FLUIDEZ
Out of Site ::
Mission Cultural Center
Last year, I had the wonderful opportunity to design and build this structure in conjunction with SF based non-profit,
Out-of-Site, who provides art and design education free of charge to high schoolers whose schools' funding have been cut. I worked along side an amazing team of students from
California College of the Arts to come up with this beauty...
FLUIDEZ responds to designing a float for the 2012 San Francisco
Carnaval Parade. The annual theme, "Crossing Borders, Bridging Cultures"
combined with local cultural celebrations such as the Year of the Water
Dragon provided the departure point for the initial design iterations.
The formal articulation was conceived intuitively through a series of
physical and 3-dimensional models, and was carefully refined in response
to structural considerations and dimensional constraints. The resulting
exoskeleton merges a free form with a geometric grid, creating a sense
of tension and playful drama, embodying the culture of Carnaval. The
desire for homogeneous materiality surfaced early in the design process
as a way of evoking a sense of continuity and movement that would
support the structure's dual purpose--a kinetic sculpture moving through
the city on parade and as an installation piece designed to spatialize a
gallery, creating both interior and exterior environments. Through a
series of experimental material explorations, birch plywood was selected
as the primary material. The final design is a culmination of intuitive
design formed by structural considerations and refined by qualities
inherent to the chosen materiality and the process of making.
Lead designers and project managers-- myself and Chris Baas of
Fathom & Form
Work and Images via Kat VanCleave
For more about our process, check out this album
DESIGN.INSPIRE.REPEAT.
One of my favorite posts! Keep em coming.
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