NGURAH RAI AIRPORT

STRUCTURAL MODEL

As a public space for parting and meeting, the Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali, Indonesia requires open, airy spaces for flexible uses. To minimize spatial and visual obstructions created by columns, its roof employs a modular system of trusses that creates an “undulating” effect.

With Gordon Yoo (Cornell B.Arch ‘20) Prof. Mark Cruvellier | Fall 2016 This detailed structural model captures the essence of the terminal structure with hundreds of bent steel tubes soldered together and a stepping groundscape, a creative addition to the actual site. A set of eight bumps formed by curved steel beams intersect with one other and undulate at different heights to create the distinct, wavy roof surface which, while being repetitive and modular, also embodies the dynamic atmosphere of the island of Bali.

(Medium: Steel, Whitewood)