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Project Galleggiando
Sustainability has become the topic of the moment. It is
not merely a word of the times but a vital action that can preserve our planet.
The architectural and construction industry has absorbed this ideology very
seriously and I can see the ceramic industry is playing an important role in
retaining a “greener” future for the next generation.
More and more designers and consumers are using wood
grain printed tiles to replace its natural origin as well as nature inspired
texture and foliage silhouette patterns to enhance an interior’s connection
with nature without robbing of its limited resources. Manufacturing techniques
within the industry has become more environmentally conscious and a pathway of
green thinking is starting to spread like pollen. All these action leads to a
true beginning of a “greener” environment and it is this evidence that inspires
me to design the Galleggiando Project (Italian word for FLOAT)
exhibition pavilion for Ceramics of Italy Organization.
Inspired by mass foliage, individual leaf and sunrays
piercing through trees on a bright summer’s day, I believe a pavilion for
Ceramic of Italy should represent a revolutionary symbolism that embraces and
represents its dedication to the preservation of nature. The thought of a tree
and a landscape becomes an obvious choice but rather than interpreting these
elements too literally, I also want to capture the dynamic change of nature
that is constant as well as the homogenous quality of the tile formation
structure.
Balloons represent a sense of childhood in my eyes; they
show an ethereal lightness and delicacy to their nature and their movement is
free from preset constraints. But then if you look at Metalized Plastic Foil Balloons
(the mirror finish balloons) they retain an entirely different quality; seemingly
like a solid piece of metal but light as a feather. This initiated the idea of
the Balloon Foliage.
Using 1546 balloons of mostly the same mirror finish,
they are laminated by double sided tape to each other. Elongated “sausage like”
balloons are chosen because of a larger vertical surface area for lamination as
well as the bottom section resembles that of a parabolic lens. The necessity of
the lens is to reflect the lower pavilion aesthetic and color while also
increasing artificial illumination index using very few light equipments.
Through this construction a “Mirror Balloon Foliage Canopy” is initiated.
Helium gas will fill each of these balloons thus a floating structure can be
created.
The visitors pavilion is inspired by the landscape of
farmlands in Anhui Provence of China where layers of texture and color are
superimposed onto each other. This platform is made entirely out of ceramic
tiles but organized in huge quantity of green hue or similar saturation strips.
By creating this combination, we can manufacture a dynamic landscape of tiles
that seems to flow into infinity without noticing joins or grouting details.
There are also “hills” within the pavilion that act as partitions zoning for
different areas and they are also cladded in the same strip pattern tiles.
The reason why the pavilion has to be mostly in a green
saturation is for the balloon foliage above to absorb its image and color to
the lower parabolic part of its elongated structure. Because of the quantity of
balloons present, a pixilated green tint will be covered through its reflection.
This will in turn transform the mirror like balloon canopy into a tree like
covering akin to that of foliage. Since there will be constant movement of
people and equipment below the canopy, the reflection will also be absorbed and
creating a constantly changing pixilated sculpture when visitors look above.
The Galleggiando Pavilion will become an oasis within the
exhibition center and people will come from generic corporate display stalls into
a nature inspired metaphorical “tile and balloon” garden. Because tiles are
homogenous in nature and are used in combination to form a functional element,
the balloon foliage represents this ideology of single element repetitions.
There are also cluster of translucent balloons within the canopy that act as
natural light filtration for the pavilion structure as the design can also be
adapted to outdoor usage.
The Galleggiando Pavilion is meant to showcase a truly
alternative employment of tiles and the metaphysical relations of
sustainability and nature to this industry. It will act as a unique focal point
in any exhibition or situation and I believe visitors will never look at a
simple tile in the same way or understanding again.
not merely a word of the times but a vital action that can preserve our planet.
The architectural and construction industry has absorbed this ideology very
seriously and I can see the ceramic industry is playing an important role in
retaining a “greener” future for the next generation.
More and more designers and consumers are using wood
grain printed tiles to replace its natural origin as well as nature inspired
texture and foliage silhouette patterns to enhance an interior’s connection
with nature without robbing of its limited resources. Manufacturing techniques
within the industry has become more environmentally conscious and a pathway of
green thinking is starting to spread like pollen. All these action leads to a
true beginning of a “greener” environment and it is this evidence that inspires
me to design the Galleggiando Project (Italian word for FLOAT)
exhibition pavilion for Ceramics of Italy Organization.
Inspired by mass foliage, individual leaf and sunrays
piercing through trees on a bright summer’s day, I believe a pavilion for
Ceramic of Italy should represent a revolutionary symbolism that embraces and
represents its dedication to the preservation of nature. The thought of a tree
and a landscape becomes an obvious choice but rather than interpreting these
elements too literally, I also want to capture the dynamic change of nature
that is constant as well as the homogenous quality of the tile formation
structure.
Balloons represent a sense of childhood in my eyes; they
show an ethereal lightness and delicacy to their nature and their movement is
free from preset constraints. But then if you look at Metalized Plastic Foil Balloons
(the mirror finish balloons) they retain an entirely different quality; seemingly
like a solid piece of metal but light as a feather. This initiated the idea of
the Balloon Foliage.
Using 1546 balloons of mostly the same mirror finish,
they are laminated by double sided tape to each other. Elongated “sausage like”
balloons are chosen because of a larger vertical surface area for lamination as
well as the bottom section resembles that of a parabolic lens. The necessity of
the lens is to reflect the lower pavilion aesthetic and color while also
increasing artificial illumination index using very few light equipments.
Through this construction a “Mirror Balloon Foliage Canopy” is initiated.
Helium gas will fill each of these balloons thus a floating structure can be
created.
The visitors pavilion is inspired by the landscape of
farmlands in Anhui Provence of China where layers of texture and color are
superimposed onto each other. This platform is made entirely out of ceramic
tiles but organized in huge quantity of green hue or similar saturation strips.
By creating this combination, we can manufacture a dynamic landscape of tiles
that seems to flow into infinity without noticing joins or grouting details.
There are also “hills” within the pavilion that act as partitions zoning for
different areas and they are also cladded in the same strip pattern tiles.
The reason why the pavilion has to be mostly in a green
saturation is for the balloon foliage above to absorb its image and color to
the lower parabolic part of its elongated structure. Because of the quantity of
balloons present, a pixilated green tint will be covered through its reflection.
This will in turn transform the mirror like balloon canopy into a tree like
covering akin to that of foliage. Since there will be constant movement of
people and equipment below the canopy, the reflection will also be absorbed and
creating a constantly changing pixilated sculpture when visitors look above.
The Galleggiando Pavilion will become an oasis within the
exhibition center and people will come from generic corporate display stalls into
a nature inspired metaphorical “tile and balloon” garden. Because tiles are
homogenous in nature and are used in combination to form a functional element,
the balloon foliage represents this ideology of single element repetitions.
There are also cluster of translucent balloons within the canopy that act as
natural light filtration for the pavilion structure as the design can also be
adapted to outdoor usage.
The Galleggiando Pavilion is meant to showcase a truly
alternative employment of tiles and the metaphysical relations of
sustainability and nature to this industry. It will act as a unique focal point
in any exhibition or situation and I believe visitors will never look at a
simple tile in the same way or understanding again.
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