REPORT

ON

QUADROR
STRUCTURE SYSTEM

B. Arch IV Year 2023-2024

Submitted by
ADIL IDRASI

Guided by

DR. ADIL AHMAD

FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE & EKISTICS

JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA NEW DELHI-11002
 FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE & EKISTICS,
JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA, NEW DELHI

Certificate

In the partial fulfilment of the B. Arch (IV YEAR) degree program, this is to certify that ‘Adil
Idrasi‘ has worked on the Report entitled “Quadror Structure System” under our guidance and
supervision.

Prof. Qamar Irshad Prof. Hina Zia

Head of Department Dean

External Examiner 1

External Examiner 2
 Declaration

I, Adil Idrasi, hereby declare that the Report entitled ‘Quadror Structure System’ submitted
in the partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelor of
Architecture (IV Year) is my original research work and that the information taken from
secondary sources is given due citations and references.

Adil Idrasi

Date:21/12/2023 Bachelor of Architecture (IV Year)

Place: New Delhi

2023-2024
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

First of all, I Adil Idrasi would like to express my gratitude and almost appreciation to
God almighty who gave me the strength and motivation to complete this work. I am
indebted to him for his help.

I feel privileged to express my profound gratitude and respect to my supervisor, Dr.

Adil Ahmad for their constant support, valuable guidance, and timely suggestions. From
them I received helpful tips and continuous encouragement at every stage of my study.

It gives me immense pleasure to thank all my friends whose helpful criticism and
constant debating helped me reach my goal with added precision.

Finally, I wish to thank my beloved parents and all my well-wishers for the keen interest
in my studies, manifold assistance, and immense support.

Adil Idrasi

B. Arch. IV Year

F/O Architecture and Ekistics

Jamia Millia Islamia

QUADROR
STRUCTURE
SYSTEM

PREFACE
THIS DETAILED REPORT PROVIDES AN EXTENSIVE EXAMINATION OF
THE QUADROR SUPPORT STRUCTURE SYSTEM, AN INNOVATIVE
MODULAR SUPPORT STRUCTURE SYSTEM THAT HAS GAINED
SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION IN VARIOUS FIELDS. THE REPORT COVERS A
WIDE RANGE OF ASPECTS, INCLUDING ITS HISTORY, DESIGN
PRINCIPLES, MATERIALS, APPLICATIONS, STRUCTURAL
CAPABILITIES, SUSTAINABILITY, COST CONSIDERATIONS, AND
FUTURE PROSPECTS. THE AIM IS TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE
UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUADROR SYSTEM'S POTENTIAL AND ITS
IMPACT ON CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.
INTRODUCTION
• QUADROR IS A SPACE TRUSS
GEOMETRY, INVENTED AND
PATENTED BY DROR BENSHETRIT IN
2012, THAT UTILIZES UNPARALLELED
STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY AND
INTRODUCES MANIFOLD DESIGN
INITIATIVES.

• QUADROR MADE FROM THE

ASSEMBLY OF FOUR IDENTICAL L-
SHAPED PIECES CREATES A JOIN
AMONGST THEMSELVES.

• THE JOINT EXHIBITS PROPERTIES

WHICH IS FLEXIBLE AND PROVIDES
LOT OF POSSIBILITY.

• THE ROBUST NATURE OF THE DESIGN

ALLOWS IT TO HOLD UP TO 86
QUADRORS ON TOP OF EACH
OTHER.

• WHEN STACKED THE UNIT CAN SERVE

AS A SOUND BARRIER OR TEMPORARY
WALL; WHEN COLLAPSED, THE
QUADROR IS COMPLETELY FLAT.
• THE QUADROR SUPPORT STRUCTURE
SYSTEM IS A REVOLUTIONARY APPROACH
TO SUPPORT STRUCTURES THAT COMBINES
MODULARITY AND GEOMETRIC PRINCIPLES.

• DEVELOPED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF

MODERN CONSTRUCTION, IT PROVIDES A
VERSATILE FRAMEWORK FOR A MYRIAD
OF APPLICATIONS.

• THE QUADROR FUNCTIONS AT A VARIETY OF

SCALES FROM THE HANDHELD TO URBAN.

• 1750 OF THE KITS CAN BE SHIPPED IN A SINGLE 40 FOOT CONTAINER

 DESIGN PRRINCIPLE
• MODULARITY: QUADROR'S CORE
PRINCIPLE IS MODULARITY. IT
COMPRISES INDIVIDUAL NODES AND
STRUTS THAT CAN BE EASILY
ASSEMBLED, ALLOWING FOR
CUSTOMIZED CONFIGURATIONS AND
RAPID CONSTRUCTION.

• GEOMETRIC FOUNDATION: THE

SYSTEM'S GEOMETRIC FOUNDATION IS
BASED ON SQUARES, TRIANGLES, AND
HEXAGONS. THESE BASIC SHAPES
SERVE AS THE BUILDING BLOCKS FOR
COUNTLESS DESIGN POSSIBILITIES.

• MATERIALS: QUADROR NODES AND

STRUTS ARE TYPICALLY CONSTRUCTED
FROM LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-STRENGTH
MATERIALS SUCH AS STEEL, CONCRETE
OR EVEN WOOD ENSURING BOTH
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND EASE OF
HANDLING.
 STRUCTURAL CAPABILITIES
• THE NATURE OF QUADROR RELIES ON COMPRESSIVE FORCES PUSHING IT
OUTWARDS TO BECOME A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORM.

• IT'S SPACE TRUSS GEOMETRY THAT MAINTAINS THE STRENGTH OF A SOLID CUBE
WITH ONLY 20% OF THE VOLUME .

• QUADROR'S INHERENT STABILITY AND LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY MAKE IT

SUITABLE FOR SUPPORTING BOTH TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT STRUCTURES.
EXTENSIVE TESTING HAS SHOWN THAT THE SYSTEM CAN WITHSTAND
SUBSTANTIAL LOADS.
• DESIGN CAN WITHSTAND HIGH STACK LOADING WHEN IT IS IN A FILLED OR
UNFILLED STATE AND CAN BE STACKED UP TO 50 UNITS HIGH WHEN
ROTOMOLDED AND 6 UNITS HIGH WHEN FILLED WITH WATER

• QUADROR STRUCTURES ARE ENGINEERED TO MEET RIGOROUS SAFETY

STANDARDS, ENSURING THEY CAN WITHSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES AND
MAINTAIN STABILITY IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS.
JOINERY DETAILS
CASE STUDY

100 Varick | Residential Project

• AN ELEGANT DANCE OF GEOMETRY,

SHADOWS, AND LIGHT, 100 VARICK WAS
CREATED FOR A CLOSED COMPETITION LED
BY DEVELOPER MICHAEL SHVO.

• DRAWING ON THE STRUCTURAL

EFFICIENCY OF A DIAGRID EXEMPLIFIED
BY SIR NORMAN FOSTER, 100 VARICK
EXPLORES THE ISSUE OF WEIGHT
DISTRIBUTION USING A QUADROR
EXOSKELETON, WHERE GLASS VOLUMES
ARE INSERTED INTO APERTURES FORMED
BY THE FRAME.

• INTERIOR SPACES REMAIN FREE FROM

STRUCTURAL COLUMNS.

• GEOMETRICAL AND
REFINED, 100 VARICK IS A
COMBINATION OF GLASS
COLUMNS AND CRISS-
CROSSING BEAMS
SPANNING 25 FLOORS AND
SPLIT INTO INDIVIDUAL
FIVE-STORY UNITS.

• ITS APPEARANCE IS
SIMILAR TO A GIANT
RUBRICS CUBE NOT
QUITE COMPLETED AND
ENCLOSED IN A FRAME.
• DESIGNED AS AN ENTRY TO A COMPETITION FOR DEVELOPER MICHAEL SHVO, 100
VARICK UTILIZES A QUADROR EXOSKELETON, WHICH COMBINES
INTERLOCKING “L” SHAPES IN ORDER TO MORE EFFICIENTLY DISTRIBUTE
WEIGHT.
• THUS, THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING DOES NOT REQUIRE STRUCTURAL
COLUMNS. WEIGHT IS FURTHER DISTRIBUTED VIA THE SEPARATION OF THE 25-
STORY BUILDING INTO FIVE-FLOOR UNITS.
• The Imagined Buildings, Spread
Throughout Lower Manhattan, Are
Based On The Studio’s Idea To
“Disrupt Conventional Building
Design By Rethinking Structure,
Where Beauty And Efficiency
Result From An Imaginative, Clever
Framework.”
• Glass Volumes Are Inserted
Into Apertures Formed By
The Frame.
ADVANTAGES
• COMPARABLE TO AN INTERNAL DIAGRID, THE DIAGONALIZED QUADROR
ELEMENTS PROVIDE VERTICAL AND LATERAL SUPPORT FOR EFFICIENT
MEMBER DESIGN

• QUADROR ELEMENTS ARE MADE FROM AXIALLY LOADED, DUAL-PURPOSE

MEMBERS.

• THE BEARING OF THE STRUCTURE IS SPREAD TO MANY POINTS CONSISTENT

WITH SPREAD FOOTINGS OR PLATES ON GRADE.

• NO UPLIFT EXISTS IN THE STRUCTURE, WHICH MEANS NO ANCHORING OR

MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY GROUNDS.

• THE QUADROR ELEMENTS ARE PERFECTLY SUITED FOR GRAVITY LOADS.

• THE USE OF TYPICAL I-BEAMS FOR BEAMS AND COLUMNS.

• THE PERFORMANCE OF THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS LIES PARTIALLY IN

ITS COLLAPSIBILITY (SELF- OPENING FROM FLAT TO 3D SPACE TRUSS) AND ITS
STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY (WHICH ALLOWS FOR LESS MATERIAL)

• PYRAMID-, DOME- AND OTHER POLYHEDRA-SOLUTIONS FOR SHELTERS OFTEN

DON'T MAXIMIZE AN URBAN DENSITY GRID, WHEREAS QUADROR CAN CO-EXIST
WITH CUBOIDS AND RECTANGULAR FRAMES.
APPLICATIONS
DWELLING

• THE HOUSING UNITS EMPLOY THE QUADROR INTERLOCKING FRAME

TECHNOLOGY AS COMPRISED OF EIGHT LAMINATED WOOD BEAMS.

• THE HOUSES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE COLLAPSIBILITY OF THE FRAMES AND

ARE DESIGNED AS PRE-FABRICATED MODULAR HOUSING UNITS.

• THESE STRUCTURAL UNITS ARE ABLE TO SHIP TO SITE FLAT, AND CAN THEN BE
ERECTED WITH THE CORNERS SECURED TO FORM FOUR TRIANGULAR TRUSSES.
THE TRUSSES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOWNWARD AND LATERAL FORCES
ACTING ON THE HOUSE.

• THE QUADROR HOUSE OPTIONS RANGE FROM 900 SQFT TO 3000 SQFT AND ARE
ABLE TO BE ON GRADE OR ELEVATED. DUE TO THE SEPARATION OF SKIN AND
STRUCTURE, DIFFERENT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE TYPE AND LOCATION
OF SOLID AND GLAZED WALLS, ALLOWING FOR A VARIETY OF CONFIGURATIONS
AND APPEARANCES.
SUPPORT STRUCTURE
• QUADROR CAN BE USED IN ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS TO CREATE
AESTHETICALLY PLEASING AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND SUPPORT
STRUCTURES, FACADES, AND CANOPIES. IT ALLOWS ARCHITECTS TO EXPLORE
INNOVATIVE DESIGNS WHILE MAINTAINING STABILITY.

INTERIOR COLUMN
• IT CAN BE USED FOR THE COLUMNS OF
THE BRIDGES AND THE SOUND
BARRIER AND THE COVERING OF THE
SIDE OF BRIDGES.

• THE VERTICAL LOAD ON RESISITANCE

ON THIS SUPPORT ENABLES IT TO BE
USED AS COLUMNS FOR THE
BRIDGES

• STACKING OF THE QUADROR ENABLES

IT TO BE USED AS WALL BARRIER

• THE SYSTEM IS IDEAL FOR CREATING DYNAMIC AND MODULAR STAGE

DESIGNS, OFFERING THE ABILITY TO RECONFIGURE STAGES FOR DIFFERENT
PERFORMANCES OR EVENTS QUICKLY.

• ART INSTALLATIONS: ARTISTS CAN EMPLOY QUADROR TO BRING THEIR

CREATIVE VISIONS TO LIFE, PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK FOR STRIKING AND
UNCONVENTIONAL ART INSTALLATIONS.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
• THE MODULARITY AND EASE OF ASSEMBLY MAKE QUADROR SUITABLE FOR
CONSTRUCTING TEMPORARY EVENT STRUCTURES LIKE PAVILIONS, EXHIBITION
BOOTHS, AND POP-UP RETAIL SPACES.

• CHEAP HOUSE CAN ALSO

BE CONSTRUCTED USING
THE QUADROR
STRUCTURE

• THE MATERIAL CAN BE

VARIED AND THE RESULTANT
STRUCTURE BE STABLE AND
CAN BE PROVIDED WITH
FENESTRATION OR NO
OPENING.
PROTOTYPE FRAME

THE FIRST EVER PROTOTYPE

FRAME FOR THE QUADROR
BEING MADE IN THE
METALAB IN TEXAS

THE UNIQUE SPACE TRUSS

GEOMETRY - QUADROR - IS
MADE FROM THE ASSEMBLY
OF FOUR IDENTICAL L-
SHAPED PIECES, EITHER
THIN RESULTING IN A
TRESTLE STRUCTURE, OR
THICK RESULTING IN A
SOLID PANEL.

THE COLLAPSIBLE
SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR
RAPID ASSEMBLY AND A
TRANSITION FROM
CLOSED AND FLAT TO
OPEN AND SELF-
STANDING

QUADROR IS A NEW SPACE

TRUSS GEOMETRY THAT
UNFOLDS MANIFOLD
DESIGN INITIATIVES AND
CAN ADAPT TO VARIOUS
CONDITIONS AND
CONFIGURATIONS
ACCOUSTIC CEILING TILES

• TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS MODULAR NATURE, QUADROR ACOUSTIC PANELS

MAY BE ADAPTED TO FIT STANDARD CEILING TILE SYSTEM.

• WITH ITS INHERENT ACOUSTICAL SOUND DEADENING CAPABILITIES, IT IS

POSSIBLE THAT SUCH A SOLUTION MAY BE MANUFACTURED WHICH PRODUCES A
DYNAMIC AND EFFECTIVE BARRIER WITHOUT THE COST AND LABOR OF
TYPICAL ONE-PFF CUSTOMIZED INSTALLATIONS.
SUSTAINABILITY
• LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS:
QUADROR'S USE OF LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS REDUCES THE OVERALL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS.

• REUSABILITY:
THE MODULAR DESIGN OF QUADROR COMPONENTS ALLOWS FOR EASY
DISASSEMBLY AND REUSE IN MULTIPLE PROJECTS, PROMOTING
SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCE EFFICIENCY.

COST CONSIDERATIONS
• REDUCED CONSTRUCTION TIME:
THE SIMPLE ASSEMBLY PROCESS REDUCES CONSTRUCTION TIME,
POTENTIALLY LEADING TO COST SAVINGS IN LABOR AND PROJECT SCHEDULES.

• ECONOMICAL MATERIALS:
THE CHOICE OF LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-STRENGTH MATERIALS CONTRIBUTES
TO COST-EFFECTIVENESS WITHOUT COMPROMISING STRUCTURAL
INTEGRITY.
REFERRENCES

• https://www.archdaily.com/114141/quadror-a-new-structural-
system?ad_source=search&ad_medium=projects_tab&ad_source=search&ad_
medium=search_result_all

• https://architizer.com/projects/100-varick/

• https://www.wallpaper.com/gallery/architecture/quadror-a-structural-support-
system-by-studio-dror

• https://www.studiodror.com/for/quadror/

• https://quadror.wordpress.com/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dror_Benshetrit