Darwin Bucky Изложбена Галерия by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Бронзова награда A' Design Award in Генеративен, алгоритмичен, параметричен и подпомогнат от ИИ дизайн Competition Category.
БронзГенеративен· 2022
Darwin Bucky Изложбена Галерия
by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala
Client: Kuber Patel
Бронзова награда A' Design Award Winner in Генеративен Category
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About Darwin Bucky Изложбена Галерия
Bucky е параметрична куполна палатка, закотвена към земята, която е вдъхновена от геодезичния купол, проектиран от Buckminster Fuller. Резервоарите са направени от лазерно изрязани огънати метални листове с дебелина 1 mm и закрепени заедно, за да създадат изолирано пространство без колони. Множество блокове на Bucky също могат да бъдат свързани, за да се създаде клъстер Bucky. Може да се сглоби или разглоби за няколко дни за съхранение и може да се транспортира чрез транспортен контейнер. Бъки беше предвиден да бъде лесен за носене по целия свят. Бъки е лека конструкция. Неговата структура с плоска опаковка, която е съставена от метал, което го прави водоустойчив.
The Recognition
About the Бронзова награда A' Design Award
Darwin Bucky Изложбена Галерия е носител на Бронзовата награда A' Design Award — високо престижно признание, присъждано на изключителни дизайни, които се отличават с творчество, изобретателност и проницателност. Бронзовите победители са изобилно умели и поразително творчески артефакти, които удостоверяват богатия опит, въображение и находчивост на своите дизайнери. Очаква се Darwin Bucky Изложбена Галерия да бъде високо ценен, възхищаван и обичан предмет, забележително професионален и иновативен. Този дизайн, спечелил Бронзовата награда A' Design Award, включва най-добрите практики в изкуството, науката, дизайна и технологиите и е отличен с вниманието си към детайла. Darwin Bucky Изложбена Галерия великолепно удовлетворява нуждите, докосва желанията, очарова чувствата и привлича любопитството.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Bucky is designed as a complete set of parts that can be assembled and disassembled if necessary at the site. It is a parametric dome tent anchored to the ground without a foundation. Bucky can be used as an exhibition gallery or a center for performance or a bar or a nightclub. The structure is a black box that provides a wide array of programs that could be decided by the tenant who rents by the day. It is designed to be placed in public gardens or exhibition grounds or even in a city square always permanently temporary provide the ground is flat.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Diameter - 10m
Height - 6m
Material - Mild Steel
Panels - 324
Panels size - min 300mm and max 1250mm
Other components - 200
Joinery size - min 35mm - 1500mm
Number of Bolts - 2800
Technology - Machine folding and parametric modeling
Weather - all seasons - Tags
- Parametric design, Origami, travelling gallery, temporary structure, Buckminster fuller, geodesic dome, modular structure, metal folding, flat pack structure, light weight structure
- Production Technology
- The structure is made using 1mm mild steel spanning a massive 10 meters and 6 meters in height without beams or columns. The Avant grade joinery system makes the structure leakproof and conceals more than 70 percent of the 2800 bolts which is an impossible task to achieve for a component that has naked edges on all four sides as the panels need to be collapsible. The panel size can be easily handled by one person making the assembly extremely efficient.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge was to construct a typology that works for off-grid areas. The criteria to fit a 10meter span and 6meter height structure into a 6meter container was a difficult task since Bucky was envisioned to be easy to carry around the globe. Adding further, making an open system into a closed system was also a major challenge which was necessary to make the building as watertight as that would ruin the artworks. The windows are designed to have indirect lighting without having rainwater through the opening to protect the painting from any harsh environmental conditions.
- Research
- Bucky was designed with the aim of making a travelling gallery that can be transported anywhere in the world in a 6 meter shipping container. Origami was the basic methodology used to figure out the panel folding of the building and with the help of parametric tools the fabrication was done onsite. As a result Bucky was able to be fit in a container as well as convert itself into a huge 100 square meter gallery within a matter of days.
- Inspiration
- Bucky is inspired by Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome. The project is envisioned to be a traveling gallery complemented by its aesthetic architecture for curators to exhibit their work anywhere in the world. One of the major inspirations was to create a gallery that it should be designed for repurposing and can be recycled or deconstructed to minimize unnecessary footprints.
- Project Duration
- Located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The project started in October 2019 and was made open to public in October 2021.
- Operation Flow
- Gallery is always perceived as a four walled box. Bucky transforms the way people experience galleries by making the building itself a part of the exhibition. People will interact the same way with the building as they interact with the exhibits inside it.
- Team Members
- Lead Parametric Designer: Kuber Patel
Lead Architect: Jwalant Mahadevwala
Client: Abbhay Mangaldas - Image Credits
- Vinay Panjwani, Kuhoo Patel
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