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Ipomea

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General information

  • Home page
    http://coda-office.com/work/Ipomea
  • Location country
  • Year of construction
    2013
  • Short description of the replacement or dismantling
    The Ipomea Umbrella is a low-cost module that blooms in any possible place where an action calls for some sheltering
  • Name of the client/building owner
    StreetFest Competition NY
  • Function of building
    Public spaces
  • Degree of enclosure
    Open structure
  • Number of layers
    mono-layer
  • Type of application of the membrane
    covering
  • Primary function of the tensile structure
    • Space defining elements

Description

Whether individually or summed up, the petals of these self-standing structures provide roofing and spatial organization to the activities and actors below.
Form is driven by material properties and geometrical topology. In actively bent elements the curved end-geometry is achieved by elastic bending where stress-distribution is not constant. Local stress maxima restrict the design-load of the whole structure. Restraining systems can be used to optimise the shape of the elastically bent elements to get a continuous curvature and therefore a homogeneous stress-distribution. In addition they improve the stiffness of the overall hybrid system significantly. Besides the structural enhancement, restraining systems offer a wider range of shapes than the strict “elastica” curve.

Description of the environmental conditions

Material of the cover

Main dimensions and form

  • Form single element
    Anticlastic

Duration of use

  • Temporary or permanent structure
    Temporary

Involved companies

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