ABSTRACT
Digital fabrication and robotic automation have facilitated rapid advances in the feasibility of replicating complex digital models as physical objects. While some have argued that this returns architects to the position of master builder by bringing designers closer to the physical act of production, the limited capacity to interfere with automated fabrication processes during production has resulted in a separation of designing and making into two distinct practices. In an attempt to bridge the divide between design and fabrication, researchers have developed several hybrid approaches working with low-tech tools and techniques. The chapter proposes a hybrid design and fabrication system that allows users to position, generate, and fabricate parts within a mixed-reality environment. The main contribution of the project is an attempt to improve fabrication time or accuracy of timber-built structures but instead to highlight the advantages of a collaborative process that is resilient to design changes during fabrication.
