PROJECTS: Self-Ventilating
By using solar energy, a thermobimetal system can be smartly designed to block the sun. This strategy is especially useful when trying to prevent solar heat gain and glare to enter a building, while using no energy and needing no controls.
Thicker versions of thermobimetal can be heated at higher temperatures (above 250ËšF) during construction to curl into the ideal configuration and be fitted in tight spaces. Once cooled, the piece is constricted in a partial curl to make a deeper profile and pre-tensioned surface. Because the thermobimetal pieces want to flatten, the resulting surface is strong, lightweight and porous.
2013
Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA/SB), Santa Barbara, CA
The bottom tier of a 5-tiered tower
2013 Unbuilt
MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
A pre-stressed shell for a rocking pavilion using no fasteners
2018
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (LAMAG), Hollywood, CA
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A nine-foot diameter sphere in complete tension