Developments in computational design methods and their integration with digital fabrication processes are ushering a customized fabrication paradigm. This paradigm is particularly suited to renovation of old buildings built with traditional construction techniques, a diversified corpus in which interventions are surgical and unique, and where partition walls play the central role. Insulation Cork Board, OSB and plywood, natural and renewable materials, can have an important role in a material system that responds to this context. Cork re-Wall is a parametrically modeled construction system and a file-to-factory digital process with the aim to generate high quality custom solutions that respond to diverse renovation design challenges. Cork Re-Wall parametric wall is composed of a wood frame structure cut out of OSB panels and customizable composite panels of ICB and plywood. The parametric model was developed with two purposes in mind: to simulate the system behavior and optimize it, as well as to provide an interface for design customization and digital fabrication by an end user be it a client or an architect. This paper describes the research done throughout the Advanced Studies Course in Digital Architecture (CEAAD) 2014/2105, a joint initiative between ISCTE-IUL and FAUP.

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