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The Origin of Stripes

Under Magnitude, the most recent permanent structure from MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY, evolves the studio's invention of a topological-walking stripe-based material…
Alessio Erioli's insight:

"The Origin of Stripes" -- a 2min video on the making off and principles relying behind THEVERYMANY's #UnderMagnitude permanent structure in Orlando.

#TangentialContinuity: continuous skin along direction of forces, connected by tangential overlaps (as opposed to ribs, tabs, folds,...)

#Stripes #MeshWalking: Fornes's invention on "topological-mesh-walking" as a structural stripe-based material system.

#ExtensiveCurvature: maximizing global double curvature to increase structural performance (as demonstrated through the work of the German Architect and Engineer Frei Otto)

#IntensiveCurvature: maximizing double curvature while constraining maximum radii (triggers curling, branching,...)
key premise within the work of THEVERYMANY.

#ShellFromShells: Self-supported structure composed of sub-elements yet made of a single continuous surface.
(an advanced hybrid model between conventional structural systems based on the dichotomy columns-beams and continuous self-supported shells)

#UltraThin #SelfSupported Structure: walking on less then one millimeter thick.

MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY
#TheOriginOfStripes

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