Jeffrey Sipprell

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December 5, 2005

Minimal Surfaces - The Unfurling

So it's been forever since I've given a status on the minimal surface design project. To be blunt, it hasn't exactly been smooth sailing. Work has been slow and there have been many detours throughout the quarter, but we're at a point now where some good concrete work is coming out of the studio so I'd thought a few images on the blog were in order.

The scheme is centered around an idea of surfaces unfurling from a very taut linear condition that springs from a major ciruclation spine that aligns itself with an existing subway. This came from a week long body of research into various coral types as a way of investigating issues of figuration and sensiblity. The pitted petaloid coral has a distinct edged quality that is similar to our minimal surface system. The coral surface unfurls as it moves away from a horizontal condition and the point at which the light hits it - creating deeper and less regular pockets - some of which begin to coagulate and blur figures to form larger aggregations.

The site and programmatic basis studio is loosely based on a recent competition - Cultural Center in Korea. It's a fucking massive site and is driving the entire studio nuts trying to deal with minimal surfaces on a massive scale. The site plan is going very sloooooww. But we do have some micro work done on the beginning of what could be a building. Hell, I even got some 3d prints out of the inital studies. Here's a few images, more images to follow as I slog my way through it.

Oh and if you're in the Los Angeles area on December 14, the review is at 2 pm. The jury is to include Greg Lynn, Peter Testa, Thom Wiscombe, Jason Payne, Neil Denari, Marcelyn Gow and of course the enigmatic David Erdman.

Axon
Elevation
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Aerial

Posted by jsipprell at December 5, 2005 1:25 AM

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