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Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala

Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award í bronsi in Myndandi, reikniritslega, stikuð og gervigreindarstuðla hönnun Competition Category.


BronsMyndandi· 2022

Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí

by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala

Client: Kuber Patel

A' Design Award í bronsi Winner in Myndandi Category

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The Design

About Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí

Bucky er parametric hvelfingatjald sem er fest við jörðu sem er innblásið af jarðfræðihvelfingu sem hannað er af Buckminster Fuller. Tankarnir eru gerðir úr 1 mm þykkum laserskornum beygðum málmplötum og boltaðir saman til að búa til einangrað rými án súlna. Einnig er hægt að tengja margar blokkir af Bucky til að búa til Bucky þyrping. Það er hægt að setja það saman eða taka í sundur á nokkrum dögum til geymslu og hægt að flytja það í gegnum sendingargám. Búist var við að Bucky væri auðvelt að flytja um allan heim. Bucky er létt uppbygging. Þetta er flöt pakkning sem er gerð úr málmi sem gerir það vatnsþétt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award í bronsi

Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí vann A' Design Award í bronsi, mjög virta viðurkenningu sem veitt er framúrskarandi hönnunarverkum sem einkennast af sköpunargáfu, hugvitssemi og skarpskyggni. Sigurvegarar í bronsi eru ríkulega leiknir og áberandi skapandi gripir sem staðfesta víðtæka reynslu, ímyndunarafl og útsjónarsemi hönnuða sinna. Þess er vænst að Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí sé mjög metinn, dáður og elskaður hlutur sem er einstaklega fagmannlegur og nýstárlegur. Þetta hönnunarverk sem vann A' Design Award í bronsi felur í sér bestu starfsvenjur í list, vísindum, hönnun og tækni og er framúrskarandi fyrir athygli sína á smáatriðum. Darwin Bucky Sýningargallerí fullnægir þörfum á dásamlegan hátt, snertir langanir, heillar tilfinningar og vekur forvitni.

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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