Evolve 17 Cerflunwaith by Davis McCarty is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Gwobr Arian A' Design Award in Celfyddyd Gain Competition Category.

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Evolve 17 Cerflunwaith

by Davis McCarty

Client: Leidos Inc.

Gwobr Arian A' Design Award Winner in Celfyddyd Gain Category

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The Design

About Evolve 17 Cerflunwaith

Cerflunwaith crog yw Evolve 17 a grëwyd ar gyfer atriwm gweithredol pencadlys corfforaethol. Colofn brismatig yw'r gwaith sy'n sefyll 7000 mm o uchder a 1200 mm o led ac sy'n pwyso 250 cilogram. Adeiladwyd Evolve 17 o 161 o ddarnau unigryw, gan ddefnyddio plexiglass deugromatig, dur gwrthstaen, alwminiwm a drychau, ynghyd â golau LED a golau'r haul. Mae'r paneli deugromatig yn dangos lliwiau gwahanol o safbwyntiau gwahanol, felly mae'r lliwiau'n newid wrth i ymwelwyr gerdded o amgylch y golofn. Mae colfach alwminiwm pwrpasol yn caniatáu i bob panel gylchdroi a chloi ar ongl ddewisol.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Arian A' Design Award

Mae Evolve 17 Cerflunwaith yn enillydd Gwobr Arian A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau o'r radd uchaf, hardd a thrawiadol. Mae enillwyr Arian yn weithiau tra disglair a hynod greadigol sydd yn darlunio arbenigedd, dawn a chraffter rhagorol eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i Evolve 17 Cerflunwaith fod yn waith gwych ac esiampl, yn nodedig o broffesiynol ac yn ddwfn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Arian A' Design Award yn ddyfais hynod nodedig a edmygir sydd yn elwa ac yn symud ymlaen ffiniau celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg. Mae Evolve 17 Cerflunwaith yn greadigaeth y cenfigennir wrthi yn eang, sydd yn deffro dyheadau, yn cyflwyno teimladau cadarnhaol ac yn cynnau rhyfeddod a syndod.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Evolve 17 symbolizes a visionary meeting point to promote a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurship.

It is designed to metaphorically unite solutions from different angles. It decorates the executive atrium for the Leidos Headquarters.
Dimensions & Packaging: Custom Fabricated prismatic column. 7000mm Tall x 1200mm wide 250kg, 161 unique pieces,
Tags: Lobby Art, Geometric Sculpture, Dichroic, Kaleidoscope, Site Specific, Color Changing Art,
Production Technology: Dichroic Plexiglass, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Mirrors, LED's, and Sunlight The dichroic plexiglass, like a quantum particle, can simultaneously exhibit different colors to viewers from different angles. When the observer circles the sculpture the dichroic panels morph between states of colors. The sculpture uses a patent pending hinge made from 5mm water jet aerospace grade aluminum. "The Signal Bracket" offers 330' of rotation and locks in place at the desired angle.
Design Challenge: Because the building compress and expands on the top floor due to wind, our design had to both be suspended from the ceiling and simultaneously affixed to the floor.
Research: With the triangular polygon as the base shape for both the virtual projection of objects in digital space and the real manifestation of this sculpture, EVOLVE is both a metaphorical and physical bridge between the virtual webs that connect Leido’s to the rest of the world and the physical impact that those webs have in everyday life.
Inspiration: We have been stuck with the same Greek columns for 2000 years. I decided to try reinventing a column for the-space age. Evolve17 is a a 23’ color changing kaleidoscopic, that bends light
Project Duration: Executive Floor Leidos HQ Reston VA From Now Till 2099
Operation Flow: Evolve is a cosmic kaleidoscope that changes colors as viewers walk by. At dawn, Visitors are welcomed in with playful colored shadows that move throughout the day. Evolve is gracefully suspended by aircraft cable, and uses NASA developed dichroic Plexiglas to create a space age feel.
Patents: Copyright Belongs to Davis McCarty
Team Members: Davis McCarty
Adrian Stein
Amy Rodriguez
Image Credits: Photos by: Jay Townsend & Garrett Rowland