This project started with an interest in the transformative force of crafting techniques. The intelligence of crafting techniques is explored and extended to space making. the idea of lamination and delamination is stimulated by bending wood experiments by Alvar Aalto. The initial column prototype was made by Laminations of veneers that enable a large span and a gradual transition from linear to planar and from vertical to horizontal. The project is a civic centre committed to attracting people from all age groups or social spheres to meet, interact, and collide, by applying the intelligence of crafting technique. The delamination of architectural elements and principles of assembly maximizes the flexibility to accommodate different activities. It is an experimental field of light, shadow, and movement.
The interior of a dance studio with shadows of columns casting on curved walls, and delaminating stairs.
Veneer research and column built up
The clustering of columns and striations of light
Oculus columns are assembled to form an open plan following simple principles while playing with 'inside' and 'outside'.
the administration office of the civic centre. 3 small columns form the interior of the office, with curtains for partitions. And a meeting room as well as entrance defined by one medium column.
Four identical columns stand together to form a workshop with full enclosure.
This is a bench outside the workshop applying the idea of delamination, One layer of the wall is peeled off and twisted into a horizontal bench.
The border between inside and outside spaces are blurred. Going through the clusters of columns, you’ll feel like going through a forest.
By assigning different materials for the façade and different clustering methods, the space is so diverse that it can provide a full-enclosed workshop, open library area, as well as a hybrid space.
