Evolve 17 Tlachihchiuhtli by Davis McCarty is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Toltecayotl ihuan Toltecayotl Tlatlaliliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.
IztacteocuitlatlToltecayotl· 2021
Evolve 17 Tlachihchiuhtli
Client: Leidos Inc.
Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Toltecayotl Category
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About Evolve 17 Tlachihchiuhtli
Evolve 17 se tlachihchiuhtli tlapilolli tlen omochiuh ipampa in hueyi calnepantli itech se hueyi tequitiloyan iyacayo. In tlachihualli se tlaquetzalmimilli tlen tlaixnextia colores, mopilohua 7000 mm ihuecapan ihuan 1200 mm inpatlahuaca ihuan yetic 250 kilos. Evolve 17 omochiuh ica 161 tlacotontli tlen mochtin nemiuhqui, ica dichroic plexiglass, tepoztli chipahuac, aluminio ihuan tezcatl, inehuan LED tlahuilli ihuan tonalmeyotl. In dichroic tlaixtli quinextia occequin tlapaltin ipampa occequin campa titlachia, ihuic in tlapaltin mopatla ihcuac in tlachixque nemi tlayahualotiuh in mimilli. Se aluminio quechtli tlen omochiuh nozan quicahua cehcen tlaixtli ma momalacacho ihuan ma motzacua itech se tlanamictilli tlanacaztlan.
The Recognition
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl
Evolve 17 Tlachihchiuhtli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Evolve 17 Tlachihchiuhtli ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Evolve 17 Tlachihchiuhtli quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.
Behind the Design
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- 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
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