Cocoon – Experimental Structures

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Can a pavilion inflate its skin and change its configurations according to the event? Can a pavilion be desmountable and so foldable to fit in a hand luggage? Can an exhibition space be adaptable descend from a ceiling and become a sensorial personal experience? The aim of the seminar, leaded by Josep Miàs and Silvia Brandi, is to investigate the extreme possibilities of structures which make them possible. Starting from analyzing existing technologies, we  ended up building a pavilion that is easily transportable and packable, and that can be used as a living space, exhibition room, or meeting point. We fokussed to create the structre as light and thin as possible and ended up with a combination of aluminium pipes and wooden joints. The whole structure can adapt its size and shape towards its needs. Through the opening mechanism the whole pavillion can be opened and closed by a single person till it encloses yourself.

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IAAC visits IASO

Today IAAC students visit IASO facilities in Lleida in order to understand the industrial manipulating available for flexible fabric mesh materials.

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EXPERIMENTAL STRUCTURES SEMINAR – CONSTRUCTION WEEKEND WORKSHOP

This weekend we had an intensive workshop at IAAC building our 1:1 pavilions for the experimental structures course. Next Monday the 11th of March there will be the final presentation.

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Experimental Structures Competition… Origami Pavilion

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EXPERIMENTAL STRUCTURES COMPETITION

Can a pavilion inflate its skin and change its configurations according to the event? Can a pavilion be desmountable and so foldable to fit in a hand luggage? Can an exhibition space be adaptable descend from a ceiling and become a sensorial personal experience? Today the Experimental Structures Competition took place and we tried to realize some of this dreams.

The aim of the seminar, leaded by Josep Miàs and Silvia Brandi, is to investigate the extreme possibilities of textile constructions and structures which make them possible. Starting from analyzing existing technologies, we will end up building three pavilions that will be portable and packable, and that can be used as a living space, exhibition room, or meeting point…

The seminar is a technological adventure which counts on the active collaboration of two sector leader enterprises in the field of textile construction:
- SERGE FERRARI: an international producer of flexible composite materials and membranes of high performances for architecture.
- IASO: a company specialized in the engineering and the assembling of uncommon textiles architectures with high technology features.
At the competition exhibition of today each group had to present its ideas through a model of 1 m3. Three models have been chosen to be built in a 1:1 scale and presented on a inauguration party on the 4th of March. You are all invited!!

The seminar is a technological adventure which counts on the active collaboration of two sector leader enterprises in the field of textile construction:- SERGE FERRARI: an international producer of flexible composite materials and membranes of high performances for architecture.- IASO: a company specialized in the engineering and the assembling of uncommon textiles architectures with high technology features.

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