In our studio project research we are using contracting shape memory alloy wires to bend frame panels.
Flexinol is a brand name for a specifically programmed shape memory alloy that contracts by 4.5% when heated to a specific temperature and then returns to its initial length. In our case, a flexinol wire connects two points of a planar frame, causing it to bend.
physical model
The capsules project intends to insert in the the city of Barcelona a intalation that will interact with the people in the urban space.
The Data were analyzed and implemented with the intention to find the difference in population density and create different patterns for the frame of this capsule.
Depending on the district in which this capsule is inserted its shape will change according with the density of this district.
These maps show according to height, colors and names, the area of each district of Barcelona.
These maps show according to height, colors and names, the population of each district of Barcelona.
