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Contemplay Pavilion
HILA Pavilion
Serpentine Gallery
Solar Bytes Pavilion
HygroSkin
Unfolding Senses
Silk Pavilion
ICD ITKE Pavilion 2011
ICD ITKE Pavilion 2013-14
Lecturer, Ahmed M. Al.badawy
Triumph Pavilion
Latvia Pavilion
Corrugated Cardboard
Tuesday 10th, Febraury 2015
Light temporar y or semipermanent structure used in gardens and pleasure grounds. Although there are many variations, the basic type is a large, light, airy garden room with a high-peaked roof resembling a canopy. It was originally erected, like the moder n canvas marquee, for special occasions such as fetes, garden banquets, and balls, but it became more per manent, and by the late 17th century the word was used for any garden building designed for use on special occasions.
L E G O - Pa vilio n Des ig n
2012, Montreal
Contemplay Pavilion Hybrid lightweight space Directed Research Studio (DRS) Alison Furuto
The pavilion’s hybrid lightweight space frame is formed by laminated plywood ribs and steel tubes clad with sinuous plywood strips.
The project presented a unique opportunity for the students to learn through hands-on experience in an academic context. The pavilion occupies an 8.8m x 6.7m footprint with a total height of 3.7m. The structure itself is comprised of 140 planar plywood ribs joined together with another 140 sheet metal node assem-
blies which are triangulated into a space frame by 266 metal tubes. The entire structure is clad with 302 moirĂŠ strips fixed to the ribs by 1208 trapezoidal plywood joints. In total, there are 2056 discrete assemblies that comprise the pavilion and more than 3000 individually unique pieces of plywood, sheet metal and tubing.
The complexity of the pavilion’s geometry creates a unique opportunity to undertake research through parametric modeling and digital fabrication. Parametric modeling consists of establishing a set of dynamic geometrical relationships to ultimately produce an entity with fixed dimensions. Its main advantage lies in rapid and flexible design exploration: designers can develop virtual prototypes, and simultaneously test the implications of changes on each of the multidisciplinary constraints shaping the project.
https://vimeo.com/73180121
Contemplay Pavilion
2013, Orleans
HygroSkin, Meteorosensitive Pavilion A climate-responsive kinetic sculpture Institute for Computational Design (ICD) Achim Menges in collaboration with Oliver David Krieg and Steffen Reichert
The project HygroSkin – Meteorosensitive Pavilion explores a novel mode of climate-responsive architecture.
The project explores a novel mode of climate-responsive architecture through material-oriented design computation and digital fabrication. It employs the swelling and shrinking of wood in relation to moisture content to construct a metereosen-
sitive architectural skin that autonomously opens and closes in response to weather changes but neither requires the supply of operational energy nor any kind of mechanical or electronic control. The material structure itself is the machine.
The project explores the tension between an archetypical architectural volume, the box, and a deep, undulating skin imbedding clusters of intricate, climate responsive apertures. The pavilion’s envelope, which is at the same time load-bearing structure and metereosensitive skin, is computationally derived from the elastic bending behaviour of thin plywood sheets. The material’s inherent capacity to form conical surfaces is employed in combination with 7-axis robotic manufacturing processes to construct 28 geometrically unique components housing 1100 humidity responsive apertures.
https://vimeo.com/73727749
HygroSkin, Meteorosensitive Pavilion
2013, London
Triumph Pavilion Temporary Parametric Inflated Structure Atelier Z端ndel Cristea
The inflatable structure of this temporary exhibition piece provides an ideal contemporary space, while offering a sense of tranquility, beauty and aesthetic value, as a centerpiece of the Museum Gardens in London.
The structure of the pavilion is perfectly symmetrical; the form is obtained by precise geometrical manipulation. The very beauty and smoothness of the shape lies in its perfect fluidity and symmetry and the pavilion is open to everyone. The fluid geometry of this temporary structure blurs the transition from
inside to outside, so the act of moving through the space is blurry and deceiving. The structure is self-supporting, with 4 meters in height and 20 sqm in area, and it is designed entirely in lightweight materials – 77.96m² of PVC membrane and 20m3 of air.
In order to achieve this particular shape, the architects used advanced tools of parametric design, for the study of tensile membranes and in the geometric conception of double curved surfaces. The pavilion was digitally fabricated, so the CNC cutting machines were used for the accurate execution.
Triumph Pavilion
2014, Ohio
Solar Bytes Pavilion Reacts to Solar Exposure Design Lab Workshop Brian Peters and Daphne Firos
Where buildings are fabricated using new techniques (3D printing), incorporate smart technologies (light sensors, photovoltaics), and are powered by renewable energy sources (solar power).
The pavilion is constructed out of 94 unique modules or ‘bytes’ (digitally designed and fabricated building blocks) that each have an integrated solar powered LED. the units were shaped with translucent plastic, allowing the structure to filter sunlight
during the day and create a uniform glow at night. the effect is enhanced by the use of interlocking, snap-fit joints that reduce the visual division between each module and allow the arch to be self-supporting.
The overall form of the Solar Bytes Pavilion follows the path of the sun, spanning from east to west to maximize solar exposure. Each solar cell acts independently, capturing and storing energy, as well as sensing light levels, for each individual LED. This creates a recording of the sun’s exposure over the course of the day that is then reflected at night as the LEDs light up.
https://vimeo.com/116502845
Solar Bytes Pavilion
2013, Massachusetts
Silk Pavillion CNC Deposited Silk Fiber & Silkwor m Construction MIT Media Lab Prof. Neri Oxman, Markus Kayser, Jared Laucks, Carlos David Gonzalez Uribe, Jorge Duro-Royo
The Silk Pavilion explores the relationship between digital and biological fabrication on product and architectural scales.
The primary structure was created of 26 polygonal panels made of silk threads laid down by a CNC (Computer-Numerically Controlled) machine. Inspired by the silkworm’s ability to generate a 3D cocoon out of a single multi-property silk thread (1km in length), the overall geometry of
the pavilion was created using an algorithm that assigns a single continuous thread across patches providing various degrees of density. Overall density variation was informed by the silkworm itself deployed as a biological printer in the creation of a secondary structure.
Affected by spatial and environmental conditions including geometrical density as well as variation in natural light and heat, the silkworms were found to migrate to darker and denser areas. Desired light effects informed variations in material organization across the surface area of the structure.
https://vimeo.com/67177328
Silk Pavilion
2010, Shanghai
Latvia Pavilion Expo 2010 Kinetic facade Mailitis A.I.I.M
The philosophy and message imparted through the Latvian pavilion is The road to happiness leads through harmony between nature and technology.
The facade of the Latvian pavilion will be composed of 100,000 colourful, transparent, 15*15 cm plastic plates, which sparkle and sway in the wind, generating a dynamic, kinetic effect. The facade will symbolize nature and its various facets – the forests, the sea, the land, the sky, the
wind. The entry stairway of the pavilion will lead upward in a spiral, symbolizing the continued, progressive development of humanity. At the top of the stairway, on the third floor of the exhibition hall, visitors will behold a glass wind tunnel, filled with flying people!
The Latvian pavilion will be located by the central square of the Shanghai EXPO exhibit, site occupies 1000 m² of land.
https://vimeo.com/15877548
Latvia Pavilion Expo 2010
2014, Oulu
HILA Pavilion A synthesis of a three dimensional wooden lattice structure Digiwoodlab Project University Of Oulu Students
The workshop was held in collaboration with the Oulu University’s DigiWoodLab project, which aims to develop and research methods for designing wooden structures and architecture using algorithm aided design methods and computerized manufacture in collaboration with Finnish wood industry.
HILA pavilion is a synthesis of a three dimensional wooden lattice structure (hila in Finnish) and architecture, in which the rectangular base form is carved by a freeform inner void. The revealed wooden structure creates a lace-like appearance inside the
pavilion, which is amplified by the complex shadows it forms. Viewed from inside, the openings on the sides of the pavilion frame beautiful views towards the river delta area, and the pavilion itself is shown as a prominent landmark towards the city.
The wooden lattice is connected by simple crosslap joints. The tight slots in joining members together with the bolt connection brace the structure so no additional diagonal bracing is needed. HILA pavilion consists of 397 prefabricated wooden beams and 1027 joints.
https://vimeo.com/96561640
HILA Pavilion
2010, Montpellier
Unfolding Senses IAAC Pavilion IAAC - Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia MAA01 12-13 - Program Director: Areti Markopoulou / Experimental Structure Seminar - Tutors: Silvia Brandi, Josep Miàs / Students: Ibrahim Berkay, Zeynep Birgönül, Harsh Boghani, Elif Gungor, Marjan Jelveh, Kismir Selcuk, Anand Singh, Angeliki Terezaki.
A space inside a space. Intimacy. Architecture considered as something that is alive and interactive, closer to a person’s everyday life.
The construction is made out of wooden beams and fabric. The fabric is light and removable, it touches the floor on four points. The 72m2 textile membrane is a special fabric for facades (Stamisol FT Serge Ferrari. The 35 wooden beams provide stiffness only at points where the structure requires support compression. TOMO
can sense your touch on many different materials and create sounds to tell people things.The technology implemented into the structure itself is based on a custom board called TOMO developed in the Fab Lab Barcelona. TOMO is a touch Synthesizer board based on Arduino.
The initial pavilion developed in the Experimental Structures seminar has been hacked with conductive paint and two TOMO boards, and implemented with balloon speakers to create an intimate and vivid space, finally unfolding senses.
https://vimeo.com/102772367
Unfolding Senses IAAC Pavilion
2011, Stuttgart
ICD ITKE Research Pavilion 2011 Morphology Transfer The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) of the University of Stuttgart Prof. Achim Menges, Prof. Jan Knippers, Competence, Oliver David Krieg and Boyan Mihaylov.
The project explores the architectural transfer of biological principles of the sea urchin’s plate skeleton morphology by means of novel computer-based design and simulation methods.
Following the analysis of the sand dollar, the morphology of its plate structure was integrated in the design of a pavilion. Three plate edges always meet together at just one point, a principle which enables the transmission of normal and shear forces but no bending moments between the joints, thus resulting in a bending bearing but yet deformable structure. Unlike tradition-
al lightweight construction, which can only be applied to load optimized shapes, this new design principle can be applied to a wide range of custom geometry. The high lightweight potential of this approach is evident as the pavilion that could be built out of 6.5 mm thin sheets of plywood only, despite its considerable size. Therefore it even needed anchoring to the ground to resist wind suction loads.
The research pavilion offered the opportunity to investigate methods of modular bionic construction using freeform surfaces representing different geometric characteristics while developing two distinct spatial entities: one large interior space with a porous inner layer and a big opening, facing the public square between the University’s buildings, and a smaller interstitial space enveloped between the two layers that exhibits the constructive logic of the double layer shell.
https://vimeo.com/48374170
ICD ITKE Research Pavilion 2011
2013, Valencia
Corrugated Cardboard Pavilion A battle is raging even though you don´t know. Miguel Arraiz García and David Moreno Terrón
This corrugated cardboard pavilion was built for a traditional festival called “Fallas” held in Valencia every March. The construction was made out with 3,000 purposefully made corrugated hexagonal boxes as the only structural material.
García and Terrón created a grotto, assembled from some 3,000 corrugated cardboard tubes that were arranged into stalagmite and stalactite-like constellations. Devised as a contemplative space to escape the noise and fireworks that mark Las Fallas. The tubes were painted with a
water-resistant coating that stained the cardboard various shades of terracotta. Built off-site in groups of 40, the tubes were then assembled in Valencia’s city centre over a period of 48 hours. The use of cardboard, Arraiz says, was intended to reference the origins of Las Fallas.
The pavilion burned to the ground for about 15 minutes. The monument was around five or six metres high and the fire reached 22 metres high; It reached the seventh floor of the building next door. We took pride in using a material that burns well. We wanted to recover a proper way of burning.
https://vimeo.com/63670753
Corrugated Cardboard Pavilion
2013, London
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion Cloud-Like Sou Fujimoto
A cloud-like cluster of white steel rods will shimmer above the trees in Kensington Gardens.
The design is for a delicate lattice structure of 20mm-thick steel poles, which will form an irregular, shapeshifting mass in front of the gallery, a misty wire-frame blur that will dissolve into the park. “Within the pastoral context of Kensington Gardens, I envisage the vivid
greenery of the surrounding plant life woven together with a constructed geometry,” says Fujimoto. He describes the project as “an architectural landscape: a transparent terrain that encourages people to interact with and explore the site in diverse ways.”
Many architects like to think their buildings dissolve and “dematerialise” into their surroundings. They talk in earnest about “fluid space” and the continuity of inside and out – the simple use of a window or door endowed with the rhetoric of free flow. But Fujimoto actually does it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD4S1jFf_Pw
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
2013, Stuttgart
ICD ITKE Research Pavilion 2013-14 Biomimetic Investigation The Institute for Computational Design (ICD) and the Institute of Building Structures and Structural Design (ITKE) of the University of Stuttgart Prof. Achim Menges, Prof. Jan Knippers, Moritz Dรถrstelmann, Vassilios Kirtzakis, Stefana Parascho, Marshall Prado, Tobias Schwinn and Leyla Yunis.
The focus of the project is a parallel bottom-up design strategy for the biomimetic investigation of natural fiber composite shells and the development of novel robotic fabrication methods for fiber reinforced polymer structures.
This investigation of natural lightweight structures was conducted in an interdisciplinary cooperation of architects and engineers from Stuttgart University and biologists. During the investigation, the Elytron, a protective shell for beetles’ wings and abdomen, has proved to be a suitable role model for highly material efficient construction. The perfor-
mance of these lightweight structures relies on the geometric morphology of a double layered system and the mechanical properties of the natural fiber composite. The anisotropic characteristic of this material, which consists of chitin fibers embedded in a protein matrix, allows for locally differentiated material properties.
The overall geometry reacts to sitespecific conditions of the public space around the university building in close proximity to the park. At the same time it demonstrates the morphologic adaptability of the system, by generating more complex spatial arrangements than a simple shell structure. Altogether the research pavilion shows how the computational synthesis of biological structural principles and the complex reciprocities between material, form and robotic fabrication can lead to the generation of innovative fiber composite construction methods.
https://vimeo.com/98783849
ICD ITKE Research Pavilion 2013-14
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