trahan Architects is a fluid, organic
interior space sculpted from panels of cast stone. As specialty design
consultants to the pre-cast panel fabricator, Advanced Cast Stone, Method
Design is working with David Kufferman P.E. to develop and engineer a
sophisticated structural steel support system that secures the 1150 unique
stone panels, each with its own set of custom connections. An integrated
multi-platform approach was used in the development of custom tools that solved
for the complex geometrical relationships that deployed the dynamic and
flexible connection system to a responsive structural support frame. Key
to process was the programming environment of Grasshopper, Karamba and Geometry
Gym, operated in parallel with Robot structural analysis software and SDS/2 for
steel detailing. This allowed Method to iteratively develop a system with a
feedback response loop and transfer geometrical data seamlessly across multiple
softwares. The end result was a fully detailed Level 400 model of every
structural member, support and connection used ultimately for fabrication and
installation of the steel supports and cast stone connections. (by Method Design)
