Evolve 17 Ch'iqllakuy by Davis McCarty is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu in Sumak Ruray Kamay Competition Category.

QullqiSumak Ruray· 2021

Evolve 17 Ch'iqllakuy

by Davis McCarty

Client: Leidos Inc.

A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu Winner in Sumak Ruray Category

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The Design

About Evolve 17 Ch'iqllakuy

Evolve 17 nisqaqa huk warkusqa chiqllakuymi, huk hatun llamk'ana wasip qhapaq kanchanpaq ruwasqa. Kay llamk'aymi huk prismatico pillar, 7000 mm sayayniyuq, 1200 mm kinrayniyuq, 250 kilo llasayniyuq. Evolve 17qa 161 sapaq t'aqakunamanta hatarichisqa, dichroico plexiglás, mana wak'ichiq q'illay, aluminio, rirpukuna, LED k'anchaywan hinaspa intip k'anchayninwan kuska ruwasqa. Dichroico panelkunaqa sapaq qhawana kaymantapacha huk niray llimp'ikunata rikuchin, chaymi runakuna pillarpa muyuriqninpi puriptin llimp'ikunaqa tikran. Huk sapaq ruwasqa aluminio wist'una sapa panelta muyuchin hinaspa akllasqa k'uchupi wataykun.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu

Evolve 17 Ch'iqllakuy A' Design Award Qullqi Premiu mishak kan, ancha jatun yupaychay, kayta hanak, sumak shinallatak mancharina diseñukunaman kun. Qullqi mishak kashkakunaka ancha achikyaska shinallatak ancha mushuk ruraykunami, paykunata rurakkunapak yachayta, yuyayta shinallatak ushayta rikuchinku. Evolve 17 Ch'iqllakuy ruray yachak, ñawpak shinallatak mushuk yuyayta charik sumak rurashka kanata munanku. Kay Qullqi Premiu japishka diseñuka ancha riksishka shinallatak yupaychashka yuyay kan, arti, siensia, diseñu shinallatak tekinolojía ñawpak ñankunata kichuk. Evolve 17 Ch'iqllakuy achka runakunapak munashka rurashka kan, munayta kallarichin, alli yuyaykunata kun shinallatak mancharichin.

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