I had too Google "Paper Buildings" just to see if there were any real building envelopes constructed of real paper (....construction paper....interesting term...). Did not find anything, and really didn't expect too knowing the product wouldn't hold up in rain; however, recycled paper is used in many construction materials. Did find some interesting things on recycled paper (http://www.neo.ne.gov/home_const/factsheets/recycled_const_mat.htm):
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The American Forest & Paper Association standardized guidelines for using the recycling symbol to specify the content of recycled paper within a product.
- The symbol of three white arrows within a black circle is used only to designate products made solely of recovered paper fiber.
- Less than 100 percent content is designated by three black arrows within a white circle and must state the percentage of content next to or below the symbol.
Building and construction materials that utilize recycled paper products include cellulose for insulation, cellulose fiberboard and gypsum board sheeting material.
The package we created in our studio class is out of paper. Unlike a formal paper building model, it can be used to create a form or shape that could be used in construction. I really thought the "wrap something with this paper" was silly....until I did it. Once I looked at it from a far (not an intricate, well-thought out creation) it became something interesting. It became a composition of its own. I didn't strategically pinch a fold here and crease a fold there....it just became what it was through my actions of "wrapping."
my wrapped object was very boring compared to this. We did not have any real twine, so orange ribbon. it's kind of twiny.
ReplyDeletethe paper doll and cut-and-apply concept to building envelope is intriguing. One of my colleagues once had to design a re-cladding for a 3M building that could not be done from inside the building, so the entire building was re-skinned from the exterior. It took a lot of ingenuity and technical skill to make it work, but the building looks fabulous today.
Maybe the work of Shiguru Ban would be interesting to you?
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How does paper act as a 'skin'? What do you like about paper dolls? The folding elements? Making something 3D from something 2D? The interesting difference in the two images you had (christo package and paper buildings) is that the paper seems to conform well to the building shape but not your 'object' shape... are there any other types of materials that could be used for a building facade that have similar folding qualities?
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