Introducing FY!-Langes

Hello my fellow microcosmonauts!!!

As an alumni of the microcosm studio, I wanted to reach back to my roots and some of my favorite people to shed some light on a fabrication installation I'm involved in at GSAPP (columbia university).

It's called: FY!-Langes.
 and here's our media abstract:

FY-Langes is an installation that is currently being designed and produced by 10 students enrolled in the Fast Pace/Slow Space technology course at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP), and will be on display on campus in the middle of May of 2012.

Our aim is to push the boundaries of digital fabrication and experiment with a non-conventionial material, and push the boundary of its performance in order to create an occupiable structure. The goal is to marry non-conventional cutting techniques with advanced digital design tools in a singular project.

please check out our site @ fylanges.com and help us turn this into reality!!!

fy-nance @ fylanges.com and please, please, please, spread the word!  you're crowd based support will go a long ways!  thanks in advance.

p.s. the microcosm studio is kicking-ass.  woot woot uwm!

FY!-LANGES!

PLEXUS Exhibition Opening Event

Wood Veneer Prototype Complete

The undulating wood veneer wall system prorotype is in place, ready for the exhibition opening, before being installed in Zarletti Restaurant at the conclusion of the exhibition in Riverwest's Jazz Gallery.

from raw material to finished product

axonometric construction diagram

We hope you will join us as our team looks forward to revealing for the first time our full scale project:

ondulazione

Leopard Landscape Prototype

The Leopard Landscape prototype is based on the constraints of fire code, health code, and daylighting.  We turned the Crisp Pizza Bar atrium ceiling into a new terrain of cuboids that create a warm ambiance and act as a keystone to the space.

As the different restrictions revealed themselves to us, our designs and inspirations changed with them.  If it were not for this iterative process, we would not have created such an alluring design.

Above: A break down of how much time went into the processing of each piece of donated pallet wood.  Now think about the thousands that needed to be processed for this project.

Below: A close up of the detail and pattern of the finished pallet wood.

Below:  A section showing how the ceiling has been transformed into an exquisite terrain.

Exhibition This Thursday in Riverwest

Grit Patterns Gallery Event

Grit Patterns Gallery Event