Saturday, November 7, 2009

pneumatic pods




the skins collected from the first castings of bones and tree branches were taken and sewn together using 120 lb fishing line. The seams were once again covered with latex to allow for any gaps to be covered.




Simultaneously the latex was used again along the seams which seeped through microscopic holes invisible to the eye. The pods are then inflated into organ-like pods with the intricate details of the skin. The expansion of the latex allows for the small details to be projected on a much larger. It 's interesting to see how the small details that we did not see before are visually increased in our presence.

The engagement with the pods begins to question how can we create continuous interactive experience in architecture. The inflating pods for example is created from air pressure being contained within an environment. It is temporary and we cannot experience it from the inside... yet,
but we can see that it only creates a spatial environment when there is interaction. Conceivably, we can begin to imagine structures the same way. Temporary and compact when not in use but when being used it unfolds and expands to create a spatial environment.

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