GGlab & hybrids workshop participants form rattan catenaries pavilion in philippines

GGlab & hybrids workshop participants form rattan catenaries pavilion in philippines 
all images courtesy of GGlab

green geometries laboratory (GGlab), in collaboration with students and faculty from the college of architecture at the university of philippines diliman, present the ‘rattan catenaries pavilion’. creating during the hybrids workshop (led by GGlab), the intervention is placed on a bridge that connects two building on campus. the elements are parametrically generated, used in part to show the potentiality of such tools and methodologies in contemporary architectural design.

parts of the installation work as swings to create interaction with users of the bridge

the pavilion proposal was generated in several variations by teams of six, which were then regrouped into larger groups of 30 once a route had been chosen. through form finding and digital fabrication processes, a finalized design was reached and built over a period of two weeks. 

the ‘catenaries’ hang and weave from several points of the bridge

digital tools and traditional rattan weaving combines complexity with low tech manufacturing

the intervention was completed in two weeks 

overview

workshop methodology

final design

constructive diagrams 

the students were organized in 6 teams and defined their own proposal

final render of the winning proposal 

alternate view 

project info:

location: college of architecture, university of the philippines diliman. quezón city, metro manila, philippines
design and realization: March. josé ramón tramoyeres rovira (GGlab), roberto argüelles (GGlab), March. gerard joson(university of the philippines diliman)
pavilion team: carlo llanto, justin guiab, terence co, donna dorao, jharren lopez, johann rodríguez, joaquin ollero, juancho agoncillo, danica anonuevo, elijah catbagan, april dalangin, dorren domag, sharmaine go, rafael khemlani, paolo mendoza, elise mendosa, abigail pacho, raphael paragas, louie posadas, mervin afan, stephanie alimurung, bernice castaneda, jondalar de guzman, royce ibañez, lance monfort, paula francisco, danisa fuentebella, jillianne gomez, koreen hidalgo, carla lim, carem morales
supported by: college of architecture, university of the phillipines diliman
project date: june 2015

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edited by: nick brink | designboom