Patkau Architects Sheet Metal Fold

Oct 25 2016 patkau architects creates shelter from sheet metal in one elegant move.

Patkau architects sheet metal fold.

By folding and bending pieces of increasingly large sizes says john patkau aia co founder of the vancouver british columbia based firm we were able to get remarkably robust structures that were also quite beautiful in their forms. Patkau architects creates shelter from sheet metal in one elegant move. Diamond schmitt architects turns a forgettable low rise building at thompson rivers university into a focal point in british columbia. One fold is an experimental project exploring the architectural possibilities of folding a single sheet of steel one time.

Origami artist paul jackson made a series of paper gestures called one crease which examines the results of a simple fold made on a piece of paper. One fold patkau architects a full scale architectural prototype with structural and spatial potentials of a single sheet of stainless steel metal. By joining these units together it is possible to form sheet metal cones which can then be stacked to create extremely light weight large scale towers with robust spatial and structural characteristics. In this case two 5 x 12 rectangular 16 gauge sheets are each folded 3 times in a conventional sheet metal brake joined to a steel base frame and to each other to spring form one half of the volume.

Patkau architects 1564 west 6th ave vancouver bc v6j 1r2 canada 1 604 683 7633 info patkau ca. However as soon as we increased the size and thickness of the steel. Make an origami sculpture with only one fold. Folding the edges of stainless steel sheets creates inverted keystone shaped units with flanged edges for ease of connection.

Patkau architects creates shelter from sheet metal in one elegant move. The project takes its inspiration from a challenge put to origami artist paul jackson. We were then able to force the sheet metal to break across the fold at the location of the hole much like paper. More information the largest application that patkau architects envisions for one fold thus far is a hillside pavilion made of three freestanding units.

One fold by gideon fink shapiro. Exploring the notion of architecture without joints patkau architects wanted to create a freestanding structure from a single sheet of stainless steel.