
Each panel is laser cut from from 3mm thick birch plywood sheets. They are then transported flat packed to site and folded in-situ into unexpected configurations through an opensource and innovative digital fabrication technique of “lattice hinge formation”, documented and shared by Aaron Porterfield on his “The Instructables”. The parametric pattern of laser cut lines alters the global properties of plywood sheets making them locally more flexible and thus controlling the 3D form without significant supporting framework. It is a development of the traditional timber bending technique, using the kerf (beam width) of the laser to form torsional springs within the material. The piece is left untreated, showing the natural form of the engineered timber and creating gradients of burn marks linked to the gradual lattice-hinge patterns.
DATE 2018
LOCATION MIAMI
STATUS COMPLETED
CLIENT LUIGI GATTI BONATI
TEAM
Mamou-Mani Ltd.
Arthur Mamou-Mani, Aditya Bhosle, Bilal Mian, Ayham Kabbani, Maiailen Calleja, Peng Qin
COLLABORATORS
Andrei Jipa
FABRICATORS
FabPub Ltd.
Aishe Kokochi
ENGINEERS
Format Engineering Ltd.