Advanced Design Studies Blog: Critical Mass
Here are images of the TOCA pavilion’s progress. While the geometry of the pavilion is guided by a QR code-based scanning and visualization system, its structure is monitored, analyzed, and updated with a real-time feedback system.
The first layer is finished and lifted. We can begin to see the overall geometry of the pavilion take shape through a careful and thorough team effort.
Here are some images of the TOCA Pavilion project. The first two are rendered images. The others are of the work in progress on-site.
Here is a video of the progress on the 2015 DFL Pavilion, TOCA.
Structural experiments are underway in the lab for the upcoming pavilion project.
Obuchi Lab staff and students joined members of Takenaka Co. for a Shinto ceremony before the construction of this year’s DFL Pavilion, Toca, which means “touch” in Spanish. Our project has been blessed by a Shinto priest!
The prototyping phase for 2015 DFL Research Pavilion is under way. The proposed structure is made out of polyurethane foam deployed three-dimensionally by an originally designed hand-held tool. The research navigates between human craftsmanship and mechanical precision, mediated by computation technology. The students are engaged in constructing a large-scale maquette to test variables before the final construction of the final pavilion in November. Stay tuned.
