Structure including tessellation of unit cells including lens-shaped units and connector units

A method of manufacturing a structure using interconnected unit cells, comprising:

• obtaining characteristics of a target shape;
• solving an inverse problem to determine dimensions of unit cells to be tessellated to define the structure, a unit cell of the unit cells having a lens-shaped unit including first and second panels and a lens-shaped panel between the first and second panels, each of the first and second panels hingedly connected to a respective one of opposed arcuate folding edges of the lens-shaped panel, a connector unit having interconnected connector panels secured to the lens-shaped panel and to the first and second panels of the lens unit;
• manufacturing the unit cells per the dimensions;
• folding the unit cells in a locked configuration such that the first and second panels are rotated relative to the lens-shaped panel about the opposed arcuate folding edges and extend transversally to the lens-shaped panel, and such that the interconnected connector panels are folded into a flat configuration and extend transversally to the first and second panels and the lens-shaped panel of the lens-shaped unit;
• and
• assembling the unit cells to obtain the structure having the target shape.