Vaulted Willow
February 10, 2015
Vaulted Willow is an architectural folly that explores lightweight, ultra-thin, self-supported shells by Marc Fornes/theverymany. conceived through the development of custom computational protocols of structural form-finding and descriptive geometry, the pavilion is the result of a reciprocal relationship that encompasses experiments in non-linear architectural typology (multiple entries, distributed feet with branching and spiral legs…), structural differentiation (bifurcation of structural download forces, tighter radii of leg profiles for rigidity…) and programmatic possibilities for a winding playground (hide and seek…).
detail of the colorful shingles which form the striated skin of the architectural folly
