SILK WALL- AU OFFICE AND EXHIBITION SPACE
ARCHITECTS- ARCHI UNION ARCHITECTS
LOCATION- SHANGHAI, CHINA
PROJECT YEAR- 2010
The project is an old warehouse on Jungong Road, Shanghai and was originally used to store fabrics. The external parametric wall of the warehouse encloses the building on three sides. Parametric processes have been used here to superimpose the contours and definition of silk undulating in the wind – a sign of its past. The wall consists of concrete blocks, angled to create an interesting texture and varying amounts of light. The enclosing wall, made with the economical concrete airbrick; shows the nature of silk.
CITATIONS
Parametric Skins / Silk Wall is a project of IaaC, Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia developed at the Master in Advanced Architecture in 2019 by:
Student: Saurabh Singla
Faculty: Rodrigo Aguirre, Mohamad Elatab
Assistant: Ivan Marchuk, Oana Taut