bending moment simulation with kangaroo and k2 engineering
bamboo sphere
type: bamboo installation
role: researcher in computational designer
collaboration: SUBdV Architecture
location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
year: 2020
The bamboo sphere was conducted with the architect Henrique Lattes Borçato as a trial study for the Architectural Association Visiting School in 2020. We recreated a sphere the artist Alison Grace Martin designed in the AA Visiting School 2019 workshop at SUBdV Architecture.
To build the sphere, we divided it into two identical domes. The first step involved laying 15 bamboo stripes on the ground, forming a pentadecagon in the centre. From that point, we weaved the bamboo stripes using Alison’s technique. Finally, we fixated the bamboo stripes with clamps, and consequently, the structure took the shape of a semi-sphere, which was used to build the sphere. After constructing the bamboo sphere, we analyzed the structure in the K2 Engineering software to compare the real-life physics with the digital.
design as a case study
fabrication
team
Bamboo dome artist: Alison Grace Martin
Bamboo builders: Camila Calegari Marques and Henrique Lattes Borçato
Coordinators: Anne Save de Beaurecueil and Franklin Lee (SUBdV Architecture)