Critical Mass

G30 Summer Pavilion Construction Update 4

Published 2013年11月29日 by T—ADS

Here are the latest images of the pavilion. A few temporary posts were added after a strong gust of wind swept through Tokyo.

G30 Summer Pavilion Construction Update 3

Published 2013年11月24日 by T—ADS

It’s done!

G30 Summer Pavilion Construction Update 2

Published 2013年11月24日 by T—ADS

All in a days work…

G30 Summer Pavilion construction update

Published 2013年11月24日 by T—ADS

Here are some highlight images from yesterday’s constructions of our pavilion project. We are currently adjusting some components and installing furniture pieces inside. More images will be uploaded later once all is finished by the end of today.

Obuchi Lab – Students at Work

Published 2013年11月22日 by T—ADS

Here are some images of students at work at Obuchi Lab.

Component Assembly Begins

Published 2013年11月19日 by T—ADS

Having recently completed the inflation of all stainless steel components, and the attaching of reinforcement plates to critical corners established through structural analysis simulations, the pavilion team has shifted gears to begin connecting the components to the tension cables we fabricated earlier in the month. This task has proved particularly challenging due to the bulk of the assembly and stiffness of the components and cables. Our goal is to have the attaching phase completed ahead of Obayashi’s visit to install the base ring element which connects the pavilion shell to the foundation.

On the other front, bench construction nears completion. In the coming days we will bring the modules outdoors in order to determine their fit against the physical conditions on site, then stain and seal the wood.

Ninety Nine Failures Exhibition

Published 2013年11月18日 by T—ADS

The exhibition featuring our forthcoming pavilion is now on display at the Engineering Building #11 at the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo through December 7th.

Exhibition
Open： Weekday only, 7:00 – 19:00 (free of charge)
Location: Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.11, Lobby on 1st Floor

Opening Reception
Date: Sunday, November 24th, 17:00 – 19:00
Location: Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.11, 1st Floor Lobby (free of charge)

Symposium: Ninety Nine Failures

Published 2013年11月18日 by T—ADS

“Ninety Nine Failures – The University of Tokyo Digital Fabrication Lab Pavilion 2013”
Exhibition Period: Monday, November 25th – Saturday, December 7th　
Organized by: Advanced Design Studies, Department of Architecture, the University of Tokyo
Curated by: Digital Fabrication Lab, Department of Architecture, the University of Tokyo / Obayashi Cooperation
URL： http://www.obuchilab.com/dfl/

Pavilion
Open: All day, 10:00 – 17:00
Location: Square in front of Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.1

Exhibition
Open： Weekday only, 7:00 – 19:00
Location: Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.11, Lobby on 1st Floor

Opening Reception
Date: Sunday, November 24th, 17:00 – 19:00
Location: Department of Architecture, Engineering Building No.11, Lobby on 1st Floor, (free of charge)

Symposium: “Infinite Potentials of Making Problems”
Date: Sunday, December 1st, 13:00 – 15:00
Location: Dpartment of Architecture, Engineering Building No.1, Lecture Hall 15
Lecturere: Kengo Kuma (Professor, the University of Tokyo) / Yusuke Obuchi (Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo) / Project team, Obayashi Cooperation, Jun Sato(Associate Professor, the University of Tokyo), Tsukasa Takenaka (AmS Studio), Toshikatsu Kiuchi (the University of Tokyo), Students Project team (the University of Tokyo)
Modelator: Tomohiko Yamanashi (NIKKEN SEKKEI)

Sponsors: Haseko Corporation, Kajima Corporation, LIXIL Corporation, Nomura, Obayashi Corporation, Okamura, Panasonic, Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, Taisei Corporation, TOTO

Symposium: Architectural Theory Now

Published 2013年11月18日 by T—ADS

Here is info of a symposium to be held at the University of Tokyo on December 1st, 2013.

Symposium : Architectural Theory Now

Different Brick – Real Size Thinking 2013 Competetion

Published 2013年11月18日 by T—ADS

Three of our recently graduated students were awarded in REAL SIZE THINKING 2013 competition when they were given the opportunity to build a prototype of the system they were developing as their thesis project.

Different brick is about developing an innovative masonry system based on simple production methods fully supported by highly customized digital tools. It challenges the non-standarized manufacturing processes through the application of computational design in architectural discourse. The production system produces compressed, round-edged, differentiated bricks that can generate doubly curved surfaces when stacked.The main goal was to construct the geometry without using geometrical formwork. For the purpose of the competition, team members proposed a doubly curved wall composed of 600 different bricks.

Real Size Thinking 2013 competition exhibition has started at Shinjuku Park Tower Ozone Gallery last week. Exhibition will be open for visitors until November 26.

Design team: Kyaw Htoo, Ana Ilic, Yasemin Sahiner
Computational support: Dr. Eng. Masaaki Miki

Fabrication team: So Sugita, Ornchuma Saraya, Minjie Xu, Kevin Clement