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PRACTISE FABRICATION // LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES 1:1 // Final Presentation

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 14:55:42 +0000

A collapsible modular tensile structure that allows you to set up a seating and a shelter wherever you want, a rolling cocoon in which you can rest in several different positions before rolling away again and again, a green parametric pavilion formed by a performance-specific components capable to build up a structure out of sawdust and fabric, a foldable fabric shelter able to unfold and possibly stand up as a minimum origami structure….

All of these experimentation have been shown on the 22nd of May at the final presentations of the seminar “lightweight structures 1:1″ at IAAC.

The aim of the seminar, led by Silvia Brandi and Rodrigo Rubio, with the collaboration of Pepe Ballestero (ETSAM Prototipolab) and Maria Kupstova, was to build four lightweight structures using structural fabric, within the format of an intensive workshop.

For the development of the project the course counted on the partnership of Serge Ferrari company, which provided the high-performance fabric Stamisol FT 371-3048 and Stamisol FT 381-3128.

The seminar has been developed in two sessions of three days each: in the first one four groups have been formed around four research topics: tensegrity structures, tensile structures, pure tension structures and fibrous structures.

During the first phase each group developed a project proposal and went trough some material testing and prototyping. During the second phase the construction of the four pavilions has been carried out in IAAC.

At the final presentation the students presented their projects to the jury board, formed by Ramon Sastre, tensile structure expert by ETSAV-UPC, Carmelo Zappulla, IAAC Faculty and principal of External Reference, Areti Markopoulou, MAA Director, together with the IAAC Alumni and Staff Mathilde Marengo, Dori Sadan and Moe Beagle.

PRACTISE FABRICATION // LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES 1:1 // day 4 to 6

admin — Wed, 21 May 2014 18:05:50 +0000

Practise Fabrication // Lightweight Structures 1:1 Seminar, development continues….

PRACTISE FABRICATION // LIGHTWEIGHT STRUCTURES 1:1 // day 1 to 3

admin — Tue, 20 May 2014 14:28:23 +0000

The Practise Fabrication // Lightweight Structures 1:1 Seminar, led by Silvia Brandi and Rodrigo Rubio, with the collaboration of Pepe Ballesteros (Prototipolab) and Maria Kupstova, is focused on the digital fabrication of lightweight 1:1 scale spatial installations, based on the expertise of Experimental Structures, and the further development of some concepts proposed in Public Space Capsules Seminar from Term 2.

The aim of the Seminar is to realize lightweight spatial installations (embedding textile materials) that are demountable, digitally fabricated, and eventually performative.

The students have formed 4 different groups, each one working on a different structural prototype implementation. In these first 3 days of the seminar each group worked their concept design, testing the structural capacities through the production of small scale prototypes.

The course counts on the collaboration of the company SERGE FERRARI, an international producer of flexible composite materials and membranes of high performances for architecture, who will provide the material for the construction.

SYLLABUS

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:25:02 +0000

This course is focused on the digital fabrication of lightweight 1:1 scale spatial installations, based on the expertise of Experimental Structures, and the further development of concepts proposed in Public Space Capsules.
We will realize lightweight spatial installations (embedding textile materials) that aim to be demountable, digitally fabricated, and eventually performative.
A selection of projects will be completely fabricated, following a process that goes through the verification of structural proprieties (testing and calculation), constructive optimization, material research, geometry rationalization, detail definition, budget control, and logistic efficiency.
According to the final results achieved, the prototypes will be exposed during the Fab10 Event in Barcelona from the 2nd to the 8th of July 2014 and in the Prototipolab exhibition in Santiago de Compostela from 14th to 27th of July 2014.
The course will count on the collaboration of the company SERGE FERRARI, an international producer of flexible composite materials and membranes of high performances for architecture, who will provide the material for the construction.

Faculty

admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:14:21 +0000

SILVIA BRANDI

She studied architecture at Politecnico di Milano and ETSAB (Barcelona). In 2004 she graduated with honours with a thesis about transformation of Alps landscape (Paolo Aldeghieri Award) and she wins a scholarship to develop a urban project at POSTECH University in South Korea. She works in Milan with Stefano Boeri and from 2006 she is settled in Barcelona where she is part of IAAC staff as responsible of the publication Self-Sufficient Housing, ed. ACTAR – IAAC (2006). From 2006 she works with Josep Miàs in the international architectural firm MiAS Architects as Head Architect. She has lead several project most notably new iGuzzini Headquarters in Barcelona (Archdaily Building of the year and WAF2012 Shortlisted). She has been co-editor of various publications, such as the monographic book about iGuzzini building ed. ACTAR Birkhauser, and has cured exhibitions about MiAS Architects work. Since 2006 she also collaborates with Josep Miàs in architecture academicals courses at ETSAB (Barcelona) and at UNISS (Sassari) and she is invited from various international Institutions to give lectures about MiAS Architects works. From 2012 she is back to IAAC as Academic Coordinator, Tutor of the seminar of Experimental Structures, Tutor of the Open Thesis Fabrication Course.

RODRIGO RUBIO

Architect at Escuela Politécnica de Madrid (ETSAM), first prize at the Selfsufficient Building International Contest, and master degree in Advanced Architecture in 2006. Since then, Rodrigo Rubio has been leading several research projects at IAAC such as the Albacete Effect, the Hyperhabitat Venice Bienale, or the Solar Decathlon Europe FabLabHouse. He founded with Daniel Ibáñez the MaRGeN architectural office at Madrid in 2005, inside the FreshMadrid platform, focused on landscape and selfsufficiency issues and awarded with several prizes at national and international competitions. He is Faculty at IAAC and he has been responsible of the design and construction of the IAAC Endesa Pavilion. He is currently in charge of the FAB10 Pavilion, within the FAB10 Exhibition.

In collaboration with MARIA KUPTSOVA.

Fabric sponsored by FERRARI