Mola

Mola Structural System

A new way to study, teach and design structures.

"Spring" in Portuguese.

Mola is a learning tool for anyone interested in the structures and buildings that surround us. It's a modular construction system, scientifically validated, that simulates the behavior of real structures. The model is composed of different elements connected through magnets.

You can assemble, visualize and feel the structures using your own hands. It is a hands-on activity that helps people understand abstract concepts in a tangible and concrete manner.

Mola Structural System consists of different sets and accessories that work together. Sets are called Mola Structural Kits. Each Kit features a specific color for easy identification and contains a unique selection of components, allowing for the assembly of various structural systems.

Kits are designed to be entirely independent yet fully compatible with one another, enabling countless combinations and boundless creativity in your designs.

The model is compact, versatile and simple to use. You don't need technical knowledge to start studying the structures. Mola applies to both professionals and students, as well as anyone interested in the subject.

Mola has touched the hearts and minds of architects and engineers, especially the young ones. It’s very interesting to note how, in a time of sophisticated and powerful numerical models, physical models continue to have a vital and irreplaceable role.
— Dr. Eng. Henrique Lindenberg Neto, Prof. University of São Paulo - USP, Brazil.

Design

Crafted with meticulous attention to every detail.

It's the first structural modeling kit you’ll want to snap a selfie with, regardless of your major.

Packaging

Mola Structural Kits are packed in an elegant and compact way, ensuring an amazing experience every time you hold and open the box.

Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the box is part of the product itself. With a paper and foam construction, resembling the feel and appearance of a book, it surprises with its resistance and durability. This ensures the product stays protected and organized, all in a compact design you can place on your shelf or slip into your backpack to take it anywhere.

Book/Manual

Each Mola Structural Kit features a beautifully designed and illustrated Book/Manual.

It’s more than a practical guide for using Mola, besides containing explanations about the parts and assembly processes, it also presents a series of examples of structural systems you can replicate and do it by yourself. It suggests a way to study that is independent, dynamic, and investigative, so you can use as a reference to develop your research, design your future classes or create your own structural solutions.

Components

While observing a real structure, it is difficult to visualize the physical phenomena involved in its behavior. Its deformations and displacements usually cannot be detected by the naked eye, which makes it a very abstract and difficult subject to understand.

Mola parts are designed with specific materials to allow the visualization of these structural phenomena. All parts are connected through magnets and fittings, and each part represents one or more elements of a real structure.

Its sleek, springy parts beg to be played with and the subtle design belies the serious engineering concepts it so beautifully illustrates.

Versatility

Take advantage of a vast world of construction possibilities.

Discover endless possibilities with the Mola Structural System.

Multiple Concepts

Each Kit allows you to build over 100 structural configurations. Whether you're a student, an educator, a professional or a do-it-yourself enthusiast, the possibilities are countless. You can go beyond the examples presented in the Book/Manual and create your own structural solutions.

Kits are also designed to work seamlessly together, allowing you to combine them in different ways to create unique and customized solutions.

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Using springs, magnets, and different connections is an excellent idea. I have not seen any structural model able to show as many phenomena as Mola.
— Dr. Eng. Alain Nussbaumer, Prof. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL, Switzerland.

Mola Accessories

Mola accessories are special components, meticulously designed to enhance your creative journey and expand your construction possibilities. Combine Mola Structural Kits with accessories and let the creativity spring out of you.

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Scientific Validation

The science behind the Mola Structural System.

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The study and validation of Mola Structural System was the subject of a master thesis at Federal University of Ouro Preto - UFOP, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Over 40 different tests were performed, testing single elements, flat and spatial structures. The results were amazing! The model is much more accurate than previously thought. Its behavior is really similar to a real structure behavior.

Applications

Whether you are studying for an exam, teaching a class, or designing a new building, Mola is a qualitative powerful way to help you with that.

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Revolutionary: a spectacular and fun way to test the behavior of structures, and check their operation through intuitive models that are easy to assemble. It has revolutionized the teaching of structures.
— Julian Alcala, Spain.

Excelente Kit! Got it for my nephew and absolutely love it - me and him :) Really good quality and it is wonderful to check on by your self how construction fizics works!
— Andrzej Zatek, Poland.

Mola Structural Model is Amazing: I'm a structural engineer, and I feel like a kid again each time I open the Mola box. No purchase has given me more delight for the money. Highly recommended.
— Dan Popp, United States.

Useful tool of the structural engineer: It has been a fantastic experience, because it has helped me to solve different responses and deformations of the elements under gravitational and lateral loads. It is a useful tool for enthusiastic lovers of structures. Tool that cannot be missing in the office of a structural engineer.
— Cecil Guevara, Peru.

A wonderful pedagogic tool: I am an acoustician, and these sets have helped me a lot to understand basic structural engineering. Nothing beats the instant feedback you get when using your hands to feel, to understand complex mechanical systems. It opens up a whole new communication channel for learning. I love my Mola Kits and bought all three right away.
— Rikard Öqvist, Sweden.

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More than 800 universities, 600 engineering and architecture offices and thousands of people from more than 100 countries trust Mola to reach their structural outcomes.

Whether you're a heavy user or just getting started, we invite you to dive in, learn from others, ask questions, and share your experiences.

No matter your background or expertise, everyone is welcome.