The component design is generated from a series of pentagonal geometries reinforcing the importance of the number five in Islamic culture.
Celestial Fabric Product
TYPE Product design
STATUS Competition
LOCATION -
YEAR 2008
CLIENT SOM/EMAAR Properties
DESIGN TEAM Eva Castro, Ulla Hell, Holger Kehne, Maria Paez Gonzales
By combining a series of two-dimensional pentagons into an extruded three-dimensional form, a singular element is designed with a specific geometric rationalization. With fabrication logic in mind, each module can be folded and joined in groups of three, where complex crystalline patterns emerge.
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| HARPPU |