Thibault Demoulin

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Thibault Demoulin is a leading researcher at the intersection of digital fabrication, sustainable construction, and advanced structural design. His work fundamentally reimagines how we build, focusing on minimizing material use while maximizing geometric and structural performance. Demoulin’s most influential contribution is the development of “Eggshell,” an ultra-thin three-dimensional printed formwork for concrete structures (2020, 116 citations). This technique dramatically reduces the heavy, wasteful formwork traditionally required for concrete, enabling unprecedented geometric freedom and material efficiency. By printing a thin, precise shell that is later filled with concrete, Demoulin’s method challenges conventional construction paradigms. More recently, he has pioneered hybrid construction systems, as seen in his work on a Digital Design and Fabrication Strategy for a Hybrid Timber-Earth Floor Slab (2022, 11 citations). This research addresses the critical challenge of multi-storey timber construction by integrating earth—a low-carbon, locally available material—to meet fire protection, thermal mass, and acoustic requirements. Demoulin’s work is not merely theoretical; it is validated through full-scale prototypes, demonstrating a viable path toward a more sustainable, digitally-driven built environment. His research sits at the forefront of a paradigm shift in architecture and civil engineering, where computation and material science converge to create structures that are both lighter and smarter.