BBM Design Lab Award 2019

Time Shelter

Project Team:

Grace Hernandez, David Morgan, Austin Nichols, Yuntian Shi (Lane), Qiushi Wang (Icy), Qiuyan Wang

Early sketches provided to the group a quick resolution that resulted on a shelter concept based on Yves Klein’s ‘globe’ model. The group wanted to incorporate sunlight into the design, discussing patterns and images based on sun angles and eventually settling on multiple woven bamboo surfaces to project scattered shadows across the ground. With the concept set the group began to consider the structure. Initial ideas featured a single rotating post support, a semi enclosed dome, and ribbed supports. Eventually the group decided on two circular base rings supporting three shell-like surfaces.

Most iterations of the design featured some form of interactivity. When the group arrived at the shell concept they decided to include a folding design for added functionality.

Despite the time constraints of the project, the functionality of the design remained more or less in line with the original intent. The group worked together tirelessly in hand-weaving the three different surfaces over three days, closely matching their initial renders of the design.