Hylomorphic Project

835, North Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA, United States

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Hylomorphic Project

835, North Kings Road, West Hollywood, CA, United States

Type

Cultural › Museum

YEAR

2006

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$10K - 50K

This experimental structure is generated by a pioneering customized technological engine that aims at defining design solutions in response to a wide range of structural and environmental parameters. Based on a groundbreaking research that offers the possibility to integrate the expertise of designers and engineers on a unique computational platform, The Hylomorphic Project envisions the possibility to fully automate design solutions, structural optimization, material performance and fabrication methods. Its customized structural algorithm integrates an evolutionary component that acts as a searching device while reacting to multiple constraints such as geometrical constraints and material properties. This pioneering prototype has been tested for the first time at Rudolph
Schindler’s seminal King Road House in West Hollywood.

Collaborators include:
Arup Engineering
Kristina Shea (Structural Engineer & computation)
Heather Libonati (Lighting)
Clay Chaplin (Composer/ musician)
Federal Group (CNC milling)
Photography by Joshua White/ JWPictures