Bronzo Generativo · 2022
Darwin Bucky La Galleria Espositiva
by Kuber Patel and Jwalant Mahadevwala
- A' Design Award di Bronzo 2022 in Generativo
- CLIENT: Kuber Patel
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 48,482
- Verification code D589123C5C · Verify this award
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About Darwin Bucky La Galleria Espositiva
Bucky è una tenda a cupola parametrica ancorata al suolo che si ispira alla cupola geodetica disegnata da Buckminster Fuller. I serbatoi sono realizzati con lamiere piegate tagliate al laser dello spessore di 1 mm e imbullonate insieme per creare uno spazio isolato senza colonne. È inoltre possibile collegare più blocchi di Bucky per creare un cluster Bucky. Può essere montato o smontato in pochi giorni per lo stoccaggio e può essere trasportato tramite container. Bucky è stato concepito per essere facile da trasportare in tutto il mondo. Bucky è una struttura leggera. È una struttura piatta composta da metallo che la rende impermeabile.
About the A' Design Award di Bronzo
Darwin Bucky La Galleria Espositiva ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Bronzo, un riconoscimento altamente prestigioso conferito a design eccezionali che si distinguono per creatività, ingegno e astuzia. I vincitori di Bronzo sono manufatti ampiamente abili e sorprendentemente creativi che autenticano la vasta esperienza, l'immaginazione e l'intraprendenza dei loro designer. Ci si aspetta che Darwin Bucky La Galleria Espositiva sia un oggetto molto apprezzato, ammirato e amato, notevolmente professionale e innovativo. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Bronzo incorpora le migliori pratiche dell'arte, della scienza, del design e della tecnologia, ed è eccellente per l'attenzione al dettaglio. Darwin Bucky La Galleria Espositiva soddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i desideri, affascina i sentimenti e attira la curiosità.
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- 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.
- Image Credits
- Vinay Panjwani, Kuhoo Patel
