Categories :
Spatial Design
Applicant Company:
Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd , Hong Kong
Manufacturer :
Golden Moon , Hong Kong
Design Company :
Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd , Hong Kong
Traditional materials for making lanterns, such as translucent fabric, metal wire and bamboo, have been translated to a large scale. A light-weight steel geodesic dome forms the pavilion’s primary structure and is the basis for a computer-generated grid wrapped around it. This grid is materialised through a structure from bamboo using Hong Kong’s traditional bamboo scaffolding techniques. This highly intuitive and imprecise craft was merged with exact digital technology to accurately install and bend the bamboo sticks into a grid wrapping the steel dome. This grid was then clad with stretch fabric flames, all lit up by animated LED lights.