Cozticteocuitlatl Yexcan Tepoztlacuilolli · 2024
The Forum Caltzintli Nechicoliztli
by Joel Putnam, Justin Nardone and Joonhaeng Lee
- Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl 2024 in Yexcan Tepoztlacuilolli
- CLIENT: Figur Inference
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 172,797
- Verification code 39B518A11E · Verify this award
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About The Forum Caltzintli Nechicoliztli
In Forum ce caltzintli tlen omochihchiuh queh cana campa mosentiliah in tlacah, in altepetl itequiuh ihuan in tlahtolchihchihualiztli. Inin tlaquetzalli tequiti queh ce tlamahuizoloyan, ce tlaixpan ihuan ce icuitlapan tlachializtli, ic inon in yeyantli huel mopatla ipampa miec tlamantli tequitl. In tlaquetzalli ihuan in ixayac mocetiliah ipan ce zan tlahtolli ica tlaixmelactli tlen atic neci, tlachihchiuhtli ica aluminio tlen ilhuicacalli itech monequi. Yepohualli huan chicuacen tlamantli amo neneuhqui panome omochihchiuhqueh ica digital tepoztlapachiuhcayotl tlachihchihualiztli, amo ica tepoztlatequitiloni nozo moldes, ipan amo huehcauh queh mahtlactli omome hora. In tlen oquiz ce hueyi, amo etic ihuan modular tlaquetzalli tlen iciuhca mochihua ihuan huel mocetilia zan ica in tlamantli tepoztequitiloni tlen ica in maitl motequitiltia.
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl
The Forum Caltzintli Nechicoliztli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in The Forum Caltzintli Nechicoliztli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. The Forum Caltzintli Nechicoliztli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.
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- Unique Properties
- The Forum will be a stage, a screen, an instrument, and a backdrop, creating space that can be transformed through its use as a venue for convening, public programming, and the arts, fostering a sense of community and encouraging social interaction and engagement. Forum is a prototype for a new way of using new digital sheet metal forming technologies to create large scale, lightweight structures that are easy to produce and quick to assemble.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 12700mm x 5700mm x 3100mm
- Tags
- 3D printed, digital manufacturing, parametric modeling,sheet metal forming
- Production Technology
- The design was created in Rhino and Grasshopper with special attention given to design capabilities and constraints of the manufacturing process. Figur digital sheet forming technology was used to create each unique panel without any tooling or dies. Average time to form each aluminum component was approximately 10 minutes. The structure and façade are unified into one language of fluid surfaces composed of aerospace grade aluminum. 66 unique panels create both structure and form, created using digital sheet forming machinery in under 12 hours.
- Design Challenge
- The goal of the project was to create a new language of construction utilizing a state for the art manufacturing method. Designing and constructing a large scale installation that was lightweight, structurally sound and easy to assemble with basic hand tools were all goals of the project. The modular nature of the construction and ability of the manufacturing method to adapt to unique shapes allowed the creation of a unique modular structure.
- Research
- The team was deeply interested in the physical manifestation of objects - how they’re conceived, designed, and the craft of making. The tectonics of an object are a direct reflection and representation of how they are used and what they can achieve. It is with this understanding that we will rehearse new modes of manufacturing, assemblage and organization
- Inspiration
- The Forum design and structure was inspired by construction and assembly methods not typically found in architecture and the built environment. Specifically in aerospace and automotive manufacturing, sheet metal often has multifunction utilization. By using a single material to perform the tasks of structure, enclosure, and design we are able to create a cohesive and efficient object that becomes a blueprint for a new and unique method of construction.
- Project Duration
- The project was first exhibited in Chicago during the Chicago Architectural Biennial in 2023. It is currently being reassembled in its permanent home in a gallery space in Chicago.
- Image Credits
- Image 1 : Nick Ulivieri
Image 2 : Nick Ulivieri
Image 3 : Forum Team
Image 4 : Forum Team
Image 5 : Forum Team
