FLOE

2017

Floe draws on the atmospheric effects of the Antarctic landscape to create a theatrical architectural installation designed in response to a sound work by Philip Samartzis. The project, commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria for the Triennial Extra program, explores the architectural implications of algorithmic design through pre-fabricated, robotic 3D fabrication.

The translucent skin of the tower is composed of seventy unique overlapping semi-clear polymer panels, which were 3D printed. These 3D printed translucent panels are interwoven with a folded steel structure generated through an agentBody algorithmic approach.

Floe

Design Team: Roland Snooks, Charlie Boman, Sean Guy, Austynn MacHado, Venkatesh Natarajan, Gabriele Mirra.

Sound Art: Philip Samartzis

Structural Engineering: Bollinger+Grohmann

Construction: RMIT University, School of Architecture and Urban Design Workshops

Exhibited: National Gallery of Victoria, Triennial Extra, 2018

Supported by RMIT University School of Architecture and Urban Design, and the National Gallery of Victoria.

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