Everyday life at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia
Series of furniture made from recycled children’s toys. PROCESS_The objects we’re scanned, remodeled to be assembled together and milled in a 5 axis milling machine in order to generate the notching and fitting areas among the multiple toys. Recycling toys into building elements, furniture and objects of use was the inspiration for the Recycled Toy [...]
Our site is a small fishing harbour located on one of the main tributaries running through Mahul on the east coast of Mumbai. The harbour lies on the fringe of the creek, which consists of a 32m wide waterway, a 15m wide intertidal zone linking to a mangrove zone of 15m behind which lies a [...]
Wave energy Wave magnification Responding structure Building
Three Phases have ended in the MAA program, This week students have gone back to work on their first introductory design course – ArboReal House Design – this time they do their tree house in a one to one scale. The Design course required students to study a tree, its functions and geometries to create [...]
We identified our site as one of the main boulevards and promenades along the coastline of Mumbai. It is the Marina Drive – a 3 km long 6 lane boulevard and a pedestrian promenade along the sea front, that is part of the most attractive residential and catering facilities. There seemed to be a gap [...]
As the time for the Solar Decathlon competition is approaching, IaaC is filled with energy of students (both IaaC and FabAcademy), Solar house researchers, faculty and participants finishing its assembly which is composed of over 1500 pieces milled from 2.5mx12m LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber) panels. The construction of every part requiring different techniques. They have been designed and fabricated [...]