Author Archives: iaac

“Voussoir Cloud design explores the coupling of potentially conflicting constructional logics the pure compression of a vault with an ultra-light sheet material. The wedge shaped masonry blocks that make up an arch, using a system of three dimensional modules formed by folding paper thin wood laminate along curved seams. The curvature produces a form that relies on the internal surface tension to [...]

Case study # 1 “Prada Epicenter”, by Herzon & de Meuron An unconventional and attractive feature in Tokyo’s prestigious Aoyama district, Herzon & de Meuron’s “Prada Epicenter” store is sheeted on a façade that works both as a decorative element and as the structural support of the entire construction’s six floors, where stairs and rooms [...]

A young  Taiwan designer Yu-Ying Wu is the author of the „Breathing“ chair, which came out as a result of an research in the field of digital fabrication. The pattern itself, although it looks randomly,   was carefully studied in order to fold and shrink under the pressure of the user. The weight of the user is transferred through the three [...]

Architecture firm Faulders Studio.GEOtube is a new concept for an urban sculptural tower proposed for Dubai that uses salt water to grow its own skin. The building sucks up water from the source of the world’s saltiest ocean water, the Persian Gulf, through a 4.62 km underground pipeline, and then sprays it over a mesh facade. [...]

The  domed latticed pavilion is made up of several laminated strips of wood that have been bent in the middle and joined together, forming a diamond-shaped lattice-work. Adding moisture to the thin wooden elements resulted in them curving across the grain, thus increasing their structural capacity.The construction consisted of 46 groups of components while each [...]