Thursday, 8 November 2012
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
Monday, 5 November 2012
U7 Visit to Grymsdyke Farm
Last friday U7 visited Grymsdyke Farm the wonderful workshop environments that are managed by architect, teacher and maker Guan Lee.
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| 3- axis CNC digital fabrication workshop with 3-d milling moulds |
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| Guan Lee and recently completed outdoor 'dining room' by Westminster Diploma Students |
Atelier One Visit U7
Chris Matthews and Luis Fernandez from Atelier One Engineers visited the U7 studio last week to present some of their current projects.
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| Luis presents the 'Super Tree' design | Gardens by the Bay | Singapore | World Building of the Year 2012 |
Sunday, 4 November 2012
Minimalistic Lightweight Construction: Temporary Pavilion in Noda
Architecture students from Tokyo developed an experimental, extremely lightweight, temporary pavilion structure – a tensegrity structure made of polyester membrane and aluminium struts. Two films give an impression of how the pavilion is set up.
Architects: Kazuhiro Kojima + Kojima Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science
Location: Tokyo University of Science, Noda Campus, Yamazaki, J-Noda
About 80% of the UV radiation is shielded off by the membrane, while 50% of daylight is transmitted, resulting in a fascinating interior atmosphere of soft filtered light. At night, the translucent pavilion turns into a light sculpture illuminated from the inside. After being used for seminars on the university campus for one week, the structure was disassembled and stored for next use.About 80% of the UV radiation is shielded off by the membrane, while 50% of daylight is transmitted, resulting in a fascinating interior atmosphere of soft filtered light. At night, the translucent pavilion turns into a light sculpture illuminated from the inside. After being used for seminars on the university campus for one week, the structure was disassembled and stored for next use.The pavilion was set up in a joint effort by 70 students in one day. After laying out the prefabricated elastic polyester fabric membrane, aluminium struts were inserted in special pockets in the fabric. The structure was then pushed upwards from the inside, while the struts around the edges were held down and finally fixed to the ground with pegs. The concave and convex shapes created form a moving surface – an elusive stage for a lively interplay of light and shade.
Architects: Kazuhiro Kojima + Kojima Laboratory, Tokyo University of Science
Location: Tokyo University of Science, Noda Campus, Yamazaki, J-Noda
About 80% of the UV radiation is shielded off by the membrane, while 50% of daylight is transmitted, resulting in a fascinating interior atmosphere of soft filtered light. At night, the translucent pavilion turns into a light sculpture illuminated from the inside. After being used for seminars on the university campus for one week, the structure was disassembled and stored for next use.About 80% of the UV radiation is shielded off by the membrane, while 50% of daylight is transmitted, resulting in a fascinating interior atmosphere of soft filtered light. At night, the translucent pavilion turns into a light sculpture illuminated from the inside. After being used for seminars on the university campus for one week, the structure was disassembled and stored for next use.The pavilion was set up in a joint effort by 70 students in one day. After laying out the prefabricated elastic polyester fabric membrane, aluminium struts were inserted in special pockets in the fabric. The structure was then pushed upwards from the inside, while the struts around the edges were held down and finally fixed to the ground with pegs. The concave and convex shapes created form a moving surface – an elusive stage for a lively interplay of light and shade.
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