The focus of this studio led project was to design a ceiling
system within a new Jury Space in the ArchitectureBuilding.
The students developed a Ceiling Cloud that clips on to a modified suspended
ceiling grid using lightweight folded aluminum panels that are designed to
incrementally change dimension and drape into the space below.
Constraints and variables within the parametric models allowed for the optimization
and extraction of 150 unique panels that are also perforated with their own
individual pattern. The variations in the folded surface disburse and
dissipate sound through refraction and absorption created by the corrugation in
the panels and their perforation. The holes are also calibrated as a
gradient to allow more light to penetrate in the center of the space away from
the walls which will be lit with exhibition wall armature lighting.
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