Canopy Pavilion
Based on scientific research conducted at EPFL, the Canopy Pavilion is a lightweight shading structure for a social gathering space.
The Canopy Pavilion has been designed in a collaborative effort between the Geometric Computing Laboratory (GCM) and the Laboratory for Collective and Active Imagination with Space (ALICE). The key concept of using an auxetic membrane is based on scientific research performed at GCM (see list of publications below). For more information, please contact [email protected].
Canopy Site
Centrally located, between the Rolex Learning Center and the EPFL Pavilions.
Structural System
An efficient double-membrane based on an auxetic linkage.
Shading
Optimized shading performance for a pleasant experience.
Contributors
- Design, Optimization, Construction Planning:
- GCM: Prof. Dr. Mark Pauly, Florin Isvoranu, Filip Goc, Tian Chen, Mina Konakovic-Lukovic
- ALICE: Prof. Dr. Dieter Dietz, Arthur Blanc, Lucas Uhlmann, Ruben Valdez
- Etienne Bouleau
- Structural Engineering: Ingeni SA
- Metal Construction: Morand SA
- General Contractor: Marti Construction SA
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Publications
The Canopy Pavilion: A lightweight shading structure using a deployable auxetic linkage membrane
2020. Advances in Architectural Geometry 2020 (AAG 2020), Online, April 26-29, 2021. p. 376-390.
Rapid Deployment of Curved Surfaces via Programmable Auxetics
Acm Transactions On Graphics. 2018-08-01. Vol. 37, num. 4, p. 106. DOI : 10.1145/3197517.3201373.Computational Design of Deployable Auxetic Shells
2018. Advances in Architectural Geometry 2018 (AAG 2018), Gothenburg, Sweden, September 22-25, 2018.
Beyond Developable: Computational Design and Fabrication with Auxetic Materials
2016. ACM SIGGRAPH Conference. p. 89. DOI : 10.1145/2897824.2925944.